To manage the Sales and local Trade-Marketing activities necessary to provide full service to “A” customers and prospect customers, to contribute to the achievement relevant to the Team objectives within our Pain Division (IVP / Diros)

• To achieve the Sales revenue, Gross Profit and Product category targets set for the area of responsibility.
• To develop new business with Public and Private Hospital groups.
• To be the primary sales contact in the region and regularly provide in-service visits.
• To set objectives for the specific hospital purchasing groups and to assess their performance and evaluate it on a regular basis by coordination and leading quarterly business reviews to ensure ongoing alignment and performance to the plan.
• Drive the development and implementation of the specific business strategies and tactical plans and hospital purchasing groups to achieve the targets set.
• Identify and accelerate new business development via expansion with hospital purchasing groups, distributors, and high margin product categories by developing attractive value propositions to address new market opportunities.
• Develop and work with structured distributor/hospital purchasing group management plans and hospital targeting & segmentation plans, focused on the best profitable opportunities.
• Negotiate pricing with hospital purchasing groups/assigned hospitals and ensure contracts are in place & renewed on a timely basis.
• Lead the overall coordination of tenders with hospital purchasing groups to secure that our offers present the best value. Provide insight on competitive offers.
• Present and lobby for the Avanos solution with all relevant key decision makers within the assigned hospitals/hospital purchasing groups.
• Set up solid implementation plans for evaluations and coordinate with the Avanos internal departments to ensure successful completion of evaluations and conversions.
• Train distributors and new hospital customers on the adequate usage of the Avanos products to accelerate new business implementations.
• Provide support to accelerate successful conversion of business opportunities.
• Drive education with customers to differentiate Avanos products, solutions, and services from competition.
• Work with the Avanos business and performance management systems to measure progress towards objectives and drive performance.
• Observe and communicate competitor activity to the organisation.
• Quality: Supports the organization to ensure an adequate and effective quality management system, supports the quality policy and sustains a quality culture.

Customer-Centric Approach, Strategic Partnership Development, Problem-Solving Orientation, Market Awareness

Collaboration & Team Building, Emotional Intelligence, Strategic Thinking, Decision-Making, Accountability

Required Qualifications:

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree, degree in Business Management, Marketing, or Science.
• At least 10 years of successful sales business experience, including min. 5 years of experience in medical supplies or medical devices in a hospital and/or alternate care setting.

General Skills:

• Highly customer-oriented and results-driven with strong business acumen.
• Excellent communication skills and team-player.
• Strong project management & organisational skills; ability to set priorities and manage multiple projects simultaneously and strong time & territory management.
• Strong analytical capability, problem solving skills, negotiation skills and decision-making ability.,
• Hands-on mentality and a desire to work in a mid-size medical company with an entrepreneurial culture.
• Highly self-motivated.
• Strong interpersonal skills with ability to interact with a diverse group of individuals.