Product Specialist - Robotic & Manual, North-West

Work Flexibility: Field-based The Product Specialist is tasked with supporting the growing Stryker Joint Replacement business in the North-West by promoting hip and knee products to Orthopaedic Surgeons and optimizing customer service, growing existing accounts through technical expertise. The Product Support Specialist provides clinical product support to end users with guidance and assistance during Mako surgical procedures. This is an individual contributor role that requires the use of judgement in applying professional expertise and is expected to work independently with minimal supervision. The job requires professional knowledge gained through substantial applicable work experience, to supplement formal knowledge, in order to apply principles and concepts of own subject/technical discipline in resolving issues as they arrive. The job requires attention to detail in making evaluative judgements based on the analysis of factual information. This job typically requires a degree or equivalent and a minimum of 2 or more years clinical experience. The right candidate will have the following traits and skills: Stryker Citizen always Demonstrates outstanding ethics.  Treats customers and employees with respect, represents the company in the best possible light. Knowledge: Communicates essential benefits of products and their clinical applications. Customer Service: Acts with integrity and reactively delivers on commitments within the required timescales. Business Planning : Constructs a basic business plan with input from mentor/manager.  Daily, weekly, and monthly planning decided in partnership with mentor and RSM. Sales Skills : Develops rapport. Understands the importance of relationships in selling.  Using open questioning techniques to ascertain customer's needs and has good working knowledge of key brands to open opportunities for the sales team to sell.  Uses customer troubleshooting opportunities to grow and protect the business. Commercial Awareness: Understands that there are multiple stakeholders in the decision-making process and asks appropriate questions to identify the stakeholders. Discretion/Latitude/Impact: Work is closely supervised, and specific direction provided by more experienced staff. Keeps supervisor informed regularly on status of work. Failure to achieve results can normally be overcome without serious effect on revenue or budget. Achieve sales results in line with the annual sales target and KPI metrics Planning, prioritizing, and executing of required activities and customer support. Segmentation of the sales area and define a focus on the expansion of existing customers, as well as support for growing customers together with the Sales Team Support/maintenance of existing customers to maintain customer satisfaction/quality and collaboration with the Sales Team and other departments. Development of short and medium-term strategies in collaboration with the customer to secure/strengthen the Stryker position. Good communication and negotiation on an equal footing with customers, using reasonable and appropriate methods to ensure a profitable and sustainable relationship Market observations to strengthen own position and constant analysis of responsible area Address challenges with the customer and develop solutions (with support of RSM/Sales Team) Participate in in-house meetings to discuss organizational, development, and business issues and enhance relevant knowledge and skills Administration of IT based customer database/CRM-Tool Clinical/Technical Expertise Serve as front-line clinical and technical support to surgeons and hospital staff before, during and after surgical procedures. Train and guide surgeons and hospital staff in the use of Stryker’s Mako robot including set-up, breakdown and related intra-operative activities to ensure precise and successful surgical outcomes. Use proprietary software to prepare pre-operative CT scans for assigned cases and assist surgeons in