District Sales Manager Cardiometabolic Health
About this opportunity
At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our employees around the world work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first. We’re looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world.
Join Eli Lilly on Our Journey to Transform Consumer Healthcare!
At Eli Lilly, we are pioneers in the world of consumer healthcare, dedicated to making life better for people around the globe. As a District Sales Manager you would be responsible for p erformi n g s a les manag emen t t a sks r e lat ed t o the prod uct Mo u nj a r o i n a giv e n geographical are a, a chieving sales goals through the implementation of the drug's strategy.
Main responsibilities:
Achiev i n g sales ta rg ets , par ti cipating in p lan distri bution and spatial planning
Optimize C u stomer Targeting Strategy by c ontinuously review ing and updat ing customer target lists to ensure strategic alignment, maintaining a balanced mix of regular (core) and dynamic (growth/opportunity) customers
Imple m enti ng t h e activi ties d e fine d i n the marketing p la n and c oordinating it from the sales side
Defining t he f ramew ork of th e sales p r o cess and a dhe r ing to the set goals (SPP)
Creatin g sales foreca sts , ana l y zing sa l es dat a
Managin g th e work of m e dic a l v i sito rs work ing in the fi eld on a t eam an d individual level, coaching, developing, motivating and evaluating representatives
Particip at i on in t h e wo r k of a mult i -functi onal brand team based on cooperation
Managing the sales bu dget, adhering to the defined limits
Li aisin g with other fu nctional units (marketing, finance, compliance, market research, medical department, etc.)
Participation in the Customer Dialogue Planning process
Ad-hoc pa r ticipation in projects and coordination of projects as needed
Partici pation in the selection process of new employees
Coach sales representatives in the field
Role model best practices ( i.e. message delivery, product knowledge, etc.) ;
Provide recommendations to area management team on merit increases/promotions and communicate the decision to sales representatives
Identify training needs and develop a training plan
Model Lilly values
Inspire and motivate sales representatives
Build team synergy within and across team
Address important problems and difficult issues
Plan and conduct motivational district meetings
Required e ducati on, tr ainin g, pro f essio nal experience :
Higher e d ucati o n ( commer ci al , medic a l, ph a rmac eutical or health )
Pharmaceu tic a l or FMC G sales experien ce
Other skills and competencies that are necess ary for the j o b :
Communicative lev el English language skills
High level of leadership and interpersonal skills
Organization and planning skills
Problem solving skills
Excellent role model with high commitment
Enthusiastic, able to motivate others
Mature, takes responsibility for others
Team player
Excellent communication abilities
Capacity to work under pressure in highly competitive environment
Outstanding customer orientation.
A bility to make data driven effective decisions
Category B driver's license
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Lilly does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.
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How this role compares
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We currently track 436 comparable Manager Sales roles across 63 biopharma companies.
Salary context
85 of 436 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)
Peers share this role's job function and a matching or adjacent seniority level -- not necessarily the same therapeutic area or country.
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Seniority mix
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Therapeutic area mix
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