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Head of Sales - Academia
Merck
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Responsible for achieving Financials Strategic targets for Academia segment (Government/Public Funded Research Institutes; Universities/Colleges and Hospitals)
- Manages, coaches, and develops a team of Solution Scientists and account managers to achieve assigned goals
- Coaches and develops the team in their career progression
- Provides line of sight into business performance through forecasting, reporting and pipeline management
- Operates with fiscal responsibility, develops strategic plans, and drives execution.1
- Lead and direct the Sales organization of Academia Segment Responsible for achieving assigned sales goals and execution of strategic commercial initiatives
- Develop long-term growth strategy and business plans for assigned markets and product areas
- Maintain executive relationships at accounts in the Region or Commercial AreaLead the development of multi-year account plans for assigned accounts
- Ensure regional commercial area resources are enabled to execute business plans and growth strategy
- Maintains a deep understanding of the Applications and Areas of Science where Millipore/ Supelco/ Sigma-Aldrich products are used
- Design, test, and implement all sales process improvement and marketing initiatives in the region
- Directly manage major / critical developing client accounts and coordinate the effective management of all other accounts
- Resolve internal sales process related issues (e
- g
- pricing approvals)Recruit and maintain a talent pipeline
- Manage coach team of direct reports, individual contributors and overlay support
- Disseminate winning practices across sales teams
- Resolve team-oriented escalations (e
- g
- sales credit, pay discrepancies and others)Manages a regular cadence of internal meetings and processes to ensure effective execution of growth strategy
- Captures VOC and identifies local market trends and communicates internally
- Engages in special projects as assigned
- Maintain relationship with thought leaders in the academia2
- Budgeting and Operating Plans Analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of sales, methods, costs, and results
- Develop and manage sales and marketing budgets and oversee the development and management of internal operating budgets
- Ensuring and encouraging regular visits and training by product managers for the sales team in region3
- Recommend and administer policies and procedures to enhance sales and business operations Participate in the development of new project proposals
- Support the planning and development of marketing and communications materials including direct and digital
- Oversee the preparation, issuance, and delivery of sales materials, exhibits, and promotion programs
- Promote positive relations with partners, vendors, and distributors
- Plan and coordinate public affairs, and communications efforts, to include public relations and community outreach
- Compliance to Internal Controls and Integrated Management SystemComply with all Internal Control processes and audits
- Understand and follow process procedures laid down in IMS Who You Are:Masters in Life science, Chemistry or any similar allied science is essential
- At least 12-14 years of progressive experience within a large establishment with proven experience of handling > 15 Mil Euro business and a large team in last 3-5 years
- Deep understanding and knowledge of Academia Segment and sales management Knowledge of market dynamics in Life Science industry (Academia will be preferred), including growth drivers for business
- Ability to analyze and resolve or assist personnel in solving complex sales problems, oversee root cause investigations and the preparation of written report of findings
- Persuasion and negotiation ability in a global environmentExperience with working within matrix organizations, networking across multiple functional teams, and at all levels
- Effective leadership and communication skills (written, oral, listening, presentation)Learning agility Additional Local NeedsPosition will require extensive travel
Employment Type: Full Time, Permanent
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Flexible timing
Monday to Friday
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