Nestle

National Account Sales Manager - Medical Nutrition (Midwest)

Nestle$120K — $130K *
Healthcare
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in business, healthcare, or related field; advanced degree preferred.
  • 5+ years of medical/clinical sales experience in a hospital setting required.
  • Key account management experience selling to C-suite strongly preferred.
  • 5+ years of leadership experience with a proven track record of success.
  • Experience managing complex, cross-functional projects.

Responsibilities

  • Meets/exceeds sales objectives including growth and profitability targets in assigned IDN accounts.
  • Reviews monthly sales performance and sets growth strategies for successful outcomes.
  • Develops and executes short and long-range plans for National Accounts.
  • Analyzes customer and Nestlé's objectives for mutual success on contracts.
  • Cultivates long-term relationships with key leaders and advocates in assigned accounts.
  • Drives contract pricing development and negotiation processes.
  • Logs sales activities in CRM to track performance and market intelligence.
  • Identifies opportunities for increased account penetration within existing customers.
  • Participates in sales meetings and industry events as needed.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to use innovative digital tools and technologies.
  • Collaborative work environment with cross-functional teams.
  • Travel opportunities across designated markets for account engagement.
  • Role contributes to the growth of the Medical Nutrition business.
Full Job Description
Position Summary:
The Manager, National Account Sales will have a specified account portfolio of Integrated Delivery Networks including the owned/leased/managed homecare run by the IDN, the onsite clinics and all decision making personnel who have the ability to influence and make purchasing decisions that will result in mutually beneficial growth of Medical Nutrition.

The Manager, National Account Sales is responsible for execution against the overall channel and GPO strategy related to all assigned accounts in accordance with Nestle Health Science Medical Nutrition sales plan.

The role is responsible for execution via live face to face and virtual interactions that align facility requirements. The role requires interacting with key decision makers and influencers within assigned accounts, facilitating contract negotiations and RFP responses, and developing/driving strategic execution of National Account initiatives.

Additionally, they will leverage digital tools and innovative technologies to enhance delivery and effectiveness, using data and performance insights to continuously optimize outcomes and remain at the forefront of industry standards. They collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to align strategies with business goals, using technologies and analytics to measure impact and drive continuous improvement.

Territory: This role will support the Indianapolis, Louisville/Lexington, and Cincinnati markets.

Key Responsibilities:
• Meets/exceeds sales objectives including sales growth and profitability targets in assigned IDN accounts
• Reviews sales performance within assigned accounts on a monthly basis, sets specific growth strategies and plans within assigned accounts in order to meet/exceed defined organization sales metrics/goals.
• Drives the development and independent execution of short and long-range plans in support of National Accounts, develops deep understanding of account decision-making processes and contacts, key thought leaders and key topics to address within membership.
• Analyze customer and Nestlé's objectives to ensure mutual achievement of respective contract and business objectives.
• Initiates, cultivates and leverages long-term customer relationships including IDN Leadership, "C" level and Senior VP level relationships, builds network of key advocates within assigned accounts.
• Drives development of pricing and negotiation of assigned contracts with input from Sales Operations, Sr. Sales and Field Sales Management and facilitates contract completion/execution with Sales Operations Team.
• Increases the organization's ability to track field performance/activity and sales results by recording sales activity on a consistent and regular basis in the sales reporting systems (CRM). Using information and data points for call preparation/follow-up and to record market intelligence data.
• Manages assigned customer relationships and identifies opportunities within existing customers to increase account penetration and capitalize on contract opportunities.
• Stays abreast of industry and competitive activities and updates account plans appropriately. Participates in sales meetings, conventions, seminars and other activities on an as-needed basis.
• Must be willing to travel over 50% to designated accounts and to company meetings when planned.
• Perform other duties as required.

Experience and Education Requirements:
• Bachelor's degree in business healthcare, or related field; advanced degree preferred.
• 5+ years medical/clinical selling experience in a hospital setting required with key account management experience selling to C-suite strongly preferred.
• 5+ years of leadership experience with demonstrated track record of success and results.
• Experience managing complex, cross-functional projects.

Preferred Skills: #MedicalNutritionSalesJune2026
• IDN Strategy & Structure
• System Knowledge - Microsoft Office, Veeva, Power BI (specifically CDR and Contract Lookup)
• Must be highly motivated, articulate, self-directed, and demonstrate excellent communication, organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Must be able to work well within a fast-paced environment and ha

About Nestle

Nestlé S.A. is a Swiss multinational food and drink processing conglomerate corporation headquartered in Vevey, Vaud, Switzerland. It is the largest food company in the world, measured by revenue and other metrics, since 2014. It ranked No. 64 on the Fortune Global 500 in 2017 and No. 33 in the 2016 edition of the Forbes Global 2000 list of largest public companies. Nestlé's products include baby food, medical food, bottled water, breakfast cereals, coffee and tea, confectionery, dairy products, ice cream, frozen food, pet foods, and snacks. Twenty-nine of Nestlé's brands have annual sales of over 1 billion CHF, including Nespresso, Nescafé, Kit Kat, Smarties, Nesquik, Stouffer's, Vittel, and Maggi. Nestlé has 447 factories, operates in 189 countries, and employs around 339,000 people. It is one of the main shareholders of L'Oreal, the world's largest cosmetics company. Nestlé was formed in 1905 by the merger of the "Anglo-Swiss Milk Company", established in 1866 by brothers George and Charles Page, and "Farine Lactée Henri Nestlé", founded in 1867 by Henri Nestlé. The company grew significantly during the First World War and again following the Second World War, expanding its offerings beyond its early condensed milk and infant formula products. The company has made a number of corporate acquisitions, including Crosse & Blackwell in 1950, Findus in 1963, Libby's in 1971, Rowntree Mackintosh in 1988, Klim in 1998, and Gerber in 2007.
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