Specialty Sales Executive (Medical Nutrition)

At Nestle Health Science, we believe that nutrition, science, and wellness must merge, not collide. Here, we embrace the intrinsic connections of these three pillars, harnessing their collective strength to empower healthier lives. Our broad product portfolio includes renowned brands like Garden of Life, Nature's Bounty, Vital Proteins, Orgain, Nuun, BOOST, Carnation Breakfast Essentials, Peptamen, Compleat Organic Blends, and more. We also have extensive pharmaceutical expertise, offering innovative medicines that aim to prevent, manage, and treat gastrointestinal and metabolic-related diseases.

At Nestle Health Science, we bring our best for better lives. Our people are challenged to bring fresh, diverse views and make bold moves to empower healthier lives through nutrition. We know brilliant ideas can come from anyone, anywhere. Here we embrace the entrepreneurial spirit and collaborate with teams that champion focused and forward thinking. We are committed to fostering professional growth and celebrating the achievements of our people along the way. We offer dynamic career paths, robust development, opportunities to learn from talented colleagues around the globe, and benefits that support physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing.

Join us to innovate for impact and reimagine the future of health and nutrition for patients and consumers.

Position Summary:
The Acute Care SSE will have a specified regional account portfolio assignment and be responsible for driving strategy and sales execution related to all assigned accounts in accordance with Nestle Health Science Medical Nutrition sales plan. The role is responsible for developing account strategy, growing business in assigned accounts via live face to face and virtual interactions that align with facility requirements. The role requires interacting with key decision makers and influencers within assigned accounts, facilitating contract negotiations and RFP responses, and developing/driving strategic execution of MN Playbook initiatives.

The Acute Care SSE is responsible for execution and engagement against the MN acute care strategy as well as any GPO specific strategies. KAM plans will be utilized to measure and track achievement to developed account specific goals, milestones and tactics in order to evaluate success.

Location:This role will cover the state of California and Washington

Key Responsibilities:
* Meets/exceeds sales objectives including sales growth and profitability targets in assigned accounts
* Reviews sales performance within assigned accounts on a monthly basis, sets specific growth strategies and plans within assigned accounts in order to meet/exceed defined organization sales metrics/goals.
* In partnership with post acute field sales, National Account team, Customer Development (CD), proactively leads development of assigned account-specific sales strategies, implementation plans, and consistently monitors progress against plans.
* Drives the development and execution of short and long-range plans in support of National Accounts, develops deep understanding of account decision-making processes and contacts, key thought leaders and key topics to address within systems
* Works closely with Field sales team and National Account team to analyze customer and Nestle's objectives to ensure mutual achievement of respective contract and business objectives.
* Initiates, cultivates and leverages long-term customer relationships with key influencers across the entirety of the IDN from "C" level and Senior VP level relationships to RDs, CNMs, supply chain, Value analysis, thus building a network of key advocates within assigned accounts
* Provides insight and strategic support to field sales team about accounts regional or national level; facilitating and enhancing Medical Nutrition's presence in the accounts through development of deep and insightful relationships.
* Drives development of pricing and negotiation of assigned contracts with input from Sales Operations, Sr. Sales and Field Sales Management and facilitates contract completion/execution with Sales Operations Team.
* Increases the organization's ability to track field performance/activity and sales results by recording sales activity on a consistent and regular basis in the sales reporting systems (CRM). Using information and data points for call preparation/follow-up and to record market intelligence data.
* Manages assigned customer relationships and identifies opportunities within existing customers to increase account penetration and capitalize on contract opportunities.
* Stays abreast of industry and competitive activities and updates account plans appropriately. Participates in sales meetings, conventions, seminars and other activities on an as-needed basis.
* Identifies market insights and disruptors aligning the appropriate evidence and solutions to deliver on value
* As needed may be pulled in to support unassigned geographical accounts
* Must be willing to travel over 50% to designated accounts and to company meetings when planned.

Experience and Education Requirements:
* Bachelor's degree in business or related medical field. MBA preferred.
* 5+ years medical/clinical selling experience in a hospital setting required with key account management experience selling to C-suite strongly preferred.
* 5+ years of leadership experience with demonstrated track record of success and results.
* Experience managing complex, cross-functional projects.
* Experience leading cross-functional teams and influencing without authority.

Preferred Skills:
* Key Accounts Strategy & Structure
* System Knowledge - Microsoft Office, Veeva, Power BI (specifically CDR and Contract Lookup)
* Must be highly motivated, articulate, self-directed, and demonstrate excellent communication, organizational and problem solving skills.
* Must be able to work well within a fast-paced environment, and have a proven ability to manage sales responsibilities.
* Curiosity/Flexibility to maintain proper account rosters and maintenance of customer grouping within Power BI
* Ability to develop solid and long-standing relationships with customers is extremely important.
* Strong business acumen and negotiation skills a requirement, as is the ability to adapt well within rapidly changing work and industry environments.
* Strong analytical and interpretive skills to be able to organize data into meaningful information to use as basis to develop strategy and decision making. Computer literacy and aptitude including advanced skills in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
* Core knowledge of the 10 Principles and expert knowledge in our areas of responsibility.
* NHSc Operating Principles

Requisition ID:335519 #LI-SF1 #lacidem

Theapproximate payrange for this position is$115,000.00to$135,000.00.Please note that thepay rangeprovided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Final compensation may vary based on factors including but not limited to knowledge, skills and abilities as well as geographic location.

Nestle offers performance-based incentives and acompetitive total rewards package, which includes a401k with company match, healthcare coverage and a broad range ofother benefits. Incentives and/or benefit packages may varydepending on the position. Learn more atAbout Us |Nestle Careers (nestlejobs.com).

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