
Job Overview
Compensation
Hourly
Exact $140.00
Benefits
Comprehensive healthcare plan
educational assistance
Employer-paid life insurance and disability
Voluntary supplemental programs
Support for your growing family
Health savings account
401(k)
paid leave
Well-being
Job Description
Owens & Minor is a renowned global healthcare solutions company that has been a pivotal part of the healthcare industry for over 140 years. With a robust global footprint, Owens & Minor serves healthcare partners in 80 countries, ensuring hospitals, health systems, and research centers have access to essential products, services, and technology solutions necessary for delivering exemplary patient care. The company operates with a profound commitment to making a positive difference in healthcare delivery, powered by more than 14,000 dedicated teammates worldwide. Owens & Minor's extensive network includes manufacturing facilities in the U.S., Honduras, Mexico, Thailand, and Ireland, alongside over 40 distribution centers. It offers a versatile portfolio of 300 proprietary and branded product offerings sourced from 1,000 branded medical product suppliers, serving 4,000 healthcare partners globally. This comprehensive infrastructure positions Owens & Minor as a leader in healthcare supply chain management and innovation, fostering seamless, reliable, and efficient solutions that support the critical work of healthcare providers.
The Area Sales Director, Surgical Sales, is a dynamic sales leadership role responsible for driving revenue growth, profitability, and market expansion across Owens & Minor's surgical portfolio. This role is pivotal in building, developing, and managing a high-performing sales organization that achieves business results while fostering long-term career development and talent quality. The position requires setting clear performance expectations, identifying top talent, and cultivating an environment of accountability, coaching, and continuous improvement. Beyond sales goals, this leader will partner cross-functionally to deliver strategic surgical solutions, including custom procedure tray conversions, procedural standardization, and value-based perioperative programs tailored for complex health systems. The expected salary range for this position is $140,000 to $170,000 plus an $85,000 incentive, reflecting the role's strategic importance and the depth of expertise required. Success in this role involves achieving or exceeding revenue, gross margin, and operating income targets, improving team productivity, and strengthening leadership succession pipelines. The Area Sales Director oversees all aspects of the area sales strategy, including hiring, talent assessment, compensation, performance management, and strategic account prioritization. This leadership position demands extensive collaboration across marketing, operations, and product teams to support and execute key strategic initiatives. With a focus on high-impact results and people development, the role is essential in fostering Owens & Minor's continued leadership and growth in the surgical healthcare market.
The Area Sales Director, Surgical Sales, is a dynamic sales leadership role responsible for driving revenue growth, profitability, and market expansion across Owens & Minor's surgical portfolio. This role is pivotal in building, developing, and managing a high-performing sales organization that achieves business results while fostering long-term career development and talent quality. The position requires setting clear performance expectations, identifying top talent, and cultivating an environment of accountability, coaching, and continuous improvement. Beyond sales goals, this leader will partner cross-functionally to deliver strategic surgical solutions, including custom procedure tray conversions, procedural standardization, and value-based perioperative programs tailored for complex health systems. The expected salary range for this position is $140,000 to $170,000 plus an $85,000 incentive, reflecting the role's strategic importance and the depth of expertise required. Success in this role involves achieving or exceeding revenue, gross margin, and operating income targets, improving team productivity, and strengthening leadership succession pipelines. The Area Sales Director oversees all aspects of the area sales strategy, including hiring, talent assessment, compensation, performance management, and strategic account prioritization. This leadership position demands extensive collaboration across marketing, operations, and product teams to support and execute key strategic initiatives. With a focus on high-impact results and people development, the role is essential in fostering Owens & Minor's continued leadership and growth in the surgical healthcare market.
Job Requirements
- Bachelor's degree
- 8+ years of progressive healthcare sales experience within surgical products, medical devices, or perioperative solutions
- 5+ years of sales leadership experience
- Ability to travel extensively within assigned territory up to 75-85%
- Valid driver's license and clean driving record
- Ability to work in clinical environments, including operating rooms
- Ability to manage multiple competing priorities across people leadership and strategic account execution
Job Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree required
- 8+ years of progressive healthcare sales experience within surgical products, medical devices, or perioperative solutions
- 5+ years of sales leadership experience managing geographically dispersed, high-performing teams
- Demonstrated ability to assess talent, build capability, and improve performance in field sales organizations
- Strong coaching, mentoring, and leadership development skills
- Proven success driving revenue growth, margin improvement, and complex sales execution
- Strong understanding of hospital systems, perioperative workflows, and surgical product environments
- Ability to lead complex sales cycles across IDNs, GPOs, and multi-site health systems
- Strong financial acumen and operational discipline
- Exceptional communication, executive presence, and influence skills
- Experience with CRM tools and performance analytics
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities with the ability to drive results in highly complex environments
Job Duties
- Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing surgical sales organization focused on both results and long-term capability building
- Continuously assess talent performance, identifying top performers, underperformance, and future leaders within the organization
- Build structured development plans for sales representatives, including skill development, clinical acumen, and strategic selling capability
- Drive accountability through clear expectations, performance metrics, and consistent field engagement
- Conduct regular field coaching, joint calls, and performance reviews to elevate individual and team effectiveness
- Recruit, hire, and onboard top-tier sales talent aligned to organizational culture and performance standards
- Develop succession pipelines and ensure readiness of future sales leaders within the region
- Own revenue, margin, and operating income performance across the surgical portfolio
- Drive strategic CPT conversions and surgical product adoption across key accounts
- Establish and maintain executive-level relationships within IDNs, health systems, and large acute care customers
- Partner cross-functionally with marketing, operations, implementation, and product teams to support strategic initiatives
- Oversee forecasting, pipeline management, and disciplined sales execution across the team
- Act as an escalation point for strategic customer and field issues, ensuring timely resolution and alignment
Job Criteria
Experience
Expert Level (7+ years)
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