Regional Vice President, Sales (Vascular) South Region

Why Merit? At Merit Medical, our mission is to create innovative medical devices that improve lives. Our goal is to hire and develop people who want to build something special through hard work, team effort, and commitment. Together, we are making a difference in the lives of patients around the world. DAY (United States of America) SUMMARY OF DUTIES Manages the sale of Merit products in a region and assists Account Executives to understand and meet the needs of existing and potential clients. Hires and develops sales representatives and provides training and feedback to improve demonstrations and sale presentations. Monitors individual and team progress in achieving sales goals. Provides timely feedback to marketing and production from the customer to improve products or product quality. Ideal candidate location will be Houston, San Antonio, and Austin TX. Region will include Western Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS PERFORMED 1.    Evaluates and hires Account Executives and trains them on meeting customer needs and understanding company products and sales methods. 2.    Works with sales representatives in their territories to: •    Develop their skills in making sales presentations by providing immediate feedback. •    Provide suggestions and direction for changes in activity to improve productivity. •    Follow-up on training previously provided. •    Answer questions about product or sales problems and policy areas that may be perceived as unclear. •    Provide information about changes in products or pricing. •    Assist sales representatives to plan and manage their own work in ways consistent with effective time management principles. 3.    Handles questions from Account Executives and clients about pricing, defective products, or product replacement. 4.    Reports on the individual progress of sales representatives in achieving their individual and corporate sales goals. 5.    Develops marketing strategies and assists sales representatives to understand and implement these strategies in working with existing and potential customers. 6.    Reviews individual and regional reports and uses these reports to monitor performance in achieving sales volume and profitability goals. 7.    Provides coordination and feedback to manufacturing, marketing and other departments to resolve problems about product quality or company processes. 8.    Prepares performance and sales reports for management and sales representatives. 9.    Monitors customer satisfaction with Merit products and shares information with sales staff and other departments to identify opportunities to improve products, resolve or prevent the recurrence of problems, and increase overall customer satisfaction. 10.    Monitors product competition and market share and uses this information in evaluating overall sales performance. 11.    Performs other duties, as required. ESSENTIAL PHYSICAL/ENVIRONMENTAL DEMANDS •    Lifting – Not to exceed 50 lbs. –…