Pediatric Nutrition National Sales Trainer

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Job Description – National Sales Trainer

About Abbott

Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.

• Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.

• An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution

• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.

• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.

• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

Our nutrition business develops science-based nutrition products for people of all ages, from helping babies and children grow, to keeping adult bodies strong and active. Millions of people around the world count on our leading brands – including Similac®, PediaSure®, Pedialyte®, Ensure®, and Glucerna®– to help get the nutrients they need to live their healthiest life.

Our Pediatric Nutrition team has an opportunity for a National Sales Trainer.

This role is designed as a remote-based position, recognizing the national scope of the training responsibilities. The National Sales Trainer role is intended as a developmental assignment, typically lasting 2+ years. Candidates must be open to future relocation into a field-based role in another territory as part of a broader career progression into sales leadership.

Responsibilities

• Achievement of Sales Training objectives, goals, strategies and measures.

• Support the identification, development and implementation of assigned product and sales skill training for new hires and sales team members, to include product modules, sales aid annotations, case studies, etc.

• Gain and exhibit competence in computer applications as needed by the position and to support Field Sales applications.

• Become acquainted with adult learning principles and begin to apply them on the job.

• Develop effective group presentation skills for the classroom and sales meetings.

• Develop effective written communication skills supporting training activities.

• Adapt training materials to changes in selling and customer environments.

• Knowledge of assigned products, markets and customers to ensure that effective training programs are identified, developed and implemented.

• Accountable for achieving annual goals.

• Annual review and updating of assigned training materials to reflect current priorities and strategies.

Education and Experience

• Bachelors degree required with 3-5 years overall business experience

• 3+ years sales experience in pharmaceuticals, diagnostics, device, or equivalent industry within healthcare

• 1+ years field training experience in medical or healthcare industry

• Proven track record of exceptional sales performance

• Demonstrated competency in advanced selling techniques

• Strong communication and presentations skills

• Effective 1:1 coaching and facilitation skills

• Exercises good judgment

• Excellent knowledge of industry’s products

• Strong skills in Word, Power Point and Excel

Apply Now

Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives:https://abbottbenefits.com/

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

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The base pay for this position is

$86,700.00 – $173,300.00

In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

JOB FAMILY:

Sales Support & Administration

DIVISION:

ANPD Nutrition Products

LOCATION:

United States of America : Remote

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

TRAVEL:

Yes, 50 % of the Time

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

No

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday)Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.EEO is the Law link - English: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_English.pdfEEO is the Law link - Espanol: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_Spanish.pdf

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