*Candidates my live in or be willing to move to the Seattle Market.
Primary Function of Position:
A da Vinci® Area Sales Manager is responsible for selling the da Vinci® Surgical System to greenfield and existing hospitals within the da Vinci® Area Sales Manager’s assigned territory. This requires a number of capabilities including knowledge in the use of robotics, the ability to build a team of advocates within each hospital, proven solution selling skills, and enough tenacity to ensure sales goals are met on a consistent basis. da Vinci® Area Sales Managers are expected to provide an extraordinary degree of information gathering and presenting to buying teams throughout the capital equipment purchasing process.
Roles & Responsibilities:
- Manage the complex sales process of da Vinci® Surgical Systems into new hospitals and upgrades into existing hospitals
- Build support from surgeons and administration for da Vinci® Surgery. Identify key institutions, generate market awareness, and drive sales of the da Vinci® Surgical System within an assigned sales territory
- Effectively manage transition of initial sale and installation to the sales team to drive procedural volume and growth
- Achieve quarterly sales targets
- Partner with the da Vinci® Area Sales Director to develop a sales plan for their local territory
- Build surgical advocacy teams at each hospital
- Develop initial contact and relationship with CEO and senior hospital administrators
- Organize and manage the sales process
- Develop knowledge of primary OR procedures
- Make business case for system purchase
- Resolve contractual issues and coordinate system installation upon purchase approval
- Handle all communications and administrative follow-up