Companion Animal Territory Representative (Buffalo, NY)

Territory Representative

Our Territory Representatives interact face to face with our customers, understand their needs and consult to offer the right solutions. We work collaboratively in field sales teams and play a critical role in supporting our customer centric business model. This position is responsible for working in their respective territory to understand and identify veterinary clinic, shelter facility, and corporate account customer needs, by selling our company's Animal Health Companion Animal product portfolio, supporting pull-through activities relative to the customer strategy, and ensuring that our company's Animal Health division is viewed as bringing value and technical innovations aligned to our strategic focus - The Science of Healthier Animals. In addition, the Territory Representative demonstrates an understanding of the resources available across our company's Animal Health division and our Distribution Partners. This role will cover the Buffalo, NY territory. It is required that our sales employees reside in the territory in which they cover.

Essential Accountabilities :

• Communicates about our company's Animal Health's product portfolio in a way that's meaningful and relevant to each individual customer; customizes discussions and interactions based on understanding of customer's needs.
• Primary point of contact for assigned customers, meet with key personnel / decision makers to understand practice structure, business model, key influencers (Owner / Practice Manager / Key Tech / Associate Vet / Front office staff), customer needs and identifies business opportunities.
• Develop customer strategy - outlining strategy for interactions / relationship, solutions, partner involvement and potential offerings for customer resulting in solutions, partner involvement and potential offerings for customers resulting in sales opportunities and account sales growth.
• Develop territory and specific account plans for all key customers. Partners with National Account Managers, Corporate Account Team, and Distribution Field Partners to maintain strong focus on key accounts and corporate owned clinics to drive occupancy and sales growth.
• Work collaboratively to foster a 'One Company' approach to foster our company's approach to enhance knowledge of the entire Animal Health product portfolio.
• Shares with other team members within the region to foster growth and development within the team.
• Analyze monthly sales results and manage expenses within budget guidelines.
• Identifies and selects programs / services available within Animal Health's available resources to address customer needs and provide education & training opportunities to accounts.
• Works with leadership and Field Professional Services to develop and deliver relevant offerings that address desired customer needs.
• Develop current understanding of Animal Health products, industry trends and competitor landscape.
• Articulate and communicate relevant customer, industry, product, and market trends appropriately through the organization.
• Responsible for developing and meeting learning and development objectives agreed upon with leadership.

Scope and Context : This position is an individual contributor role.

Background & Education

High school diploma with at least 5 years of relevant work experience which could include : professional sales, distribution, experience in marketing, military service, or veterinary / healthcare / scientific field (pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical devices) required. Bachelor's Degree with sales experience preferred.

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Preferred Skills / Abilities

Required Skills : Accountability, Account Management, Adaptability, Animal Health Care, Customer Experience Design, Customer Experience Management, Data Analysis, Inbound Phone Sales, Lead Generation, Market Analytics, Product Knowledge, Sales Forecasting, Sales Pipeline Management, Sales Reporting, Sales Strategy Development, Technical Knowledge, Technical Product Sales, Veterinary Sciences.

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