Head SFE & SFA

Abbott

5 - 10 years

Mumbai

Posted: 21/06/2025

Job Description

     

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Job Summary

Responsible for Planning and Strategy Development, Coaching Team & alignment with Training & Customer Focus and Service

Planning and Strategy Development

  • Design sales force deployment that complies with  SFE guidelines, and optimizes investment of resources according to business potential and ROI
  • Establish SFE monitoring systems (including ETMS) correlating potential for business, investment of activities & results achieved
  • Review SFE KPI metrics to ensure compliance with  SFE guidelines and consult with respective BU Heads on remedial action required
  • In consultation with the BU Heads, design the salesforce incentive scheme, ensuring compliance with SFE guidelines and the Code of Conduct
  • Establish an SFE Project Team to develop SFE strategy and ensure comprehension and implementation of guidelines
  • Establish processes for monitoring company, promoted product and message recall to ensure core message delivery and competitive share of voice/mind

Coaching Team & alignment with Training

  • Oversee coordination of sales force foundation training programs to ensure key behaviours/ competencies are developed and support Training Managers on course delivery
  • Collaborate with marketing/Training to ensure the development of product distance learning materials
  • Conduct semi-annual performance review for direct reports

Customer Focus and Service

  • Ensure a National customer database is in place profiling customers against potential for business
  • Strong understanding of HCP & Trade sales environment & digital literacy with a systems-thinking approach to integrating digital as a core component of strategy
  • Ensure an optimal level of National calling activity with key target customers
  • Ensure that direct reports understand and disseminate (e.g. in Training) the Code of Conduct
  • Ensure availability of meaningful and accurate salesforce metrics (e.g. ETMS summary reports, SFE “dashboards”) for management information
  • Communicate monthly SFE KPI metrics data
  • Develop behaviours leading to enhanced effectiveness as outlined in key SFE practices in ANI

Experience Details

Minimum 10+ years of relevant experience.

  • 10 + years’ experience in Sales ( with managerial experience) and Marketing with 3 years as Training Manager/ SFE Manager
  • Planning & Prioritizing
  • Decision-making & problem solving
  • Communication skills – written & verbal, Presentation skills
  • Drive for Results & Customer Focus
  • Developing People, Networking Ability
  • Energy & Enthusiasm, Teamwork & Co-operation

     

The base pay for this position is

N/A

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

     

JOB FAMILY:

Sales Support & Administration

     

DIVISION:

ANI International Nutrition

        

LOCATION:

India > Mumbai : BKC Building

     

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

     

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

     

TRAVEL:

Yes, 20 % of the Time

     

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

Not Applicable

     

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day)

     

     

     

About Company

Abbott is a global healthcare company developing medical devices, diagnostic tools, nutritional products, and medicines. It focuses on improving health outcomes across areas like heart disease, diabetes, and infectious diseases, with a strong emphasis on research and innovation.

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