Veterinary Account Executive

**This role is remote, but candidate has to be located in Washington DC, Harrisburg PA or Frederick MD **

The primary responsibility of the Veterinary Account Executive (VAE) is to identify opportunities within the veterinary marketplace and develop and manage a pipeline of prospects to drive the adoption of Covetrus VetSuite. This role will be responsible for designing our go-to-market approach to optimize the adoption of Covetrus VetSuite across the enterprise. This role will also be responsible for the design and strategies necessary to fully engage with our veterinary practices to advance the value conversation around the Covetrus VetSuite. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Responsible for the go-to-market strategy to identify the ‘right’ target practices /clinics and proactively initiate contact with the correct decision-makers within that clinic or office. 

• Manages the sales process throughout the complete sales cycle, from lead generation and initial prospect contact to successful deal closing and follow-up sales activities. 

• Develop a sales plan for each target customer by pinpointing buyer objectives and current product/solution utilization. 

• Understands the prospect and their drivers and establishes strong client relationships with a matrix of organizational stakeholders. 

• Prioritizes customers based on account potential. 

• Works collaboratively with marketing & product teams to develop sales strategies to drive demand and increase the market share of our technology & software products with our veterinary partners. 

• Communicate with the Product and marketing teams to ensure alignment of commercial strategy with operational dependencies. 

• Collaborates with assigned Account Manager and Service Operations to proactively understand customer pain points, needs, and opportunities. 

• Leverages all cross-functional teams as needed to close deals. 

• Provides deal support, cross-functional planning, relationship management & analytical insight. 

• Performs additional duties and tasks as necessary to support the team and company objectives. 

Performance Measures: 

• VetSuite contracts signed. 

• VetSuite contracted gross profit/revenue. 

• New point solutions revenue / gross profit​. 

• Opportunities closed-won. 

Experience Requirements: 

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in business or animal health science. 

• Minimum of 7+ years of relevant experience, with 5+ years in a quota-carrying sales role within animal health technology.  

• Proven record of generating own leads, a hunter mentality. 

• Proven track record of exceeding annual sales quotas.