Stryker

Area Sales Manager

Stryker  •  State of Mahārāshtra, IN (Remote)  •  2 months ago
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Job Description

Work Flexibility: Field-based

Essential duties & responsibilities:

Key Responsibilities

1. Sales Execution & Market Growth

  • Achieve Targets: Deliver monthly, quarterly, and annual sales and profitability goals for the assigned territory.

  • Market Penetration: Identify and convert new business opportunities through competitive conversions and territory mapping.

  • Technology Upgrades: Transition existing customers to newer technologies, ensuring the portfolio remains the standard of care in the region.

2. Clinical & Customer Engagement

  • Surgeon Relations: Build and maintain deep relationships with Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) and orthopedic surgeons to promote specialized sports medicine solutions.

  • Direct Promotion: Conduct clinical demonstrations and presentations to individual doctors and hospital procurement committees.

  • Key Account Management: Retain and grow high-volume accounts to expand the customer pool and brand loyalty.

  • In OR consultation: Promote safe and effective use of Stryker products within the OR

3. Channel & Pipeline Management

  • Distributor Leadership: Identify, develop, and manage a high-performing distributor network to ensure seamless product availability and service.

  • Pipeline Accuracy: Create and monitor lead generation plans, ensuring a substantive sales funnel to provide predictable revenue forecasts.

  • Tender & Govt. Business: Proactively identify and lead participation in government tenders and institutional business opportunities.

4. Operational Excellence

  • Asset Management: Ensure the efficient and strategic use of company demo units to maximize ROI and clinical exposure.

  • Collaboration: Work closely with the sales supervisory organisation and cross-functional teams (Marketing/Service) to align on regional strategies and market needs.

Education

  • Minimum Requirement: Bachelor’s Degree in Science, Pharma, Bio-Medical Engineering, or a related field.

  • Preferred: MBA or Post-Graduate Diploma in Management/Marketing from a reputable institute.

Professional Experience

  • Industry Expertise: 4–6 years of high-performance sales experience within the Healthcare/Medical Device industry.

  • Niche Preference: Proven track record in Surgical Sales or Medical Capital Equipment. Experience in Orthopedics or Sports Medicine is a significant advantage.

  • Commercial Acumen: Demonstrated success in managing complex Channel Partners (Distributors) and high-value Key Accounts (Corporate Hospitals & Medical Colleges).

  • Territory Knowledge: Strong existing network or understanding of the healthcare landscape in the Nagpur and Chhattisgarh belt.

Key Added Advantage: Institutional & Government Business

  • Tender Management: Proven competence in handling government procurement processes, including end-to-end tender participation and documentation.

  • Institutional Sales: A successful track record of driving business in major government institutions (e.g., AIIMS, Medical Colleges, and DHS) in the Central India region.

Core Competencies

  • Analytical Rigor: Ability to analyze territory data and market trends to make informed, factual judgments for business planning.

  • Clinical Aptitude: High degree of technical learning agility to understand and communicate complex surgical procedures and product technologies.

  • Compliance & Ethics: Strong commitment to maintaining the highest standards of compliance in all business dealings

  • Communication: Exceptional negotiation skills with the ability to influence both clinical stakeholders (Surgeons) and administrative stakeholders (Procurement/HODs).

Travel Percentage: 80%

Stryker

About Stryker

Stryker is a global leader in medical technologies and, together with our customers, we are driven to make healthcare better. We offer innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology and Orthopaedics that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 150 million patients annually. More information is available at stryker.com and careers.stryker.com.

Facts:

● 2024 Sales: $22.6 billion

● Industry: Medical Instruments & Supplies

● Employees: 53,000 worldwide

● 40 years of sales growth leading up to 2020

● 44+ Manufacturing and R&D Locations Worldwide

● $1.5 billion spent on research and development in 2024

● ~14,200 patents owned globally in 2024

● Products sold in ~75 countries

● Fortune 500 Company

● 7 consecutive years as one of Fortune's World's Best Workplaces

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Industry
Manufacturing & Production
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Kalamazoo, MI
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