Cardinal Health

Sales Representative

Cardinal Health
Posted 10/20/2026full-timeHouston • Texas • United StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $126,600 - $162,340 per yearWebsite
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Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in sales strategy execution, consultative relationship building, and territory management within the healthcare industry. Proficient in utilizing sales tools and maintaining compliance with vendor credentialing requirements.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Sales Strategy ExecutionConsultative Relationship BuildingTerritory ManagementCustomer/Vendor CredentialingHealthcare Industry Knowledge

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
SFDC

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Drive strategies to achieve sales goals across assigned product categories within assigned geography
  • Build consultative relationships with clinicians, supply chain partners, end users and GPO partners
  • Collaborate with regionally aligned account executives to drive incremental revenue and achieve target sales goals
  • Identify, qualify, prepare, and execute sales strategies to maintain existing business and support competitive business closure and revenue growth
  • Develop mastery of all products and sales applications
  • Present proposals, negotiate pricing, and differentiate product offerings
  • Complete conversions and in-servicing, including demonstrating product applications, functionality and use, with occasional night shifts
  • Assist customers with backorders and service issues unresolved by customer service
  • Utilize and update sales tools to address business trends, create call strategies, and manage territory and strategic business plans
  • Lead territory opportunity development and activities supporting monthly, quarterly, and annual projections
  • Complete administrative requirements including expenses, compliance, and Salesforce.com
  • Maintain and document required activity levels
  • Educate buyers and promote Cardinal’s products through sales meetings, training programs, conventions, and trade shows
  • Meet and maintain requirements of key vendor credentialing entities
  • Maintain knowledge of industry, competitive landscape, GPOs, healthcare economics, reimbursement, competitors, and competitive products
  • Foster relationships with Marketing, Customer Service, and other internal stakeholders
  • Resolve customer complaints according to company policy and escalate matters beyond authority to sales management

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Bachelor’s Degree or relevant experience preferred
  • Two years of documented outside sales success in a competitive, sophisticated environment preferred
  • Experience working in a hospital setting or clinical setting preferred
  • Documented history of exceeding customer expectations preferred
  • Ability to understand complex contracting and develop sound financial business case
  • Strong computer acumen and business application
  • Strong verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
  • A valid driver's license issued in one of the 50 States with a clean driving record
  • Ability to travel domestically and within region, often involving overnight stays and stays up to one week in duration
  • Customer/Vendor credentialing is required, which may include vaccinations

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Medical, dental and vision coverage
  • Paid time off plan
  • Health savings account (HSA)
  • 401k savings plan
  • Access to wages before pay day with myFlexPay
  • Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
  • Short- and long-term disability coverage
  • Work-Life resources
  • Paid parental leave
  • Healthy lifestyle programs
  • Bonus eligible

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Hard Skills
Sales Applications MasteryComplex Contracting UnderstandingFinancial Business Case DevelopmentSalesforce.com ProficiencyProposal PresentationNegotiation SkillsProduct DemonstrationRevenue Growth StrategiesCompetitive Business ClosureAdministrative Compliance
Soft Skills
Verbal CommunicationWritten CommunicationInterpersonal SkillsProblem-SolvingCustomer Service Orientation
Tools & Technologies
Sales ToolsSalesforce.com
Certifications & Qualifications
Valid Driver's LicenseCustomer/Vendor Credentialing
Industry Keywords
Healthcare EconomicsGPOsClinical SettingHospital SettingCompetitive Landscape