Account Manager, Critical Care

Sales - Medical - Draeger Medical Canada Inc. - Job-ID V000008614

Quebec City

Vollzeit

**The Job Responsibilities**
At Dräger, it is our passion and dedication to protect, support and save lives. Our dedication to life naturally extends to the quality of our employees’ lives. They are the essence of our company, and without them, we would not be what we are today - a world leader in medical and safety technology. We are searching for people who want to join us in building “Technology for Life”.

The Account Manager, Critical Care is responsible for achieving annual sales targets, leveraging our cutting-edge solutions to drive the vision of Improving Acute Care. As the primary interface between Dräger and our customers, your role is pivotal in forging strong relationships, customer imtimacy, understanding client needs, and delivering innovative solutions that enhance patients outcomes, reduce cost and improve patient/parents/family satisfaction alike in acute care settings.

Main Accountabilities:

- **Represent Dräger to the account at all hierarchical levels** by achieving territory targets and quotas on an annual basis, pro-actively selling Dräger products & system solutions; managing relationships (via CRM); understanding & implementing the strategic go-to market approach & initiatives for medical (5 year plan); defining individual decision makers; giving sponsorship advice to Dräger management; and propagating the medical strategy / philosophy of Dräger
- **Establish account business plans following the Dräger Medical structure **by planning for the short, medium and long-term in alignment with the national or regional Strategic Account Management Process and the Customers’ installed base (Dräger and non-Dräger); planning via CRM short and longer term deals using Draeger’s established sales tools or processes i.e., blue & green sheets, GPO process; updating and analyzing won and lost orders; monitoring individual deals using account plans; monitoring ROI on marketing actions & using effectively; and updating permanently the deep knowledge about the decision making structure within the account
- **Represent the account within Dräger Medical** by co-ordinating problem solving issues for the customer / Dräger such as order confirmation, invoicing, delivery, training and service requirements; co-ordinating customer needs, for example requests for documentation and offers, demos, head-office visits, clarification and acceptance of terms and conditions, settlement of orders and closing the sale
- **Demonstrations**: Managing demos (e.g. timing and demo equipment specification); the realization of the site in coordination with the appropriate clinical and/or implementation specialist(s)
- **Market communication**:Informing the customer about market trends and alligns the account plan if necessary; updating competitive information through Dräger internal communication; reporting competitive information from the customer to marketing; updating the account information in the CRM-tool; participating actively in meetings; fostering information sharing opportunity between participants; and providing CRM information, so that Sales Management, Account Management and Marketing can use this information in the execution of their tasks
- **Discounts**: Account Manager is to follow the levels of authorization defined by authority decision matrix agreements
- **Systems Sales**:Driving recurring revenue in Digital Solutions and Life Cycle Solutions businesses by achieving or exceeding sales targets, nurturing client relationships, identifying opportunities, collaborating cross-functionally, and ensuring customer satisfaction and retention.

**Your Qualifications**

**Education**:

- Nursing Degree or Respiratory Therapist Degree or Diploma or relevant clinical background.

Related Experience:

- Minimum 3 years of working experience in sales.

Special Competencies/Certifications:

- Established track record of success in sales.
- Sales background in hospital setting preferred
- Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from customers, managers and other company personnel
- Strong written communication skills
- Bilingual in French and English, both written and verbal required based on territory requirements
- IT Network understanding is definitely an asset
- Proficient in Microsoft Office
- Valid Driver’s license and acceptable driving record
- Valid international travel documents

Working Conditions:

- Office work
- Regional, National and International travel required
- Estimate up 60% travel time required to travel to customers’ sites, most of them in a Hospital environment

**The Dräger Workplace**
In North America, Draeger employs over 1,600 employees working in our major sites in the United States and Canada (in the US: Andover, MA; Telford, PA; Houston / Coppell, TX, and in Canada: Mississauga, ON), including our Sales and Service workforce employees from coast to