Business Unit Manager DACH (Germany, Austria and Switzerland)

Thoratec Switzerland GmbH

Publication date:
24 May 2025
Workload:
100%
Contract type:
Permanent position
Place of work:Baar
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Job summary

Abbott is a global healthcare leader dedicated to improving health.

Tasks

Drive sales and margin goals for the DACH region effectively.
Lead the sales team and build strong customer relationships.
Develop strategic plans to adapt to industry changes.

Skills

Requires a bachelor's degree and 7 years of sales experience.
Strong analytical skills and problem-solving abilities.
Excellent leadership and communication competencies.

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You will have access to:<ul><li>Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.</li><li>A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.</li><li>A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.</li></ul>For our team at Abbott Nutrition, we are looking for a<h1>Business Unit Manager DACH (Germany, Austria and Switzerland)</h1><h2>Core responsibilities:</h2>Sales & Division Margin / Business Planning<ul><li>Achieve Plan Sales and Division Margin</li><li>Achieve and maintain forecast accuracy, DSO & DOH Plan targets</li><li>Develop and follow up commercial strategy to reach Division Margin and DSO targets</li><li>Develop and administer affiliate’s promotional budget</li><li>Develop pricing and relevant credit terms for hospitals, wholesalers and distributors in collaboration with Finance, approved as per company policy.</li><li>Monthly sales forecast LBE reporting and S&OP in collaboration with Demand Team</li><li>Develop and execute GMI annual plans for continuous affiliate’s profitability improvement</li><li>Establish KPIs and monitoring process for tracking margin affiliate performance and development.</li><li>Manage business channel pricing strategy and hospital tenders</li></ul>Commercial leadership <ul><li>Develop and implement effective sales strategies to achieve business goals</li><li>Manage and lead DACH organization including directly managing sales team</li><li>Build and maintain strong relationships with key customers and stakeholders</li><li>Monitor and analyze sales performance metrics to identify areas for improvement</li><li>Provide training, coaching, and support to the team</li><li>Develop and maintain the knowledge, customer engagement skills, and business insights of account sales representatives to build a high-performing ethical sales team</li><li>Define commercial strategy across business channels and resources allocation</li><li>Coordinate the preparation of annual marketing Plan and individual product strategies for new product launches in collaboration with brand managers</li><li>Control and coordinate the development of marketing programs as well as the strict implementation of all the promotional campaigns from sales force, distributors and co-promotion partners</li><li>Analyze market and therapeutic area data. Gather competitive information and anticipate development. Identify key environment trends and value chain. Identify key value/demand drivers. Collect existing info from different sources and stakeholders. Benchmark industry practices</li></ul>Strategic Focus & Key Opinion Leader development <ul><li>Develop and execute affiliate’s annual business strategy and relevant LRP in alignment with Area’s and Division’s direction.</li><li>Follow up industry trends and changes in the local health care system that could impact the business. Prepare strategic plans to maximize opportunities or avoid/balance negative impact</li><li>Develop and maintain rapport with key opinion leaders and key stakeholders within the payor group to identify trends, competitor activities and new opportunities in the marketplace.</li><li>Spend required time in the field as agreed in annual goals developing relationship with customers</li></ul><h2>The profile:</h2><ul><li>Bachelor's and/or university degree</li><li>Commercial sales experience 7 years, minimum 3 years of commercial line management experience</li><li>Retail/e-com experience</li><li>Proficiency in English</li><li>Strong past trajectory of delivering business results</li><li>Analytical ability to discover the key strengths and development needs of team members, both individually and as a whole team, and identify development actions</li><li>Ownership, holding self and teams accountable for the quality of execution</li><li>Comfort with complexity, critical thinking and problem solving (mental agility)</li></ul>If you’re looking for a dynamic workplace, working in a global environment where you can grow and make a difference, we’d love to hear from you!How do you apply?We would like to receive your response if you are interested in this position, and you recognize yourself in the above profile.Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. 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