Contract Sales Representative

At STERIS, we help our Customers create a healthier and safer world by providing innovative healthcare and life science product and service solutions around the globe.

Position Summary

Contract Representative (CSR) is responsible for maximizing the closed sale value for all contract renewals, new business, and warranty opportunities. The CSR will coordinate and maintain the business pipeline in partnership with District Service Managers (DSM). The CSR will deliver service agreement quotes and communicate the value proposition of the service offerings.

In this role, the CSR will set the price, confirm the inventory coverage, and review terms and conditions while ensuring the service agreement meets profitability targets. The CSR will utilize objection handling techniques and sales tactics for contract revenue generation.

The CSR is responsible for communicating the status of their pipeline, escalating obstacles to management, delivering quotes on time, and proactively following up with Customers until the sale is closed. The CSR should also identify opportunities to improve the sales process and participate in Kaizen and/or problem-solving events.

This is a hybrid position. The team meets in the Birmingham AL office on Tuesday and Wednesday.

What You'll Do as a Contract Sales Representative

Sales Responsibilities:

• Responsible for reviewing expired agreements and evaluating upsell opportunities
• Partner with DSM to define the pricing strategy for the renewal, warranty and new business opportunities
• Contact the Customer with a consultative approach to identify their needs
• Coordinate the sales process with key business stakeholders including service management, field service technicians, and sales account managers
• Deliver quotes to the Customer up to four months in advance of expiry
• Routine follow up with the Customer to obtain purchase order, overcome objections, and escalate price negotiations to field leadership to ensure Customer retention
• Evaluate terms and conditions change requests and ensure legal approval
• Update service agreement pipeline status throughout the sales process in the CRM, including retention chance, primary contact(s) and most recent communication with Customer
• Code and evaluate losses
• Meet sales performance metrics for on time renewals, warranty conversions, pricing targets, and new business quota

Continuous Improvement:

• Identify opportunities to improve the sales process and ensure best practices are utilized
• Participate in Kaizen and problem-solving events
• Implement performance goals to continuously improve year over year

The Experience, Skills and Abilities Needed

Required:

• High school diploma + Two (2) years’ experience in business, customer service or sales
• Strong demonstrated success of making outbound calls, clearly promoting our value propositions, overcoming objections, and converting Customers on new business opportunities
• Must have PC experience with working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite with demonstrated proficiency in Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Preferred:

• Bachelor’s degree strongly preferred.
• Working with contracts, including terms and conditions, preferred.
• Experience with service contract software and CRM systems and Oracle/Siebel strongly preferred.

Other:

• Demonstrated ability to stay ahead of the current assigned renewal and warranty pipeline, including on-time quote submission and follow-ups
• History of consistently exceeding current ICP metrics
• Demonstrated ability to be a trusted business partner
• Demonstrates ability to use sales tactics and overcoming objections
• Demonstrated strong business acumen
• Demonstrated effective analytical, documentation, organizational, and written and oral communication skills.

What STERIS Offers

We value our employees and are committed to providing a comprehensive benefits package that supports your health, well-being, and financial future.

Here is just a brief overview of what we offer:

• Market Competitive Pay
• Extensive Paid Time Off and (9) added Holidays
• Excellent Healthcare, Dental, and Vision benefits
• Long/Short Term Disability Coverage
• 401(k) with a company match
• Maternity & Parental Leave
• Additional add-on benefits/discounts for programs such as Pet Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement and continued education programs
• Excellent opportunities for advancement in a stable long-term career

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Pay range for this opportunity is $44,412.50 - $57,475.00. This position is incentive plan eligible, at target earnings of $20,000-$30,000, depending on performance.

Minimum pay rates offered will comply with county/city minimums, if higher than range listed. Pay rates are based on a number of factors, including but not limited to local labor market costs, years of relevant experience, education, professional certifications, foreign language fluency, etc.

STERIS offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits portfolio. Click here for a complete list of benefits: STERIS Benefits

Open until position is filled.

STERIS is a leading global provider of products and services that support patient care with an emphasis on infection prevention. WE HELP OUR CUSTOMERS CREATE A HEALTHIER AND SAFER WORLD by providing innovative healthcare and life sciences products and services around the globe. For more information, visit .

If you need assistance completing the application process, please call 1 (440) 392.7047. This contact information is for accommodation inquiries only and cannot be used to check application status.

STERIS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity to ensure that persons are recruited, hired, trained, transferred and promoted in all job groups regardless of race, color, religion, age, disability, national origin, citizenship status, military or veteran status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, and any other category protected by federal, state or local law. We are not only committed to this policy by our status as a federal government contractor, but also we are strongly bound by the principle of equal employment opportunity.

The full affirmative action program, absent the data metrics required by § 60-741.44(k), shall be available to all employees and applicants for employment for inspection upon request. The program may be obtained at your location’s HR Office during normal business hours.