Corporate Accounts Director

This leadership position is responsible for hiring, leading and managing select Corporate Account Managers (CAMs), selling all products commercially available and securing profitable, mutually beneficial long-term contracts with target IDNs across both Hospital and Non-Hospital segments of customer’s business. The Corporate Accounts Sales Director (CASD) will be responsible for all activities related to the CAM sales activities to assigned IDNs in defined geographic region.  The CASD will closely manage the IDN contracting process and sales performance for all products relative to forecast and provide reports for each product line.  Input into marketing programs, product forecasts, customer support programs and product development will also be required. The CASD will be responsible for and accountable for achieving or exceeding revenue goals for the assigned CAM territories. CASD will be responsible for working with individual CAMS to set performance expectations, assess career goals, establish personal developments plans and provide regular feedback on progress toward achievement of goals and plans.

Primary Responsibilities:

1. Drive profitable sales growth thru active leadership of a high performing Corporate Accounts team
2. Direct and coordinate the CAM activities in sales, proposal, negotiation and contracting process, as well as post-contract customer support activities, across Hospital and Non-Hospital segments of the IDN market place.

3. Provide input into commission structure for CAMs and assist in implementation of customer tracking as related to commission payment.

4. Manage and Motivate sales force through suggestion of creative incentive programs for senior leadership to consider.

5. Regularly set expectations, assess performance and provide feedback and guidance to develop, and continually improve, performance among individual CAM team members.

6. Drive development of senior level relationships between BioMerieux and leadership at target IDNs including CEO/CFO/COO/CMO.

7. Work closely with Marketing on product forecasts, pricing, generation of necessary sales tools and competitive analysis.

8. Provide input on the generation of appropriate sales training materials for CAMs; coordinate sales training as necessary.

9. Provide leadership and possess the ability and experience to assist in all levels of sales process from lead generation to closing sales.

10. Comply with company policy and within the guidelines of Company’s Quality System and HR policies.

11. Data management utilizing the company CRM software including tracking and reporting all customer interactions within the CRM.

12. Implement sales report or process for extracting information from CRM which highlights sales activities, won sales, lost sales with reasons, and feedback for marketing, sales admin, customer support, manufacturing and R&D.

13. Regular and timely monitoring and tracking of all expenses related to members of CAM team.

14. Assisting customer support with customer management.

15. Assisting marketing with input to marketing programs.

16. Provide accurate sales projections to marketing for instrument and reagent production.

17. Attend outside conferences and tradeshows promoting products.

18. Travel (at least 50%) to interface with sales reps and clients.

19. Evaluate alternate sales channels domestically for all products. 

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree (BS) in Biology, Chemistry, Biochemistry or related field required. 

Experience: