Sales Operations Specialist - Adult Nutrition - Columbus, Ohio

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Job Description – Sales Operations Specialist

About Abbott

Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow your career.

• Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO

• An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution

• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.

• 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.

• 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.

The Opportunity

Our location in Columbus, OH, currently has an opportunity for a Sales Operations Specialist in our Nutrition Division.  Our nutrition business develops science-based nutrition products for people of all ages, from helping babies and children grow to keeping adult bodies strong and active. Millions of people around the world count on our leading brands – including Similac®, PediaSure®, Pedialyte®, Ensure®, and Glucerna® – to help them get the nutrients they need to live their healthiest lives.

In this role, the Sales Operations Specialist will be responsible for project management in Sales Operations and Training of Sales Operations processes.  The incumbent will be responsible for effectively communicating to the Field sales force, Marketing and Training. The primary role of this position is to execute processes and programs to streamline efficiencies for the field sales force and train to the changes as it relates to the division strategies.

What You'll Work On

• Manage Sales Operations programs and tools

• Collaborate with Marketing, Training and Sales and manage cross functional projects

• Work cross-functionally with Sales Management and various Abbott sales organizations and Marketing to create, implement, and optimize all necessary Sales Operations functions.

• Identify opportunities to create and implement strategies that aid in the development of sales tools and training programs to optimize efficiencies.

• Identify incremental resource requirements needed to achieve goals and collaborate with Marketing and Leadership.

• Routinely identify opportunities develop/modify plans. Anticipate change and take proactive measures to address.

• Responsible for developing, executing strategic sales tools and training

• Ability to work closely with Manager and interdisciplinary teams to develop tools, communication and training

• Must prioritize the utilization of resources to drive return on investment.

• Plan and organize to maximize focus on top priorities

• Complete monthly budget reporting and analysis

• Manage monthly headcount tracking, reporting, and optimization

• Manage Ad Hoc Projects, include business analysis and presentation development

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree

• Minimum 2 years of sales experience

• Minimum of 5 years of work experience post-college education  

• Demonstrated initiative and problem-solving skills.

• Critical-thinking skills.

• Ability or aptitude to multi-task as new projects and challenges are incurred.

Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives:https://abbottbenefits.com/

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

Connect with us at abbott.com, on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/abbott-/, and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/AbbottCareers.

The base pay for this position is

$86,700.00 – $173,300.00

In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

JOB FAMILY:

Sales Support & Administration

DIVISION:

ANPD Nutrition Products

LOCATION:

United States > Columbus : RP02

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

TRAVEL:

Yes, 5 % of the Time

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

No

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday)Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.EEO is the Law link- English: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_English.pdfEEO is the Law link- Espanol: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_Spanish.pdf