Americas Training Manager - AMD

$109,300 - $218,700/Yr

Abbott Laboratories - Green Oaks, IL

Full-time - Mid Level

Green Oaks, IL

10,001+ employees

Miscellaneous Manufacturing

About the position

The Americas Training Manager at Abbott is responsible for developing and implementing comprehensive training strategies to enhance the knowledge, skills, and business processes within the commercial organization. This remote position supports Abbott Molecular and requires collaboration with sales, service, marketing, and business leaders to ensure training programs meet the evolving needs of the organization.

Responsibilities

• Create and execute short, medium, and long-term training strategies in collaboration with area sales, service, marketing, and business leaders.
• Assist in designing, developing, and delivering training programs that enhance the performance of all positions within the commercial organization.
• Continuously update the Americas training curriculum to address the evolving needs of the organization, including new and pipeline products.
• Manage the assessment of training effectiveness and implement corrective actions to improve training quality.
• Identify and deliver training programs that address the broader needs of the organization, ensuring appropriate measures and impact.
• Assist in developing and executing a multiyear training strategy for all parts of the organization, focusing on knowledge, skills, coaching, and business processes.
• Customize and implement fundamental and advanced selling skills training, and expand manager coaching training.
• Establish and maintain executive management relationships internally and externally to enhance training programs.
• Ensure trainers are prepared and qualified to conduct effective training sessions, focusing on material and class structure effectiveness.
• Develop, deliver, and reinforce training that supports the achievement of the sales plan across all key product areas.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 5+ years of commercial experience, preferably in the Diagnostics or Medical Device industry.
• 3+ years of successful sales training experience required.
• Proficiency in development and delivery of customer-focused needs development training.
• Ability to travel up to 30% domestically and internationally.

Nice-to-haves

• Master's degree preferred.
• Learning and Development certification preferred.
• Outstanding facilitation, presentation, and communication skills.
• Demonstrate superior selling/support skills and product knowledge in previous assignments.
• Bi-Lingual in English with Spanish, French, or Portuguese is a plus.
• Previous sales and/or territory leadership experience in a similar industry is a plus.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement