Versiti was founded with the belief that together, our blood centers can better serve patients' urgent need for life-saving healthcare. We love what we do, and we're looking for passionate individuals to join the Versiti family. We foster a diverse environment that affirms each employee's dignity and worth, and we offer a chance to work with a team of compassionate people who provide lifesaving blood to our communities on a daily basis.
What you can expect in this position:
The Account Representative position is a highly competitive field sales role. Account Representatives develop successful strategies to source and qualify new accounts and work with existing accounts to execute productive blood drives to meet monthly territory blood collection needs. This position is critical to ensuring a stable public blood supply..
What you will do:
- Meets and exceeds monthly collection goals and booking targets with an emphasis on accuracy, productivity, cost-effectiveness, blood inventory needs, efficient operations, and customer service
- Actively prospects and networks to continually add new, productive blood drive opportunities
- Evaluates the key motivators within each organization to elicit the commitment and follow through needed to ensure optimal participation at blood drives
- Manages blood drive details and outcomes by scheduling resources; ensuring appropriateness of blood drive site; communicating internally all details regarding the blood drive; coordinating with organization logistics and needs for the blood drive; forecasting production of the drive; clearly defining expectations of the group; providing tools, timelines and training to the group; scheduling communication touch points; and managing successful outcomes
- Appraises existing accounts to identify opportunity for improvement, creates a strategy, and pursues a conversation with account leadership
- On-site recruits as needed or required; may include evening or weekend hours
- Develops and maintains relationships with account points of contact, account leaders and key accounts
- Works with marketing/communications to identify blood drive strategies and prepares content needed to support defined strategies
- Works collaboratively with other departments as needed to ensure successful blood drives and provides excellent internal customer service
- Keeps account records up-to-date which includes titles and contact information for key points of contact
- Identifies, documents, and provides feedback on issues regarding customer needs/requirements, customer issues/concerns and satisfaction, potential expansion opportunities, competitor activities/strategies, and similar information
- All other duties as assigned
What you will need:
- Bachelor's degree required.
- Three (3) to five (5) years direct business to business sales experience preferred.
- A current valid driver's license and good driving record is required.
Skills and Qualifications:
- Proven track record of sales success
- Thrives in a self-motivated and self-directed work environment
- Must have excellent analytical, planning, strategic and decision making skills
- Ability to be resourceful, flexible, adaptable; possess excellent problem-solving skills
- Must possess a calm, confident, competent, and approachable demeanor; a professional image; and have the ability to listen, be interested in, and easily communicate to a wide variety of audiences
- Must possess excellent time management and organization skills, and able to manage detailed information
- Skilled in persuasive communication, being able to be direct in a respectful manner
- Excellent ability to communicate, encompassing written, verbal, and presentation skills
- Ability to prepare information needed for meeting agendas, educational and motivational presentations, blood drive promotion, trainings, and analytical reports; and the ability to communicate and deliver that information effectively
When you will work:
Monday - Friday 8:00 - 4:30 with some flexibility to nights and weekends as needed for events
What's in it for you?
- Complete insurance coverage - medical, dental, vision, life
- 401(k) with company match
- Generous paid time off
- Wellness program
Our Mission:
We are Blood Health Innovators who enhance lives through discovery, diagnosis, and treatment.
Our Vision:
We will expand the frontiers of patient health through the integration of science, medicine, and service.
Equal Opportunity Employer. This company will provide equal opportunity to all individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.
