Veterinary Sales Territory Manager - US Expansion
 Ceva Animal Health, LLC | ||||||||
 United States, New Jersey, Bridgewater | ||||||||
 Jan 03, 2025 | ||||||||
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Veterinary Sales Territory Manager - US Expansion The success of a company depends on the passionate people we partner with. Together, let's share our talents. Your Exciting Opportunity: Join Our Expanding Companion Animal Sales Team! Are you passionate about companion animals and have a knack for sales? We're thrilled to announce that we're expanding our team and looking for enthusiastic individuals to join us! We have opportunities across many regions of the U.S. If you're ready to take the next step in your career and be part of a dedicated team, we want to hear from you! Apply now through the attached link. Base Salary: $80,000-110,000 The Ceva Territory Manager is a bright, self-motivated, results-oriented sales driver. They are responsible for leveraging relationships and growing business in an assigned geography by selling the full line of Ceva's Companion Animal products in veterinary clinics. Ceva Territory Managers exemplify our core values of customer passion, entrepreneurial spirit, innovation, and solidarity through their consultative sales approach to improve the health and well-being of pets across nation. Ceva Territory Managers do more than just sell. They are passionate about providing innovative products and solutions to support the local veterinarian and the communities that surround them. Through every interaction, conversation, and connection they strive to exude our Together, Beyond Animal Health mission to strengthen the human-animal bond and combat zoonotic diseases. The ideal candidate is driven, proactive, professional and solutions minded influencer. They lead with passion and seek to understand the daily challenges of our customers. They offer collaborative solutions to meet those challenges. The ideal candidate drives sales, by driving consultative relationships.
Preparing and Executing the Sales Plan * Manages and prioritizes all activities to meet territory objectives according to the defined account segmentation. * Completes pre-call planning, clinic-by clinic, with a clear objective for each sales call. * Schedules appointments, meeting with critical account staff, makes sales presentations, closes on business, and takes orders. Utilizes Sales Force Effectiveness principles and prepares to advance the sales process in each call. Responsible for all business activities in an assigned territory. * Develops a sales plan to meet monthly, quarterly, and annual sales objectives through analysis of current sales revenue, market share, competitive activity, and opportunity. Tracks and measures progress against that plan, adapting as needed to ensure success. Develops and follows territory route and segmentation to maximize pportunities and selling time, maintaining, and building revenue with existing customers while prospecting for new business. Increases share of wallet with each customer call. Managing Sales Results and Outcomes * Contributes to the team effort by accomplishing related sales results as needed through the advocacy of strategic products. Impact and Influence * Creates a high-level of confidence in the Ceva product range * Influences the entire healthcare team to recommend and sell Ceva products to clients. Changes behaviors at the practice level through education and impact. Effectively holds technical product and medical conversations at veterinary products. * Resolves customer complaints by investigating problems, developing solutions, making recommendations to management. * Attends and coordinates events such as local VMAs, Key Opinion Leader (KOL) dinners, conferences, and tradeshows. Developing and Preserving Relationships * Builds long-term strategic relationships and interacts with veterinarians and key decision makers within veterinary clinics. * Identifies customer needs and provides solutions to meet those needs. Builds relationships and partnerships with entire clinic staff, including veterinarians, veterinary technicians, practice managers, front-office staff, and others. * Increases dispensing through staff trainings, promotional activities, incentives, and contests for clinic staff. Takes responsibility for developing and implementing programs at the clinic level. Increases market share and share of wallet in clinics with a goal of growing the overall category. * Partners, influences, and leverages a surrogate sales force of Distribution Sales Representatives (DSRs). Enhances DSR knowledge of Ceva products and value through training. Plans and identifies where DSR support is needed. Uncovers opportunities and wins DSR support to maximize those opportunities. Provides values to DSRs. Schedules and facilitates ride-alongs with DSRs. Builds and enhances share of voice and wallet with distributor partners to drive the Ceva business forward. * Communicates broadly and often with Regional Manager, DSRs, Marketing, Strategic Accounts, and other staff. Communication is multi-channel, responsive and frequent in nature Market Insight Generation * Collects and shares impression and information about competitors by gathering current marketplace information. Shares the information collected during customer visits. * Recommends changes in products, services, and policies by evaluating results and competitive developments. Negotiating * Negotiates with key decision-making buyers according to Ceva's commercial policy. Collaborates with Regional Manager to facilitate negotiations with larger multiple-doctor practices or group purchasing organizations. Reporting * Completes administrative and sales reporting duties as required. Completes weekly expense and territory reports. Effectively manages expense budgets within the required guidelines. Utilizes the CRM tool to maintain call notes and track sales activity. * Reports the general market environment with competitors, customer details or changes.
* Shapes solutions out of complexity * Customer focus * Collaborates with empathy * Engages and develops * Drives ambition and accountability * Influences others
* Planning and Organization * Customer Knowledge * Product Knowledge * Prospection & Qualifying * Sales Call Discovery, Positioning and Presenting * Objection Handling * Negotiation & Closing Skills
Education: Bachelor's degree. Equivalent experience may be considered in lieu of Bachelor's degree. Work Experience: 3-5 years proven track record in outside sales strongly preferred. At minimum, proven success in a fast-paced business-to-business sales environment. Other: Must have an acceptable driving record. Must be willing and able to spend 8+ hours per day in a vehicle.
Ability to travel in plane or car for up to 8 hours per day. Must possess the ability to read, speak and understand English.
Primary work location is making sales calls within a veterinary clinic. Must be comfortable working around animals.
Overnight travel required; the amount varies by territory. This job description is intended to convey information essential to understanding the scope of the job and general nature and level of work performed by job holders within this job. This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of qualifications, skills, duties and responsibilities or working conditions associated with the job. This job description is not an employment contract. Ceva reserves the right to modify job duties and/or job descriptions at any time to meet the needs of the business. *VEVRAA Federal Contractor 685C Your Education: Bachelor's degree. Equivalent experience may be considered in lieu of Bachelor's degree. Work Experience: 3-5 years proven track record in outside sales strongly preferred. At minimum, proven success in a fast-paced business-to-business sales environment. Other: Must have an acceptable driving record. Must be willing and able to spend 8+ hours per day in a vehicle. | ||||||||