**Position Summary** Plans, directs, implements and coordinates the strategies and tactics to be employed by the Sales force and Region Managers in the effort to surpass our yearly goals. Essential Duties & Responsibilities + It is the head of sales responsibility to ensure that customer satisfaction and performance over goal are the mutual passions of every Stryker Instruments Sales Representative. + Direct the activities of the Regional Sales Management team. + Ensures that Regional Managers hire and develop the best sales talent available. + Identify and develop sales people for the future management opportunities. + Evaluate sales performance and ensure corrective action is taken when needed and is done in compliance with guidelines. + Coordinate the development of Regional Management team. + Organize the Sales Department to meet the yearly product and sales goals. + Develop Regional and National expense budgets. **Education & Special Trainings** + Bachelor’s Degree in Business required, emphasis in Marketing or Finance preferred **Qualifications & Experience** + 10+ years related sales and/or marketing experience + 2-4 years outside sales experience. + 2-5 years Regional Manager experience. + Must be able to generate and explain detailed contract documents. + Must be able to analyze regional and territorial potential. + Must recognize sales and managerial talent. + Must be able to generate and explain compensation programs, quota assignments, and territory realignments. **Percent of Travel-** 70% **Physical Requirements** + Medium work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects + Coordination of eye, hand and foot movement with an ability to grasp by hand and meet cognitive demands to include visual and auditory discrimination / memory, reading ability and memory retention ability. **Mental Requirements** + Exercise discretion and independence when applying professional expertise. + Must be able to manage time, projects, stress and conflict. + Must possess strong interpersonal skills including written and oral communication. + Must be able to bring tasks through to completion with minimal supervision. + Must have the ability to prioritize work and keep detailed and confidential records. + Must be able to communicate / present to large groups of people. + Must possess unwavering ethics & integrity in a competitive and demanding work environment Health benefits include: Medical and prescription drug insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, critical illness insurance, accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, personalized healthcare support, wellbeing program and tobacco cessation program. Financial benefits include: Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), 401(k) plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), basic life and AD&D insurance, and short-term disability insurance. Stryker offers innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 150 million patients annually. Depending on customer requirements employees and new hires in sales and field roles that require access to customer accounts as a function of the job may be required to obtain various vaccinations as an essential function of their role. Stryker Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Stryker is an EO employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability.