This role is field-based and will require travel throughout the Atlantic Coast District Territory. Candidates should reside within a reasonable distance from Charlotte, NC, Raleigh, NC, Richmond, VA, Washington DC, or Baltimore, MD. Talent will be hired at a level commensurate with experience. 

The District Manager, Eye Care Surgical (Xen) responsible for leading a team to promote AbbVie’s Xen Gel stent within the refractory glaucoma market. The District Manager will oversee all aspects of managing the district’s sales results while overseeing the interviewing, selection, and development of Account Consultants on their team and managing the district’s customer facing activities for developing and maintaining relationships with strict adherence to compliance principles to ensure the overall success of US Interventional Glaucoma franchise.
This position is responsible for accomplishing objectives of the district and providing support to franchise short- and long-term strategy, tactical execution, promotional initiatives and meeting or exceeding region and business unit goals.

Responsibilities

• District Sales Performance - Consistently attain growth and market share goals while managing the area operation within expense guidelines
• People Development, Team Development and Coaching - Provides leadership and direction for all colleagues. Responsible for recruiting, hiring, training, developing and performance management for the assigned district. Engages in coaching and counseling to develop innovative selling and account management skills along a continuum from new hires to advanced senior sales executives.
• Oversees development and succession planning to maximize results and ensure team development continuity.
• Field Execution - Leads sales direction across the region. Demonstrates the ability to execute marketing plans. Understands and communicates the sales execution role within the marketing plan. Area expert of product strategy and supporting initiatives. Demonstrates the ability to understand the marketing team’s role and provide appropriate feedback to plan implementation.
• Key Customer Management - Proactively identifies, develops, and manages the EC relationship with established and emerging physicians, practices and/or accounts within an assigned Region. Implements account management plans and allocates resources with key accounts yielding growth, local, regional, and national influence. Effectively optimizes resources with accounts. Established as the key point of contact to manage customer relationship issues and/or opportunities. Understand the local, reg
• Develop and implement improved procedures and practices while establishing, communicating, and pursuing objectives for the district to achieve.
• Lead and motivate others to attain the individual and collective goals and objectives outlined for the district.
• Demonstrate leadership in needs-based account selling processes that will deliver a long-term competitive advantage in the region.
• Provide leadership in KOL promotional programs, key account management
• Provide leadership to support sales and meet or exceed business goals of the district.