District Sales Manager – Cardiac Rhythm Management (CRM)

Responsibilities

• Manage the achievement of unit and revenue goals for CRM (Cardiac Rhythm Management) products in an assigned district
• Assist the district and region in achieving overall cardiovascular sales and marketing objectives
• Develop and implement strategies to achieve short and long-term business objectives
• Utilize field visits and individual or group meetings and telephone contacts to train and develop employees in sales skills, product knowledge, teamwork, time and territory management, competitive knowledge, and career goals pursuits
• Coordinate sales efforts
• Communicate corporate, divisional, regional and/or district mission, goals and activities
• Direct and motivate personnel to achieve unit and revenue goals
• Provide ongoing feedback/coaching and regularly schedule performance reviews
• Implement corrective actions when necessary
• Assist employees with individual development plans (IDPs)
• Provide overall management of district assets including: Developing and managing budgets and forecasts
• Ensuring efficient, effective use of inventory and expenses
• Negotiating and resolving price and contract issues (with reps, accounts, regional management and home office personnel)
• Coordinate efforts with sales reps and managers of other product lines to diversify and maximize overall Medtronic teamwork results
• Develop ethical, long-term customer relationships and represent Medtronic management to customers
• Recruit and interview candidates to maintain a strong personnel "bench," hire top candidates for open positions, and meet workplace diversity goals
• Provide feedback of marketing intelligence to sales and marketing management

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 5+ years of medical sales experience
• Preference will be given to local qualified candidates and candidates with Medtronic experience
• Successful medical sales record, preferably with pacing or stent products
• Experience with sales and personnel management functions
• Knowledge of pacing or interventional cardiology customer base
• Additional experience in marketing, training, technical services or related areas
• Must have valid driver’s license for state of residency and active vehicle insurance policy