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BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) Product Specialist NSW/ACT in Sydney, Australia
Job Description Summary
The Product Specialist will technically sell and support the PAS, Microbiology and BD MAX portfolios. This role will assist in the sales and marketing effort through high-end technical selling, applications support and technical problem solving to end users.
Job Description
Responsibilities:
Achievement of revenue and gross profit targets for territory.
Demonstrate exceptional technical knowledge of all Specimen Management and Microbiology products to support the sales effort.
Demonstrate exceptional capability to sell the Specimen Management, Microbiology and Molecular Biology portfolios.
Utilise Salesforce Effectiveness (SFE) and BD Way of Selling. This includes the
following:
Use of Professional Selling Skills to plan and conduct sales calls
Utilising SPI method of Strategic Selling for the development and
execution of sales opportunities
Utilisation of selling tools (incl. iPad applications) to present value propositions to key buying influences
Compliance to SFDC guidelines including documentation of events and sales opportunities
- Establish and maintain working relationships with each customer account in order to
monitor customer service and support, and potential sales opportunities.
- Serve as the contact point for microbiology and PAS on applications and technical
related queries for customers.
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of prevailing pathology practices, scientific discoveries
and emerging competitor technology pertaining to their respective product portfolio.
- Maintain comprehensive applications/technical knowledge of customer practices, to
provide technical consultation to the customer and offering a tailored solution to
accelerate the adoption of the BD offering.
Demonstrate the use and advantage of BD technology and instrumentation; conduct product demonstrations and evaluations with prospective customers.
Tailor, plan for and coordinate in-service programs to meet individual customer
requirements to support product use in the field. Engage internal and external
stakeholders to deliver on plan.
- Contribute to the response to tenders by providing technical/customer information as
required.
Spend 80% minimum in the field working with end users.
Work closely with designated service engineers to ensure prompt resolution of
customer issues.
- Ensure activities of the BD portfolio are consistent with the BD core values and
comply with relevant Acts, legal demands and ethical standards.
- Works closely with the corporate contacts related to technical support, QA/QC, and
R&D to address customer concerns, and determine corrective action and customer
follow-up.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Knowledge and Experience
Bachelor’s degree at a minimum in phlebotomy, pathology or microbiology, as well as a
minimum of 3-5 years’ experience in a clinical pathology setting
Thorough knowledge of diagnostics
Excellent communication and organization skills
Results oriented and highly motivated to succeed
Business Acumen and commercial awareness are desirable qualities
Must have a high level of relevant technical competence and clinical experience
Ability to deal with multiple priorities and short time lines from time to time.
Must be able to work with the Sales team to set and manage appropriate customer expectations
Demonstrated ability in matching and delivering the appropriate level of in-servicing /support with the value of a business opportunity
Demonstrated competence in computer literacy with knowledge of MS Office, Excel and Outlook
Project Management experience an asset
Problem solving ability and demonstrated examples of innovative solutions
Excellent oral and written communication skills required
Ability to interpret and maximize use of clinical data
Excellent presentation skills
COMPETENCIES:
Driving for Results
The personal drive to achieve results, and the ability to focus one’s attention on
accomplishing key objectives and positive outcomes for oneself, one’s team and the
business. It is a concern for working well or for surpassing a standard of excellence. The
standard may be one’s own past performance (striving for improvement), an objective
measure (results orientation), outperforming others (competitiveness); challenging goals one
has set, or even what anyone has ever done (innovation). It includes having the tenacity to
overcome obstacles and striving for quality, timeliness and efficiency in carrying out work. It
also involves effectively assessing and managing risk, and measuring results.
Achieves or exceeds performance expectations
Establishes own standards to maximize performance
Sets and works to meet challenging goals
Makes cost-benefit analyses
Drives the business forward
Building Relationships
The ability to build and nurture solid, ongoing relationships to advance stakeholder
satisfaction and professional influence in the stakeholder’s organization. It is based on
becoming an indispensable partner and involves focusing one’s efforts on discovering and
meeting the needs of customers, and demonstrating a commitment to providing the highest
levels of value added, quality service.
Identifies and approaches key contacts
Targets relationship building based on customer insight
Organises involvement of key players
Establishes relationships for strategic advantage
Leverages success, contacts and relationships
Customer Centric
Implies a desire to work closely with customers to understand and address their needs and
concerns and continually provide high levels of service so that overall customer satisfaction is achieved. Individuals with a strong customer service orientation make customers and their
needs a primary focus of their actions, and develop and sustain productive customer
relationships.
Responds appropriately
Makes efforts to understand customer needs
Takes personal responsibility
Acts to add value and make things better for the customer
Addresses underlying customer needs
Influencing Others
The ability to persuade, convince, influence or gain the commitment of others (individuals or
groups) to get them to accept a point of view, adopt a specific direction, commit to an idea,
come to consensus on mutually beneficial agreements, or take a course of action. The key is
understanding others and using that understanding to have a specific impact or effect on
them.
Uses direct persuasion
Adapts actions or words to the audience
Uses customized influence strategies
Uses complex indirect influence strategies
Gathering Intelligence
Systematically acquires/gathers information (e.g., facts, ideas, and opinions) needed for
analysing situations, effective decision making, planning, relationship building, and the well-informed execution of responsibilities. At the lower levels, it is the ability to ask questions and
go to the source for information; at the higher levels, it is the ability to be more proactive in
conducting research and employing systems and processes to systematically maintain
strategic edge.
Asks questions
Investigates
Conducts research to collect relevant information – digs deeper
Uses systems to inform sales process
Teamwork
Puts into practice values and behaviours that contribute to group effectiveness and
performance, and the achievement of team objectives.
Listens effectively (active listening);
Constructively responds to point of view expressed by others;
Gives others the benefit of the doubt;
Provides support to those who need it;
Recognises the interest and achievements of others.
Planning, Coordination and Execution
The ability to plan and coordinate work, understand and effectively manage resources, and
execute individual and team activities in a way that maximizes productivity and ensures
alignment with priorities, and the achievement of goals and objectives and. At the highest
levels, individuals are able to achieve desired results on a consistent basis despite having to
deal with unpredictable or unexpected circumstances.
Plans own work activities
Manages multiple priorities
Coordinates activities involving others within one’s team
Plans and executes broad implementation efforts
Assigns priorities to complex, multiple competing products and plans effectively
Additional Remarks
The role demands an ability to impart technical and clinical information while maintaining
presence and vitality within the training and clinical environment.
The person who functions in this role must have tenacity and be highly self-motivated. This
person will also demonstrate self-learning and be abreast of current issues in the health care
arena.
As part of the Sales and Clinical team this person needs to have a good sense of the
commercial picture and the desire to be part of a team as well as a flexible approach to
satisfying customer needs.
Primary Work Location
AUS Sydney - North Ryde
Additional Locations
Work Shift
BD is a leading global medical technology company that creates medical technology, devices and laboratory equipment for a variety of needs across the healthcare continuum. At BD, we are looking for candidates who possess passion, innovative solutions and a commitment to our one mission of improving access to groundbreaking medical and biotechnology services for people near and far, delivering state-of-the-art technology and cutting-edge research in the battle to fight and cure infectious diseases. With a global reach that extends across 50 countries worldwide, our network of professionals collaborates on effective measures to deliver enhanced patient quality such as lower health care delivery costs, improved health care and safety, and expanded health care for all. Join our company and see how you can become a part of one global mission to make a difference in human health.