Area Sales Manager

At West, we're a dedicated team that is connected by a purpose to improve patient lives that has been at the center of our Company for more than a century. Our story began when Herman O. West solved the problem of supplying penicillin in mass quantities to the US Government during World War 2. Through our work to deliver thousands of life-saving and life-enhancing injectable medicines to millions of patients daily, West's indelible mark on the healthcare industry has just begun. A name started our story. How will yours help write our future?  

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Job Summary

The Area Sales Manager is directly responsible to grow the sales of products and services in the assigned geographic territory through identifying opportunities early in the sales cycle to maximise the sales revenue for the Company. He/She will partner and support the National Sales Manager by managing the assigned customer accounts within the specified territory. The Area Sales Manager will also focus on prospecting and developing new accounts and expanding business with the current accounts.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Achieve sales and revenue targets through identifying opportunities early in the sales cycle to convert accounts and penetrate existing accounts to maximise the sales revenue for the Company
  Work in collaboration with the National Sales Manager to optimise sales opportunities from customer accounts assigned

• Acquire new customers to exceed sales expectations

• Build and strengthen relationships with key stakeholders and influencers at growth-oriented accounts

• Proactively promote West products and solutions by utilising marketing programmes and providing relevant end-user product trainings

• Manage and build on internal cross-functional team relationships; bring in Technical Customer Support Specialists when appropriate

• Understand customer needs to uncover additional opportunities within accounts across all products and solutions

• Ensure adoption of CRM system and data integrity on CRM

• Performs other duties as assigned based on business needs.

• Conforms with and abides by all regulations, policies, work procedures, instruction, and all safety rules.

Additional Responsibilities

• Must be able to communicate effectively, speak in front of groups, express & exchange ideas and understand direction.
• Maintain the ability to work well with others in a variety of situations.
• Able to multi-task, work under time constraints, problem solve, and prioritize.
• Able to learn and apply new information or new skills.
• Able to be aware of all relevant SOPs as per Company policy as they are related to the position covered by this Job Description
• Support and contribute to Lean Sigma programs and activities towards delivery of the set target
• Able to comply with the company's safety and quality policy at all times

Education

• Bachelor's Degree Pharmaceutical Science, Chemical Engineering or equivalent

Work Experience

• Minimum  8 years Work experience in a business to business environment ideally in the pharmaceutical/biotechnology or related field required
• Experience in both direct and matrixed management preferred
• Experience in tangentially related fields of interest, including Big Pharma, biotech, and industry preferred

Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Technical knowledge of pharmaceutical primary packaging would be preferred
• Prior sales experience in pharmaceutical, biochemistry and/or related process industries will be highly advantageous
• Knowledge of pharmaceutical industrial standards will be a plus
• Strong communications and relationship building skills that can successfully translate leads to sales and is able to work collaboratively with internal resources
• Exhibit strong competency in sales process and strategic account planning by regularly achieving business results that accurately mirror or exceed forecast
• Ability to strategically prioritise and suitably adapt and improve on account management approach as and when necessary to focus on successful and profitable "win-win" situations
• Understand customer needs and able to leverage on both West's product portfolio and internal resources to identify cross-selling opportunities across accounts to create additional value to customers and maximize the Company's sales revenue
• Proactive in learning more on the West product portfolio and understanding how to differentiate product offerings competitively
• Shows understanding of market trends and the impacts on customers for the assigned geographical territory

License and Certifications
Travel Requirements
50% or more: More than 130 business days per year Physical Requirements
Sedentary-Exerting up to 10lbs/4kgs of force occasionally, and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Additional Requirements

• Able to routinely use standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines
• Must be able to communicate effectively with written and oral skills, make quick decisions, interpret data, read and write, speak in front of groups, express and exchange ideas, understand direction and adhere to procedures
• Physically able to travel by all common modes of transportation, including air, train, automobile, and bus
• Able to perform well in high-stress, time-sensitive work environment, including scrutiny by executive-level management
• Maintain the ability to work well with others in a variety of situations
• Able to multi-task, work under time constraints, problem solve, and prioritize
• Able to learn and apply new information or new skills

West is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.  If you have a special need that requires accommodation in order to apply to West, please send an email to  Where permitted by law, an offer of employment with West Pharmaceutical Services, or any of its subsidiary or affiliate companies, is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of background screening and/or a pre-employment drug screening.

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