高级区域代表（伴侣动物）
Companion Animal Senior Territory Representative
**职位描述**
130多年来，我们一直在推动突破性的科学进步。如今，我们通过持续创新，开发突破性的药物、疫苗和技术。我们扎根于农场和诊所的直接经验，与客户一路同行。
我们的专注点是赋能那些照顾动物的人，帮助他们自信地管理其重要责任。因为说到动物健康，**没有人比我们更了解。**
我们的高级区域代表与客户面对面交流，了解他们的需求并提供合适的解决方案。我们在现场销售团队中协作工作，并在支持以客户为中心的商业模式中发挥关键作用。
此职位负责在其各自区域内了解和识别兽医诊所、收容所设施和企业客户的需求，通过销售公司动物健康部门的产品组合，支持与客户战略相关的拉动活动，并确保公司动物健康部门被视为带来价值和技术创新，符合我们的战略重点——“更健康动物的科学”。此外，高级区域代表还应了解公司动物健康部门及分销合作伙伴的资源。
**此职位覆盖北新泽西地区。我们强烈建议销售人员居住在其负责的区域内，但允许销售人员居住在距离该区域边界最多20英里的地方。**
**核心职责：**
- 以对每位客户有意义且相关的方式传达我们的产品组合；根据对客户需求的理解，定制讨论和互动。
- 作为指定客户的首要联系人，与关键人员/决策者会面，了解诊所结构、商业模式、关键影响者（业主/诊所经理/技术主管/助理兽医/前台员工）、客户需求，并识别业务机会。
- 制定客户策略——明确与客户互动/关系、解决方案、合作伙伴参与及潜在产品供给的战略，从而产生销售机会和账户价值。
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**Job Description**
For over 130 years, we have pioneered groundbreaking science. Today, we are driven by continuous innovation to develop breakthrough medicines, vaccines and technology. Rooted in direct experience on the farm and in the clinic, we work hand in hand with our customers every step of the way.
Our singular focus is to empower those who care for animals, helping them manage their vital responsibility with confidence. Because when it comes to animal health, **no one sees it like we do.**
Our Senior Territory Representatives interact face to face with our customers, understand their needs and consult to offer the right solutions. We work collaboratively in field sales teams and play a critical role in supporting our customer centric business model.
This position is responsible for working in their respective territory to understand and identify veterinary clinic, shelter facility, and corporate account customer needs, by selling our Company's Animal Health division, Companion Animal product portfolio, supporting pull-through activities relative to the customer strategy, and ensuring that our Company's Animal Health division is viewed as bringing value and technical innovations aligned to our strategic focus - The Science of Healthier Animals. In addition, the Senior Territory Representative demonstrates an understanding of the resources available across our Company's Animal Health division and our Distribution Partners.
**This role will cover the Northern New Jersey territory. It is strongly preferred that our sales employees reside within the territory which they cover, however, we will allow sales employees to live up to 20 miles from the territory border.**
**Essential Accountabilities:**
- Communicates about our product portfolio in a way that's meaningful and relevant to each individual customer; customizes discussions and interactions based on understanding of customer's needs.
- Primary point of contact for assigned customers, meet with key personnel/decision makers to understand practice structure, business model, key influencers (Owner/Practice Manager/Key Tech/Associate Vet/Front office staff), customer needs and identifies business opportunities.
- Develops customer strategy - outlining strategy for interactions/relationship, solutions, partner involvement and potential offerings for customers resulting in solutions, partner involvement and potential offerings for customers resulting in sales opportunities and account sales growth of Animal Health products and services.
- Develops territory and specific account plans for all key customers. Partners with National Account Managers, Corporate Account Team, and Distribution Field Partners to maintain strong focus on key accounts and corporate owned clinics to drive occupancy and sales growth.
- Works collaboratively across all species teams to foster our Company's approach to enhance knowledge of the entire Animal Health product portfolio.
- Shares with other team members within the region to foster growth and development within the team.
- Analyzes monthly sales results and manage expenses within budget guidelines.
- Identifies and selects programs/services available within Animal Health’s available resources to address customer needs and provide education & training opportunities to accounts.
- Works with leadership and Field Professional Services to develop and deliver relevant offerings that address desired customer’s needs.
- Develops current understanding of Animal Health products, industry trends and competitor landscape.
- Articulates and communicates relevant customer, industry, product, and market trends appropriately through the organization.
- Responsible for developing and meeting learning and development objectives agreed upon with leadership.
**Required Education & Years of Experience:**
- High school diploma with at least ten (10) years of sales or equivalent experience OR
- Bachelor’s degree with at least five (5) years of sales experience
**Required Skills/Abilities:**
- Excellent interpersonal/communication and presentation skills
- Demonstrated motivation and focus on achieving measurable, tangible results.
- Commitment to collaboration as the normal mode of working and resolving problems.
- Demonstrated understanding of positions’ contribution to the business goals and willingness to adopt changes to current processes to meet customer needs.
- Demonstrated ability to independently understand customers’ evolving needs and expectations and combines with knowledge of customers’ organization and culture to drive results.
- Effective application of selling techniques and approaches, simultaneously managing multiple customers/accounts at different stages of the sales process, articulating the value of Animal Health products using approved resources.
- Demonstrated ability to identify, develop and manage a different mix of accounts independently within a territory, including some complex accounts, and to develop plans based on unique opportunities and customer needs.
- Proficient computer skills including working knowledge of Word, Excel and PowerPoint and the ability to use an iPad.
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
- Ability to travel overnight and some weekend activity.
**Preferred Skills & Abilities:**
- Sales experience and/or experience within the Animal Health Industry.
- Knowledge of animal health biological and pharmaceutical products.
- Understanding or prior experience working with Distribution.
- Multi-lingual fluency preferred, particularly in Spanish.
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**Required Skills:**
Account Management, Account Management, Adaptability, Animal Health Care, Business Decisions, Business Opportunity Identification, Client Development, Customer Centricity, Customer Engagement, Customer Management, Decision Making, Emotional Intelligence, Expectation Management, Inbound Phone Sales, Industry Knowledge, Industry Trend Analysis, Interpersonal Relationships, Lead Generation, Market Analysis, Opportunity Management, Presentation Delivery, Product Knowledge, Product Sales, Sales Forecasting, Sales Goal Achievement {+ 8 more}
**Preferred Skills:**
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**US and Puerto Rico Residents Only:**
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The salary range for this role is
$96,200.00 - $151,400.00
This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, government requirements, and business or organizational needs.
The successful candidate will be eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive, if applicable.
We offer a comprehensive package of benefits. Available benefits include medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, including 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, and compassionate and sick days. More information about benefits is available at [https://jobs.merck.com/us/en/compensation-and-benefits](https://jobs.merck.com/us/en/compensation-and-benefits).
You can apply for this role through [https://jobs.merck.com/us/en](https://jobs.merck.com/us/en) (or via the Workday Jobs Hub if you are a current employee). The application deadline for this position is stated on this posting.
**San Francisco Residents Only:** We will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance
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**Employee Status:**
Regular
**Relocation:**
No relocation
**VISA Sponsorship:**
No
**Travel Requirements:**
50%
**Flexible Work Arrangements:**
Remote
**Shift:**
1st - Day
**Valid Driving License:**
Yes
**Hazardous Material(s):**
NA
**Job Posting End Date:**
09/28/2026
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