Aesthetic Area Sales Director- Midwest

About the role

The Area Sales Director (ASD) is a senior commercial leader responsible for managing, leading, developing, and executing commercial B2B strategies to drive revenue growth for Galderma’s full Aesthetic brand portfolio across a multi-state or multi-market Area.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership, strategic direction and tactical execution delivering financial objectives, managing B2B sales activities, meeting sales goals, objectives, and budget for the Area.
• Develop and execute comprehensive Area sales plans and forecasts to meet or exceed quarterly and annual revenue targets.
• Analyze Area market trends, competitive insights, and customer data to identify opportunities for Area and Regional growth.
• Develop and implement strategic business plans to meet Area, Regional and company goals.
• Collaborate with marketing and other cross-functional stakeholders to execute National, Area and Regional strategies.
• Coach, mentor and develop RSMs and their teams on B2B buy and bill, direct selling techniques and market strategies to increase and expand product demand.
• Conduct and lead monthly operating review programs within the Area spanning across all RSMs and their teams.
• Conduct regular field rides, coaching sessions, and performance reviews with RSMs and their teams fostering a high-performance culture focused on growth, collaboration, and customer excellence.
• Develop and strengthen relationships with dermatologists, plastic surgeons, medical spas, and key aesthetic accounts driving product adoption and retention.
• Recruit, hire, onboard, and mentor high-performing RSMs, assisting with team hiring as needed.
• Maintain CRM documentation, forecasting accuracy, and pipeline management to support Area and Regional planning and performance tracking.
• Actively participate in and attend company sales meetings, national, regional aesthetic conventions and trade shows, regional calls, and field rides.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university required; Master’s degree/MBA preferred.
• Minimum 10+ years of progressive sales experience in quota-driven roles with preference given to experience in dermatological and/or medical device, prior injectable Aesthetics sales experience highly preferred.
• 5+ years of previous experience successfully managing a team of outside sales professionals; previous experience leading 1st level leaders is preferred (i.e. Area or Regional Sales Director).
• Prior experience in Marketing, Commercial Operations, Sales Training or other functional support/development roles preferred.
• Proven ability to interact effectively with both internal and external customers, building strong professional relationships while establishing credibility and rapport.
• Strong organizational and multi-tasking skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and coaching skills required.
• Ability to thrive in a highly driven culture that is performance based, fast paced, and results oriented.
• Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to think through and solve issues creatively to improve performance and company effectiveness.
• Maintain a high degree of integrity and be highly ethical at all times.
• Drivers license required.
• Travel estimated at 25-30%.