System Sales Specialist - Oxnard, United States - Parker Hannifin Corporation

Parker Hannifin Corporation

Verified Company

Oxnard, United States

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

Position Summary

Responsible for developing and executing an annual sales plan for capital equipment in the assigned geographic territory in cooperation with the Industry Market Sales Manager.

Responsible for meeting or exceeding a sales budget for capital equipment in the specified geographic region.

Required to interact and coordinate with Technical Support Engineers and Territory Sales Managers, as well as Engineering, Manufacturing and Customer Service personnel.

Responsibilities

Develop and execute an annual sales plan for capital equipment.
Provide sales management with a monthly forecast of capital equipment sales and a project opportunity list.
Must possess sound understanding of the biological manufacturing process and the ability to specify products to maintain and increase revenue by prioritizing the opportunities on an accountbyaccount basis to obtain optimum sales and margin results.
Coordinate with Engineering and Manufacturing Departments to deliver internal and external customer focused deliverables.

Interface with Engineering and Manufacturing Departments on matters regarding product performance, product design and product quality.

Participates regularly in Voice of Customer activities to present evolving customer requirements and provide input in new product design and sustainable improvements to Engineering and Manufacturing Departments.

Interface with Service Department to authorize warranty repairs, solicit customer purchase orders for non-warranty repairs and inform customers of installation issues that need to be rectified for proper operations of the product.

Accelerates the introduction of new products and technology to the market place.
Supports Customer Service Department in technical matters beyond the scope of the customer service representative's function.
Assist with preparation of validation documentation and factory validation of equipment. Participate in customer facing factory acceptance testing of equipment. Participates and coordinates the installation, startup and training of equipment operators. Documents customer interactions through reports and summaries in customer database.

Qualifications

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree, preferably in a science or engineering discipline.
Minimum 5 years of experience in an engineering discipline or process development environment in the biopharmaceutical industry. Technical aptitude and experience in biopharmaceutical process development, manufacturing, validation and automation. Versed in cGMP and GAMP requirements.
Minimum 5 years of experience in sales preferred, or field technical support, in a related biopharmaceutical market, preferably with experience in capital equipment. Sound opportunity management skills with the ability to work with various functional support groups including. Territory Managers, Technical Service Engineers, and Laboratory personnel. Ability to influence the decisionmaking and problemsolving processes at biopharmaceutical customers.
This is a fieldbased position that requires up to 5060% travel for enduser visits, training and personal development opportunities. Domestic and foreign travel as required.

Previous experience with single-use technologies is preferred.

Must possess strong organizational, analytical and interpersonal skills (written and oral).
Ability to read and create technical drawings (intermediate skill level).
Ability to develop solutions to customer problems and translate the solutions into business development strategies and products.

Equal Employment Opportunity
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