Senior Sales Representative - Asheville, NC

Job Description

Key responsibilities for this role include:

• Develops business plan for assigned territory that is consistent with sales plans, strategies and objectives.
• Conducts quality sales presentations to all targeted customers.
• Achieve quarterly sales goals within territory while adhering to all ethical sales practices and required regulations
• Understands and demonstrates targeting principles
• Develops pre-call planning strategy for key targets
• Develops positive and interactive relationships with peers, customers, and Company managers
• Responsible for ensuring high levels of call and field productivity
• Gathers and utilizes information from offices, pharmacists and others to develop and implement specific strategies for territory prescribers
• Leverages sample program, literature and other items to ensure physician awareness of products
• Differentiates products from all competitors and responds to customer issues confidentially and appropriately
• Actively pursue continuous learning and professional development on efficient sales, communication & product knowledge training

The minimum qualifications for this role are:

• BS or BA degree required
• Ideal candidate will be technically knowledgeable with a minimum of 1 years’ pharmaceutical sales experience.
• Documented history of successful performance
• Demonstrated business acumen
• Demonstrated success in influence and negotiation skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Strong verbal, interpersonal and listening skills
• Demonstrated leadership
• Meets expectations for the key competencies for this role
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and as a team member to deliver results
• Demonstrated self-starter and highly motivated
• Ability to learn, apply and communicate products and disease states over time
• Proficiency in Excel, Word and Outlook
• Ability to travel
• Must live within geography of responsibility or within reasonable driving distance
• Valid Driver’s License and acceptable driving record
• Professional or Senior Professional leveling will be based on years of related professional experience
• Proficiency in speaking, comprehending, reading and writing English is required