What if the work you did every day could impact the lives of people you know? Or all of humanity?
At Illumina, we are expanding access to genomic technology to realize health equity for billions of people around the world. Our efforts enable life-changing discoveries that are transforming human health through the early detection and diagnosis of diseases and new treatment options for patients.
Working at Illumina means being part of something bigger than yourself. Every person, in every role, has the opportunity to make a difference. Surrounded by extraordinary people, inspiring leaders, and world changing projects, you will do more and become more than you ever thought possible.
Hunting Territory Account Manager - Italy South
Remote role covering mainly the Campania Region
The Hunting Territory Account Manager's role is to ensure achievement of territory sales objectives and growth targets for the assigned territory in line with the Company's mission; to develop and implement sales plans through both strategic and tactical activities; to accurately forecast sales projections; and to provide regular feedback on the status of specific sales opportunities, the market and competitor activities.
Illumina's employee benefits are industry-leading and include, flexible time off, private medical insurance, compassion and care time off, leisure travel insurance, pension, employee stock purchasing program, volunteer time off, and much more!
Advert closing date: September 6th 2024
To be successful in this role, you would likely be living in the Campania region
This position is field-based, and you must have a current driving license as this is a customer-facing and home office based role.
Preferred Experiential Background:
- Knowledge and understanding of the South of Italy academic market linked to genomics is required.
- Demonstrable experience working with key Universities in the South of Italy
- Proven sales experience in selling instruments in the life science market.
- Proven experience working effectively within a highly collaborative matrix organization.
- Successful track record in managing lead generation and prospecting activities.
- Experience in consultative and strategic selling situations.
- Success driving complex sales within multi-layered environments.
- Experience winning/growing business and establishing long-term customer relationships.
- Highly motivated with strong drive to deliver exceptional results individually and as part of a team.
- Success working in a fast-paced environment and adapting to change.
- Understanding of next generation sequencing (NGS) and genotyping is foundational to the position.
Responsibilities:
- Development of territory and account-specific sales plan.
- Implementation/execution of sales plan to meet assigned sales quotas.
- Engage in accurate forecasting and sales pipeline management activities.
- Proactive utilization and maintenance of CRM database.
- Deliver technical/scientific seminars and presentations on Illumina products/solutions and their capabilities to customers.
- Demonstrate role and relevance of Illumina’s product portfolio and provide consultation to customers on the same.
- Demonstrate command of scientific knowledge to engage in collaborative and consultative sales process.
- Proactively monitor emerging market trends and customer needs in order to identify new opportunities to create value for our customers.
- Effectively collaborate cross-functionally across company regardless of geographic location, in order to achieve goals and meet customer needs.
- Successfully navigate and manage a multi-tiered sales process for capital equipment, consumables, and services.
- Match customer business objectives to Illumina capabilities in order to deliver mutual value.
- Effectively prospect for and generate new customer leads and business.
- Actively manage existing accounts/customer relationships and continuously work to expand customer base.
- Develop and maintain strong customer connections at various levels in the organization.
- Proactively engage in ongoing learning of new applications and growth opportunities for Illumina technology, products and services.
- Effectively handle interpersonal challenges and keep self/team focused on customer.
- Demonstrate win-win approach in negotiations.
Education:
- Life Science degree is required, advanced degree preferred.
What Can You Expect
Our team members are bright, energetic, and dedicated - they are the driving force behind our innovation and impact. To attract the best and brightest, we offer a competitive employee benefits program. We view it as a smart investment in our people, one that recognizes the tremendous value they bring to our business every day. At Illumina, we push boundaries. We think beyond the conventional. We dream big. With the energy of so many bright and accomplished people, the opportunities are endless.
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