Ascensia Diabetes Care is a global specialist diabetes care company, dedicated to helping people living with diabetes. Our mission is to empower people living with diabetes through innovative solutions that simplify and improve their lives. We use our innovation and specialist expertise in diabetes to develop high quality solutions and tools that make a positive, daily difference for people.

At Ascensia, our values serve as the bedrock of our organization. They guide our decisions, actions, and interactions, shaping the culture we collectively foster.

Our Values include:

• Resilient Growth Mindset
• Executional Excellence
• Courageous Leadership
• Inclusive Collaboration

We believe that when we live our values authentically, both individually and as a team, we unlock our true potential and drive sustainable success.

Join our fast-paced sales team as an Inside Sales Associate, where you'll drive growth by uncovering and converting opportunities through proactive outbound outreach and responsive inbound engagement. You’re a creative, deadline-driven self-starter who builds instant rapport, tailors outreach to each prospect’s needs, and closes the gap between customers and solutions. In this role you’ll deliver exceptional service and support to company and field reps as well as end users, while sharpening your sales craft and making a measurable impact on our business.

Location: Hybrid - Wood Dale, IL

What you will be doing:

• Outbound Prospecting; utilizing CRM, cold calling, and email to generate new sales opportunities.
• Respond, engage, and qualify inbound leads and inquiries in a timely manner and facilitate a smooth hand-off to Account Managers for sales/demo appointments.
• Create target prospects and research to find key decision makers and get past gatekeepers to reach them.
• Profile strategic accounts, identify key stakeholders, research business requirements and present solutions to start sales cycle.
• Nurture leads and develop relationships with potential customers.
  Drive attendance to webinars, trainings, and conferences.
• Collaborate with sales and marketing team members to develop strategy to penetrate markets.
• Independently make decisions, but also utilize available resources and work cross-functionally within the organization to meet customer needs.
• Maintain an accurate and organized CRM.
• Stay knowledgeable of market trends and company offerings.
• Performs other related duties as assigned. Maintain accurate reporting, records, and files necessary for proper management of territory.
• Communicate with supervisor any customer issues or potential problems; perform other tasks assigned by manager.
   

Skills you will need:

• 1+ year of successful experience in inside sales or similar field, such as customer support.
• Bachelor’s degree strongly preferred, high school diploma or equivalent required.
• Cell and Gene Therapy or Biological Science Instrumentation experience preferred.
• Exceptional communication skills, both oral and written, coupled with excellent listening skills and a positive and energetic phone presence.
• High level of integrity and strong commitment to building a successful team and company.
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.
• Adept computer skills, including proficiency with Microsoft Office.
• Experience with CRM applications preferred.

Working conditions

• Normal office conditions. 
• Must be able to sit for extended period of time.
• May do some traveling to tradeshows.

The hiring range for this position is: $55,000-$65,000, plus individuals may be eligible for a sales bonus bonus. Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, qualifications and location, and applicable employment laws. PHCNA offers a wide range of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401k, holiday pay, vacation and more

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TO ALL RECRUITMENT AGENCIES:  Ascensia does not accept unsolicited third-party resumes.
 

Building an Inclusive Culture: We are a company that brings varying backgrounds, ideas, and points of view to inventing on behalf of all customers. Our diverse perspectives are enriched by many dimensions, including race, ethnicity, gender, age, physical and mental ability, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, culture, language, and education, as well as professional and life experience. We are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and leveraging our unique perspectives to scale our impact and growth.