Senior Specialist Sales Force Effectiveness at Abbott

Lake Forest, Illinois, United States

Abbott Logo
Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Healthcare, Diagnostics, ToxicologyIndustries

Requirements

  • Naturally curious with ability to actively listen and understand needs (or needs behind the need)
  • Process-oriented mindset to evaluate, challenge, streamline, or automate commercial processes, ensuring alignment with global processes and KPIs
  • Deep understanding of business vertical sales data and ability to connect disparate data across multiple sources
  • Experience with sales funnel and forecast projections
  • Expertise in Segmentation and Targeting process, including running HCP/Customers panel analysis based on business strategy, available data, and Sales Force Team expertise
  • Ability to analyze market, competitors, diagnosis causals for performance by rep and sales manager
  • Understanding of PowerBI metrics, trends, SFDC (Salesforce.com) role in data story, and when to build in SFDC vs. PowerBI
  • Experience with monthly fieldwork with Reps to understand day-to-day operations, territory management, KPIs performance, strategy execution, market share/growth, and panel analysis
  • Act as Salesforce.com SME, including day-to-day support, resolution, and how CRM supports overall sales process
  • Ability to create and publish reports and dashboards for quantitative/qualitative leading and lagging indicator KPIs

Responsibilities

  • Build strong partnerships with all levels of sales to understand commercial needs, translate into value-driven solutions, and lead implementation aligned with global strategy and commercial growth
  • Improve processes that help sales teams and partners: evaluate commercial processes, identify areas to streamline or automate, support change management, implementation, training, and effective communications
  • Support commercial teams with analytics and insights: develop understanding of sales data, support sales funnel and forecast projections, run Segmentation and Targeting processes, understand drivers of results, partner on ‘data story’ (trends, improvements), emphasize data quality, analyze market/competitors/performance
  • Conduct monthly fieldwork with Reps to understand day-to-day activities and assist in territory management (KPIs, strategy execution, market share/growth, panel analysis)
  • Maximize benefits of Commercial Tech Stack: act as Salesforce.com SME, provide day-to-day support and resolution, create and publish reports and dashboards for KPIs

Skills

Sales Force Effectiveness
SFE
Commercial Strategy
Sales Analytics
Stakeholder Management
Project Implementation
Data Analysis

Abbott

Healthcare solutions in diagnostics and devices

About Abbott

Abbott Laboratories focuses on improving health through various medical technologies and health solutions. The company operates in areas such as cardiovascular health, diabetes management, diagnostic testing, nutrition, and neuromodulation for chronic pain and movement disorders. Abbott's products include advanced medical devices and diagnostic tests that help healthcare professionals and patients manage health conditions effectively. For example, their cardiovascular technologies assist in heart health management, while diabetes care products enable accurate glucose monitoring without painful fingersticks. Unlike many competitors, Abbott emphasizes accessibility and affordability in its offerings, aiming to make life-changing technologies available to a broader audience. The company's goal is to positively impact global health and well-being, supported by a commitment to sustainability and a 2030 Sustainability Plan.

Lake Bluff, IllinoisHeadquarters
1888Year Founded
IPOCompany Stage
HealthcareIndustries
10,001+Employees

Risks

Departure of key leader Dr. Adamson may affect Abbott's Heart Failure division.
Integration challenges with Medtronic could impact glucose monitor-insulin pump rollout.
Thermo Fisher's microfluidics expansion may increase competition for Abbott.

Differentiation

Abbott integrates continuous glucose monitoring with automated insulin delivery systems.
Abbott's microfluidic devices streamline diagnostic processes efficiently.
Abbott's neuromodulation products target specific nervous system areas for chronic pain relief.

Upsides

Microfluidic technology offers cost-effective solutions in diagnostics.
Strategic partnerships like Abbott-Medtronic enhance product offerings and market reach.
Significant investments indicate strong market confidence in Abbott's healthcare solutions.

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