Ruminant Account Manager- Trade (Southwest England) Devon in Exeter

The purpose of this field-based position is to sell designated product lines to an agreed portfolio of trade customers, veterinary practices, and direct to farmers where required.

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The person in role is required to develop mutually beneficial long term partnerships with our customers and to maintain these relationships with the appropriate quantity & quality of activity.
This role contributes to the overall success of Zoetis by delivering against sales growth & market share gain targets and by growing the profile and reputation of our business through professional and mutually successful partnerships with the customer.
Core Responsibilities
Strategy & Planning
Maintain high level of expertise with the evolving portfolio of products, services, pricing, competition, market and industry trends.
Develop and maintain account plans in collaboration with Vet Ops and species leads.
Work in close collaboration with Key Account Managers to understand strategy and plans. Deliver on these plans to your corporate customers.
Ensure customer information and call reports are continuously updated through CRM system in line with national KPI's.
Align activities and account plans to marketing programmes and management direction in line with the Solution Selling model.
Analyse and interpret actual and potential territory/customer sales and growth opportunities to support delivery of sales targets.
Relationships
Develop mutually beneficial and productive long-term partnerships with our customers based on high quality interactions and exceptional provision of service.
Implement bespoke solutions for the customer, utilising all available resources and tools
Address the specific and individual needs of customers proactively and effectively
Contribute to the success of your team by sharing best practice with colleagues and proactively introducing ideas.
Share detail of the management of key accounts with colleagues throughout the business unit
Call activity
- Deliver call activity in accordance with agreed KPIs to achieve the required coverage and frequency with identified target customers.
- All booked appointments are entered into the CRM system with a clear pre-call plan included in line with the solution selling model.
- Ensure clear and specific objectives exist for each individual call.
- Deliver relevant marketing messages, product information and programmes consistent with management direction in line with Solution Selling model.
- Proactively identify customer opportunities and capitalize on them.
- Co-ordinate with colleagues in order to achieve positive changes to the customers understanding and use of our portfolio of products, services and pricing.
- Accurately record call activity in the CRM system, in line with company guidance.
- Ensure clear and timely follow up plan is in place and actioned.
Sales
- Deliver agreed sales targets, growth and market share gains for specified product lines.
- Use Solution Selling model effectively. Connect customer needs with Zoetis products and services.
- Negotiate to a position of win:win:win. Know the impact on the account holder and the end customer.
- Interact with the customer with the goal of linking Zoetis, our products and our services to the long-term business needs of the customer.
Compliance
Maintain high standards of business conduct and compliance, adhering particularly to Pharmacovigilance Policy, Global vet Policy, Zoetis values, travel & expenses policy and local codes of practise.
Attain NOAH qualification within three years of employment with Zoetis.
Maintain accurate business records including CRM and communicate effectively with the Area Business Manager and other stakeholders.
Manage allocated customer support budget with tight control to avoid overspends.
Key Skills
Capability in, or potential to develop;
Skills in sales and negotiation including virtual selling
Commercially mentality and focus on financial results
Relationship and stakeholder management, interpersonal skills and influencing abilities
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Development of knowledge base. Able to retain and recall product and disease information to a detailed level.
Drive and resilience, demonstrated with a persistent attitude
A focus on planning and strategic goals
Behaviours
Our Colleagues make the difference
Keep your selling skills sharp and drive your team's ongoing learning. Train, and retrain
Be an expert on your products - know them inside and out, and continue to learn
Harness the momentum from success and the learnings from failure. Use it to drive the team forward
Always do the right thing
Sell what you know your customers need; what you know will work for their business
Uphold the highest standards of professionalism, honesty and integrity with the customer
Help build the reputation of our brand by understanding and supporting the things that we stand for
Customer obsessed
Know your account holders. Know more than just their names, know their business
Establish effective and lasting relationships with customers that build loyalty to our brand
Run it like you own it
Ground all account plans in commercially sound thinking
Make realistic and achievable commitments to customers that work for our business whilst benefiting theirs
Develop motivated , positive and empowered individuals and bring them together in a high performing team
We are one Zoetis
Show the customer a united team that speak with one voice
Give the team timely information and support that helps them to deliver their role
Know what's going on around the business and talk about it to your customers
Training & Qualifications
No minimum level of education or qualification is required for this role
Experience
Experience in a commercial industry
Experience in a sales role, either field sales or business to business selling
Professional experiences gained in industries or sectors outside of Animal & Human Health are welcomed
Travel Requirement
High frequency of travel. Drivers Licence required
About Zoetis

At Zoetis , our purpose is to nurture the world and humankind by advancing care for animals. As a Fortune 500 company and the world leader in animal health, we discover, develop, manufacture and commercialize vaccines, medicines, diagnostics and other technologies for companion animals and livestock. We know our people drive our success. Our award-winning culture, built around our Core Beliefs, focuses on our colleagues' careers, connection and support. We offer competitive healthcare and retirement savings benefits, along with an array of benefits, policies and programs to support employee well-being in every sense, from health and financial wellness to family and lifestyle resources.
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