The position will cover the Las Vegas territory, including the surrounding areas of Henderson - Las Vegas, NV, Cedar City and St. George, UT. You can anticipate approximately 3-4 overnight stays per month for this territory. The selected candidate will need to reside in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, so relocation will need to be considered if you don't currently live in the territory.

The role is responsible for leading a customer base of veterinary clinics and specialty pet retail stores building net sales, product mix, growing overall Hills consumption, share of market and BRMO (brand recommended most often), while also staying abreast of the competitive climate in the assigned territory to ensure the appropriate actions take place to drive the business.

Responsibilities for this position include:

• Lead a customer base of veterinary clinics and specialty pet retail stores, building net sales, volume, market share and BRMO while improving product mix
• Ensure excellent coverage and 6Ps execution, to grow net sales, drive volume, Brand Recommended Most Often (BRMO) and market share
• Promote and merchandise Hill's products and services. Implement the Perfect Clinic / Store program where applicable.
• Educate customers through detailing and in-clinic seminars on the outstanding economic and nutritional value of Hill's pet diets and products
• Contribute to pets' well-being by driving endorsement of our products
• Develop creative customer specific strategies and joint plans to get results, based on Customer Analysis
• Leverage Hill’s commercial and professional programs to drive product experience, awareness of outstanding formulation and taste to generate professional endorsement, and improve sales and market share in the clinic.
• Rollout new product launches and detail products to clinic staff leading to increased in-store presence and market leadership for all products

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor Degree
• Recent Commercial internship OR 2+ years Sales experience OR 2+ years Vet Hospital experience
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds
• Valid driver's license
• Proficient in G Suite

Preferred Qualifications:

• Degree related to Sales
• Field RVT/CVT certification
• Sales experience in Animal Health
• DVM degree (Doctor of Veterinary Medicine)
• Ability to relocate for future opportunities in 1-2 years

Expected Skills:

• Excellent communication, relationship building, and presentation skills, highly competitive, tenacious, and self-motivated
• Strong selling skills. Ability to persuade, negotiate and close
• Excellent skills in time management, planning and handling budgets
• Aim to grow and build a territory and a passion for pets
• Good analytical skills and basic understanding of business and business terminology
• Good work ethic, professional appearance and approach, high integrity

Hill’s offers:

• Highly competitive pay
• Opportunity to work with a highly-committed and professional sales team
• Great employee, domestic partner, and family benefits that start the first day of employment
• Retirement Savings & Investment Plan with company contributions and matching
• Annual education/tuition reimbursement up to $10,000
• 14 paid holidays and annual vacation
• World-class training and development opportunities
• Highly professional, ethical, and caring environment
• Hill’s Territory Managers also enjoy:
• Fully paid company vehicle
• Competitive bonus
• Company provided home office equipment, laptop, iPad and connectivity