Sales Representative - Portland, OR - Sustainability Solutions

About the role

Work Flexibility: Field-based

Who We Want

• Customer-Oriented Achievers: Individuals with a strong work ethic and a customer-focused attitude who consistently add value to partnerships.
• Hard-Working Winners: Confident, competitive, and results-driven salespeople with a proven record of success.
• Game Changers: Persistent and proactive professionals who take ownership and complete tasks effectively.
• Mission-Driven Sellers: Enthusiastic individuals dedicated to improving healthcare and making a difference.

Job Overview

The Sales Representative is responsible for promoting and selling a portfolio of technical and reprocessed medical products to both new and existing customers. You will create and manage lead generation plans, inform customers of new products and pricing, and develop strategic sales initiatives in partnership with healthcare facilities.

This individual contributor role requires minimal supervision, with a strong emphasis on using professional expertise and judgment to drive sales. The position requires a college degree or equivalent experience, along with substantial industry knowledge. Key responsibilities include generating revenue through the sales of reprocessed medical devices and executing sales plans under the guidance of the Regional Manager.

What You Will Do

• Engage with Healthcare Facilities: Build and maintain relationships with hospital staff, educating them on our programs and their environmental and financial benefits.
• Develop and Execute Sales Strategies: Tailor specific action plans to meet customer needs, achieve revenue goals, and drive growth within your territory.
• Strengthen Customer Relationships: Foster long-term partnerships, consistently delivering value and addressing evolving needs.
• Conduct Business Reviews and Presentations: Participate in or initiate reviews using well-developed skills to educate and influence stakeholders.
• Stay Informed: Keep current with product offerings, market trends, and competitive insights to better serve your clients.
• Collaborate Effectively: Work cross-functionally to resolve customer concerns, support product training, and ensure successful program implementation.

Required Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree or a minimum of four years of equivalent professional experience in sales or a related field.
• Experience: 2-5 years in outside commercial sales with a demonstrated record of achievement.
• Communication: Effective verbal and written communication skills, essential for engaging with various stakeholders.
• Interpersonal Abilities: Exceptional relationship-building, negotiation, and organizational skills, contributing to effective teamwork and collaboration.

Preferred Qualifications, Skills & Competencies

• Industry Experience: Background or previous sales experience in the medical device industry. Familiarity with operating room environments or hospital operations.
• Presentation Skills: Ability to confidently influence decision-makers and deliver impactful business reviews.
• CRM Proficiency: Experienced in using CRM tools to track sales activities and forecast effectively.
• Self-Motivation: Highly proactive and capable of working independently, using professional expertise to make informed decisions and drive results.
• Customer Relationship Management: Strong ability to build and maintain meaningful relationships, negotiate successfully, and solve problems efficiently.
• Analytical Skills: Skilled in evaluating market potential, prioritizing sales efforts, and adjusting strategies as needed.
• Technical Proficiency: Competent in using smart devices, common office equipment, and software such as Microsoft Office.

Work Environment

• Setting: A combination of in-office work and field-based responsibilities, requiring regular travel to healthcare facilities.
• Protective Measures: Must be willing to use PPE such as gowns, masks, and gloves in hospital environments.
• Physical Requirements: Ability to lift up to 40 pounds and travel 80-100 miles per day within the territory.

Travel Percentage: 10%

Stryker Corporation will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.

However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.

Stryker is driven to work together with our customers to make healthcare better. Employees and new hires in sales and field roles that require access to customer accounts as a function of the job may be required, depending on customer requirements, to obtain the COVID-19 vaccination as an essential function of their role.