Account Specialist

Who we are

In a life without sound, our work provides meaning. As a leading provider of innovative hearing care solutions, we are not just a company that makes products: we are a team on a mission to help people enjoy the delight of hearing. To enable a life without limitations, we – through our core business brands Phonak, Unitron, Connect Hearing, and Advanced Bionics – develop, manufacture and distribute solutions that push the limits of technology and redefine the future of our industry. Our talented and committed employees all over the world know they contribute to something greater than themselves – they create sense.

The Way We Work

At Sonova we value our employees and prioritize their well-being. We believe people do their best and most innovative work in an inclusive environment that provides opportunities for engagement and collaboration across teams while offering flexibility in how work gets done. We designed our work model team by team, empowering teams to customize a working environment that balances individual team needs with business outcomes. By offering work options, we foster more flexible and individualized time management, contribute to a healthy work-life integration, increase employee satisfaction, build meaningful partnerships at work, and calibrate productivity to acknowledge you have a life outside of work. Sonova has chosen a HYBRID WORK MODEL- Customized by team that keeps our employees motivated and engaged.

 

Sonova Values

At Sonova, we come to work every day knowing that continuous innovation across all disciplines, our shared engagement as a team and our responsible approach to all things we do, brings the delight of hearing to millions of people: to hear better, to listen to music, to communicate effortlessly with friends and loved ones, and to fully enjoy life with all its great variety of sounds. In doing so, our shared core values reflect the corporate culture that defines and unites us as a company across all brands and regions.

1. We Care -- We care for our employees, customers and consumers, as well as our shareholders and society.
2. We drive innovation -- We courageously pioneer new ideas and approaches to come up with impactful innovations, to delight customers and consumers.
3. We strive for excellence -- We act with agility. We aim to excel. We are continuously working on improving products, services, processes and skills, to realize growth.
4. We take accountability -- We deliver on our commitments. We take accountability to provide outcomes in agreed quality and time, always acting with integrity.
5. We build the best teams -- We team up. We grow talent. We collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds to win with the best team in the market place.

 

Aurora, IL

Account Specialist  

Purpose of the role: The Account Specialist will qualify new customer leads and facilitates appointments for high potential accounts for assigned field sales reps/key account managers; owns process to increase share of wallet within existing accounts primarily on remote means via the use of technology such as telephone, VS, and online meetings. Primary point of contact for assigned accounts.

 

Our Offer to You:

• Improving the quality of life of millions of people suffering from hearing loss
• A challenging and motivating assignment as part of a dynamic team
• Modern mindset and processes, accommodating flexible working conditions
• Opportunities for further responsibilities and support for further training and development
• Sonova’s outstanding opportunities and career growth

 

Main Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Maintain and develop strong relationships and rapport with existing customers within territory
• Identify, prioritize, and contact new account leads
• Collaborate closely with assigned field sales rep or key account manager
• Manage customer communications in coordination with field team (e.g. following up on appointment action items, managing relationship with customers, developing leads at new accounts within portfolio)
• Schedule meetings for field sales reps in region
• Solve Sonova’s customers’ largest challenges with ‘concierge-like’ approach
• Follows up with existing customers to ensure high quality customer service is being met
• Comply with all local, State and federal laws and requirements
• Comply with internal policies and procedures for documenting customer interactions in CRM system on a daily basis
• Other duties as assigned

Education and Skillset:

• High School diploma or equivalent, Bachelor’s degree preferred
• 3+ years experience in Inside Sales, Account Management, and/or Customer Service, Medical Device preferred
• Proven ability to solve problems on the fly