Sales Representative - Chicago North - Infection Prevention

Sage Sales Representative

As a Sage Sales Representative at Stryker, you will be at the forefront of promoting and selling our Sage products. You will drive the sale of innovative products that are designed to address preventable never-events, while maximizing efficiency and profitability for healthcare facilities. Your role will involve building and maintaining strong customer relationships, addressing inquiries, negotiating pricing, and managing orders seamlessly. By staying informed on industry trends, competitor activity, and regulatory shifts, you'll position Stryker's products effectively in the marketplace. You'll also have the opportunity to exceed sales targets, monitor your performance, and collaborate with marketing and support teams to drive business growth and success. As a Sage Sales Representative, you are driven to solve real problems and make healthcare better for our customers and the patients they serve.

What you will do

• Continue experience in sales or clinical setting.
• Achieve your assigned quota by building and maintaining a working relationship with key influencers in accounts, distributor contacts and end-users for continued defense of your base of business.
• Become the resident Sage expert as you work with a sophisticated audience of clinical specialists, nurses, educators and administrators. Your knowledge not only of your own products, but of competitors' offerings, builds credibility with your customers.
• Focus on customer satisfaction by demonstrating teamwork and empowerment, solving problems through a consultative approach, operating with honesty and integrity and providing a highly responsive and unsurpassed level of customer service.
• Drive protocol and process improvement by partnering with your customers to enhance outcomes and deliver clinical and financial improvements.
• Establish yourself as a consultant to your customer by bringing a high level of clinical knowledge and overall healthcare insights.

• Have knowledge of marketing, market research, new product development, new product introduction, Profit and Loss (P&L) management, and field testing.

What you need

Required:

• High school diploma and 5+ years of professional experience.

Preferred:

• Bachelor's Degree

Additional Information:

• A valid driver's license in the state of residence and a good driving record is required.
• At times, may be required to move, set up and demonstrate equipment weighing up to 50 pounds - reach, push, or pull in order to accomplish job accountabilities.
• May involve prolonged periods of stooping, kneeling, crouching, bending, sitting, standing, and/or crawling as appropriate.
• Coordination of the eye, hand and foot movement with an ability to grasp by hand and meet cognitive demands to include visual and auditory discrimination / memory, reading ability and memory retention.
• May handle various materials including but limited to: durcot fabric, nylon fabric, Velcro, zippers, product components comprised of rubber, metals and coated products.

This role is 100% commission and is eligible for bonuses + benefits.

Travel Percentage: Up to 25%

Stryker Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Stryker is an EO employer M/F/Veteran/Disability.