Hiring company: Merck
Job Description
Subject to applicable law, all prospective hires will be required to demonstrate that they have been fully vaccinated for COVID-19 or intend to be vaccinated for COVID-19 by November 1, 2021, or qualify for a medical or religious accommodation to this vaccination requirement. Hired candidates who are not vaccinated by November 1, 2021, and who have not been approved for a legally-required medical or religious accommodation will be subject to disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment, in accordance with applicable law.
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.
Our Equine Territory Representative is a key member of the field sales team and plays a critical role in supporting our company's customer centric business model. This position is responsible for working in the South East territory to understand and identify veterinary clinic, large horse farms, and corporate account customer needs, by selling our Animal Health products, supporting pull-through activities relative to the customer strategy, and ensuring that our Animal Health is viewed as bringing value and technical innovations aligned to our strategic focus - The Science of Healthier Animals.
Key responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:
Communicates about product 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 sales opportunities and account sales growth of our company's Animal Health products and services.
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 across all species teams to foster a one our company's approach to enhance knowledge of the entire MAH product portfolio.
Shares with other team members within the Equine Business Unit to foster growth and development within the team.
Analyze sales results on a monthly basis and manage expenses within budget guidelines.
Identifies and selects programs/services available within our company's Animal Health’s available resources to address customer needs and provide education & training opportunities to accounts.
Works with leadership and Field Technical Services to develop and deliver relevant offerings that address desired customer needs.
Develop current understanding of our company's Animal Health products, industry trends and competitor landscape.
Articulates and communicates relevant customer, industry, product, and market trends appropriately through the organization.
Responsible for developing and meeting learning and development objectives agreed upon with leadership.
This role will primarily focus on the South East area to include Florida, Georgia and Alabama.
Background & Education:
Bachelor's Degree (applicants with pending degrees will be considered, but degree must be completed prior to starting with our company's)
Required Skills/Abilities:
Excellent interpersonal/communication and presentation skills
Demonstrated motivation and focus on achieving measurable, tangible results.
Commitment to collaboration as the normal mode of working and resolving problems.
Proficient computer skills including working knowledge of Word, Excel and PowerPoint and the ability to use an iPad.
Ability to work independently and also as part of a team
Ability to travel overnight and some weekend activity
Must live within the Sales Territory
Preferred Skills/Abilities:
Sales experience and/or experience within the Animal Health industry
Knowledge of animal health biological and pharmaceutical products.
Understanding or prior experience working with distribution.
Multi-lingual fluency preferred, particularly in Spanish.
Demonstrated understanding of positions’ contribution to the business goals and willingness to adopt changes to current processes to meet customer needs.
Demonstrated ability to independently understand customers’ evolving needs and expectations and combines with knowledge of customers’ organization and culture to drive results.
Effective application of selling techniques and approaches, simultaneously managing multiple customers/accounts at different stages of the sales process, articulating the value of MAH products using approved resources.
Demonstrated ability to identify, develop and manage a diverse mix of accounts independently within a territory, including some complex accounts, and to develop plans
Our Animal Health Division is a trusted global leader in veterinary medicine, dedicated to preserving and improving health, well-being, and performance of animals and the people who care for them. We are a global team of professionals working together to make a positive difference in animal care and the world’s food supply and have a deep sense of responsibility towards our customers, consumers, animals, society, and our planet.
Through our commitment to The Science of Healthier Animals®, we offer veterinarians, farmers, pet owners and governments one of the widest ranges of veterinary pharmaceuticals, vaccines and health management solutions and services as well as an extensive suite of digitally connected identification, traceability and monitoring products. We invest in dynamic and comprehensive R&D resources and a modern, global supply chain. We are present in more than 50 countries, while our products are available in some 150 markets.
Who we are …
We are known as Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, New Jersey, USA in the United States and Canada and MSD everywhere else. For more than a century, we have been inventing for life, bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world's most challenging diseases. Today, our company continues to be at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions and advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and animals around the world.
What we look for …
Imagine getting up in the morning for a job as important as helping to save and improve lives around the world. Here, you have that opportunity. You can put your empathy, creativity, digital mastery, or scientific genius to work in collaboration with a diverse group of colleagues who pursue and bring hope to countless people who are battling some of the most challenging diseases of our time. Our team is constantly evolving, so if you are among the intellectually curious, join us—and start making your impact today.
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Employee Status:
RegularRelocation:
DomesticVISA Sponsorship:
NoTravel Requirements:
50%Flexible Work Arrangements:
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Number of Openings:
1