Account Manager

Location: Western WI / Eau Claire, WI

Position Summary

We are seeking a highly capable individual for Account Manager, US Petcare Division. Primary responsibilities include utilizing solution selling, territory management, and business planning capabilities to execute our strategies to maximize sales performance within the assigned geography. This position will be field based and will require travel and some evening work for educational programs. Candidate should live within the territory.

Position Responsibilities

Sales Performance

• Meet overall sales objectives (quota) both overall and for key growth products via demand generation within targeted geography.
• Successfully launch new products, service offerings and generate new equipment leads.

Selling Skills, Technical Knowledge, and Customer Value Delivery

• Consistently demonstrate Solution Selling capabilities.
• Consistently build and demonstrate relevant technical knowledge, verbal fluency, and veterinary practice expertise.
• Build effective relationships with and service all targeted hospitals / personnel to ensure you maintain and grow relevance and access within each account.
• Interact with customers following all Zoetis promotional guidelines.

Territory Management and Teamwork

• Develop and execute a Territory Business Plan / Resource Allocation per our expectations - effectively implementing the full complement of Zoetis resources and following up to maximize ROI.
• Meet field activity expectations including sales call activity and investment in medical education programs.
• Develop and execute a call-cycle at the account and veterinarian level that delivers our reach / frequency expectations.

• Work with all Zoetis Petcare colleagues in a professional manner to include consistently meeting expectations around integrity/compliance, work-ethic, role/responsibility, conduct/attire, effective communication/informing, all administrative responsibilities, and overall teamwork.

Education and Experience

• Undergraduate degree (BS/BA) required.
• Success in previous roles including creatively finding opportunities or solving problems to drive sales performance.
• 3-10 years of documented and successful consultative sales experience.
• Exemplifies what it means to be a change agent, continuous learner, and pushing self / others beyond dominant logic.
• Uses analytics and insights to enhance decision-making and tactical execution.
• Follow-through and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage assigned expense budgets.
• Highly focused and results oriented, able to identify goals and priorities and resolve issues in initial stages.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and in a close team environment, self-starter.
• Animal Health experience and knowledge of small animal veterinary medicine.
• Exhibit willingness to accept and incorporate feedback.

Technical Skills Requirements

• Verbal, written, presentation, interpersonal, and communication skills.
• Ability to exercise good judgment and make thoughtful / fair decisions based on relevant information.
• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint) and ability to learn Zoetis systems.

Physical Position Requirements

Ability and willingness to travel and work some evenings as required by the position.

About Zoetis

At Zoetis we are passionate about our customers and the animals in their care. We discover, develop and manufacture the world's most innovative and effective products for animal health-medicines, vaccines, diagnostics, genetic tests, biodevices-and we are creating the next generation of integrated solutions and services to support this evolving industry. We know our people drive our success. Our colleagues are proud of our company culture and the meaningful role we play in caring for animals. The Zoetis Core Beliefs define the commitments we make to our colleagues, customers and stakeholders every day. They have guided the creation of our award-winning workplace and our proud position as a leading partner of choice in animal health.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Our Colleagues Make the Difference, and we know their differences make Zoetis stronger. We strive to create an environment where each colleague feels valued and cared for and where we can be our best every day. Our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) focus and commitment begins with our leadership team of diverse backgrounds, experiences and ethnicities (50% of our executive team members are women), and it is demonstrated in our support of our colleagues and industry. Our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Council, representing colleagues across locations, functions and communities, serve as ambassadors and champions for DE&I initiatives. In addition to the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Council, Zoetis has six colleague resource groups that bring together colleagues who share similar backgrounds, experiences, or interests and work together toward goals aligned with our strategic business priorities.

Our commitment to advancing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion has earned us recognitions as a Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality, a 100 Best Company for Working Mothers, a Top Company for Executive Women, among many others.

For animals. For health. For you.

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