Regional Vice President, Monitoring - Nihon Kohden

The Regional Vice President is responsible for sales operations in the Southwest U.S. region. Manages, directs, and coordinates all sales plans, programs, and convention activities. Oversees development of new accounts and servicing of existing accounts. Maintains and promotes trade contacts. Directs, trains, and appraises Salesforce.

Key success factors include developing and executing sales plans and goals designed to increase sales, profits, and market share and to minimize expenses. Ensures that professional business relations exist with customers and that their needs are met.

Essential Functions and Main Duties

• Assumes responsibility for the planning, development, and implementation of effective regional sales programs and policies
  • Assists Senior management with long and short-run regional sales strategies
  • Ensures that regional field sales plans complement and support established Company-wide goals
  • Develops and implements quarterly regional sales plans, programs, policies, and goals, which further strategic objectives
  • Forecasts profit and volume growth and related goals in SF.com
  • Assists in preparing regional sales budget
• Assumes responsibility for the effective performance of regional sales activities
  • Cnducts regular reviews of sales activities and effectiveness; provides recommendations regarding improvements in sales and service delivery, programs, and procedures
  • Oversees and manages all reginal sales functions, including efforts of Account Executives
  • Researches and evaluates current and ptential markets for sales opportunities; develops recommendations
  • Determines market strategies and gals for Company products and services related to the regional sales environment
  • Ensures that existing accunts are maintained & serviced in accordance with Company standards and policies
  • Makes sales presentatins to major accounts as necessary; ensures sales process is professional and effective
  • Cordinates clinical, technical, and sales support as needed
  • Develops and oversees technical or product training as needed
  • Cordinates Regional/National corporate convention sales and presentations
  • Ensures reginal sales goals are met or exceeded
• Assumes responsibility for the effective planning, coordination, communication, and reporting of regional sales functions
  • Oversees the develpment and implementation of an optimal regional sales structure, and related policies and procedures
  • Ensures that reginal sales functions are well coordinated with related departments and that open communication among personnel exists
  • Manages and ver-sees sales expenses; ensures that spending cmplements operating plans, profit commitments, and anticipated changes in the business environment in accordance to the Corporate Expense Policy
  • Cmpletes required reports, records, and documents; prepares periodic sales reports and business plans for the Department
  • Keeps management infrmed of area activities, progress toward established milestone/ goals, and of any significant known problems
  • Attends and participates in Reginal / National meetings and committees as required
• Effectively supervises the sales force, ensuring optimal performance
  • Prvides leadership and mentorship to sales personnel through effective objective setting, delegation, and communication; conducts sales meetings as required; directs, schedules, and coordinates regional sales functions
  • Sets up and trains the field sales frce; provides regular instruction regarding policy, procedure, and program changes
  • Ensures that field persnnel are effective and optimally used
  • Sets perfrmance metrics fr sales personnel; provides suggestions to improve effectiveness
  • Cnducts performance appraisals as required; formulates and implements corrective actions as needed; recmmends changes in status of personnel, including promotions, transfers, and salary adjustments
  • Ensures that the sales frce levels are appropriate and effectively utilized; conducts interviews and assists with hiring
• Assumes responsibility for establishing and maintaining professional business relations with customers, distributors, and trade contacts
  • Ensures that requests, needs, and questins are promptly addressed/ resolved; ensures that customers are informed of Company products, programs, and promotions
  • Mnitors service delivery and ensures excellence in service levels
  • Represents the Cmpany at trade functions; follows-up on all notices for action and new account opportunities
  • Ensures that the Company's professional reputation is maintained
• Select, manage, develop, and hold accountable team members to meet department deliverables and responsibilities. Complete company people management requirements. Exhibit manager competencies.
• Adhere to all company policies, procedures, and business ethics codes.
• Duties may be modified or assigned at any time based on business need.

Qualifications

Education / Certification / Experience Required

• Bachelor’s degree in business management or related discipline; relevant education and experience accepted in lieu of degree
• 10+ years of experience in sales
• 5+ years of experience of people management experience, including driving results through others, leading teams or projects, and providing training
• Knowledge of Company products
• Familiarity with regional sales markets
• Understanding of sales forecasting, programs, promotions and related techniques
• Experience in developing and carrying out business plans, sales plans, and commission programs

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• Strong leadership abilities and supervisory skills
• Ability to prepare correspondence, proposals, contracts, price quotes, and bids
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and presentation skills
• Ability to interact at all levels of business management
• Able to manage, coordinate, and execute projects
• Must be able to communicate verbally and in writing, and to receive and understand verbal and written instructions in English
• Able to work effectively both independently and in a collaborative team environment

Compensation

Your Total Target Compensation (TTC) is composed of a $160,000 base salary plus incentives for achieving defined business goals including commission, bonus, business objectives, or combination thereof.

Perks and Benefits

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Schedule: The regular hours for this full-time position are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, unless otherwise stated by the department manager. Holiday, weekend, and evening work hours may be required. Regular hours may vary due to the needs of the organization or department and are subject to change at any time at the Company’s discretion.

Physical: Generally may require some reaching, bending, stooping, squatting, crawling, kneeling, pushing, pulling, lifting, carrying up to 20 pounds, finger dexterity, repetitive motions, standing, walking, sitting, hearing, visual acuity, color vision. More specific details may be provided as needed or requested.

Location: Must reside in assigned territory (Southwest U.S.)

Travel: Approximately 80%

Access to Customer Sites: It is an essential function of this position to perform duties in healthcare facilities, and to achieve the necessary vendor credentialing. As part of this process, it is typically required to provide proof of vaccinations (including for COVID-19), and related personal medical information, and to comply with other criteria as needed to be able to work at customer sites. Typical vendor credentialing expenses will be paid/reimbursed by the Company.

Nihon Kohden America’s official EEO policy statement follows. In keeping with this policy, Nihon Kohden America will continue to recruit, hire, train, and promote into all job levels the most qualified persons without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, or because he or she is a protected veteran. Similarly, Nihon Kohden America will continue to administer all other personnel matters (such as compensation, benefits, transfers, layoffs, company-sponsored training, education, tuition assistance, and social and recreational programs) in accordance with Company policy. Nihon Kohden America bases employment decisions on objective standards as much as possible in the furtherance of equal employment opportunity.

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