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Sales Training and Development Manager

BD · Sparks, MD · 4 wk ago
On-siteHuman Resources$133k–$213k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? Actually we need to use headings for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections when posting has real specific content. We need to parse the posting: It contains a lot of boilerplate about BD, Waters, etc. The actual job description: Position Summary, Responsibilities, Core Competencies & Skills, Education And Experience, etc. Also Salary Range Information. We need to remove boilerplate: navigation, legal, EEO, duplicated lines, application instructions. Also remove repeated "Why Join Us?" etc. Also remove location details maybe? The location is given: Primary Work Location USA MD - Sparks - 7 Loveton Circle. That's location metadata; we could fold into a short

maybe. The instruction: do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short

or drop it. So location can be a short p. We need to preserve all substantive information: Position Summary, Responsibilities list, Core Competencies & Skills list, Education And Experience list, Salary range. We need to decide sections: Possibly About the role (position summary), Responsibilities, Requirements (maybe Education And Experience), Qualifications (maybe Core Competencies & Skills), Skills (maybe overlapping). But we should not create thin sections. Better to combine: About the role (position summary), Responsibilities, Qualifications (including education/experience and competencies), Skills (maybe separate if distinct). However we have both Core Competencies & Skills and Education And Experience. Could treat Education And Experience as Requirements, Core Competencies & Skills as Skills. Or combine into Qualifications. We need to follow instruction: Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So maybe three sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Qualifications (which includes education/experience and competencies). Pay section if salary range present: yes we have Salary Range Information $132,900 - $212,600. So include Pay section. Schedule? Not mentioned. Benefits? Not specific; there is mention of Total Rewards program but no concrete benefits. So we should not create Benefits section unless specific. So omit. Thus sections: About the role (position summary), Responsibilities, Qualifications (education/experience + core competencies), Pay. We need to use

for section headings. Use
  • for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Use

    for prose. We need to preserve all substantive information: ensure we don't lose any details. Let's extract Position Summary text: "Position Summary The Sales Training and Development Manager will design and deliver sales educational programs that will ultimately assist to increase the overall performance of our sales teams and ensure they have the competencies and skills to achieve their goals. This requires a commitment to work closely with sales, sales leadership, marketing, and key stakeholders to identify challenges and recommend ways to increase productivity. This position is to be located near a major airport in the Central or West time zones. The primary responsibility is to develop and implement best-in-class sales readiness and training programs across the full Advanced Diagnostic portfolio including, but not limited to, Microbiology, Molecular, Point of Care, and Lab Automation instrumentation and assays. This includes developing learning materials and a structured curriculum to support new-hire sales associates, addressing evolving market conditions through targeted educational initiatives, conducting skills gap analyses, and evaluating outcomes following each training engagement. A sound understanding of professional selling and operational best practices are keys to success in this role. The ideal candidate will take a consultative and strategic approach to training, professional development, and customer experience. The goal is to build knowledge and competencies to support business objectives, maximizing sales execution, and elevating effectiveness to deliver high impact results. The successful Sales Training and Development Manager is an energetic team player who can inspire and motivate others while building a wide network. This person must have exceptional interpersonal skills, and can establish open, collaborative communication channels with cross-departmental colleagues." We need to keep that as prose in About the role. Responsibilities list: after "Responsibilities" heading there is a list of bullet-like sentences separated by periods? Actually they are sentences each starting with a capital letter and ending with a period, but they are separated by line breaks? In text they appear as: Review and understand the strategic imperatives for the Advanced Diagnostics platform to design and adjust educational curriculum in support of the business strategy. Facilitate onboarding product training program, design courses and education based on sound adult learning principles with excellent communication and coaching skills. Creates instructor-led, distance learning, video and web based, and other formatted curricula and content as needed for new-hire classes, supporting new-product launches, and development opportunities for all sales associates. Field travel with new and in-role sales associates to provide coaching and insight to elevate sales skills and performance. Advanced sales training: responsible for developing and implementing training for tenured sales personnel and field sales managers as appropriate and necessary. New product training: responsible for working with Sales Enablement, Marketing and Product Management in development of training programs for new product launches. Works collaboratively with sales management, marketing, sales enablement, and field sales training to ensure that the curricula, content, and sales training agenda drives alignment to the fiscal year Sales Marketing Action Plan. Assesses talent by performing skill gap analysis to identify areas of improvement and creates targeted training to meet the evolving business demands. Data-driven approach to measuring effectiveness of training programs by participating in field travel with new associates. Tracks and maintains associates' training score card. Ability/willingness to travel up to 70% to the home office, in the field, and required meetings is required. We need to turn each into

  • . Education And Experience list: "Bachelor’s degree required. Three plus (3+) years of professional training experience, field sales training, training management, and familiarity with influencing stakeholders in a matrix organization required. Three plus (3+) years of medical sales experience required; diagnostic microbiology and molecular laboratory capital or consumable sales experience strongly preferred. Five plus (5+) years of successful professional development experience with demonstrated results required. Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint skills required. Proven ability to handle and drive multiple projects, manage change as required, and work with cross functional teams while setting clear expectations required." We need to turn each into
  • under Requirements or Qualifications. Core Competencies & Skills list: "Sales Expertise Deep understanding of sales processes, techniques, and strategies. Experience in direct sales roles (typically 3–5 years). Familiarity with CRM platforms (e.g., Salesforce). Training & Facilitation Ability to design and deliver engaging training programs. Skilled in instructional design and adult learning principles. Experience with Learning Management Systems (LMS) and e-learning tools. Communication & Presentation Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Strong presentation and public speaking abilities. Capable of simplifying complex concepts for diverse audiences. Coaching & Feedback One-on-one coaching and mentoring skills. Ability to provide constructive feedback and assess learning outcomes. Empathy and adaptability to different learning styles. Analytical & Strategic Thinking Ability to assess training effectiveness using KPIs and performance metrics. Strategic mindset to align training with business goals. Problem-solving skills to address sales challenges. Organizational & Project Management Strong time management and multitasking abilities. Capable of managing multiple training sessions and projects. Detail-oriented with good documentation and reporting skills." We need to turn each into
  • under Skills maybe. But we said we might combine Education And Experience and Core Competencies & Skills into Qualifications section. However Qualifications usually includes both education/experience and competencies. Could make two subsections? But we cannot add extra headings beyond the allowed list? The instruction says use

    for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can have multiple headings from that list. We could have Qualifications and Skills separate. That's okay as long as they have substantive content. Qualifications could contain education/experience; Skills could contain core competencies. That seems reasonable. Thus sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Qualifications (education/experience), Skills (core competencies), Pay. We need to ensure we don't create thin sections: each has multiple items. Now we need to exclude boilerplate: remove all the fluff about BD, Waters, Equal Opportunity, Why Join Us, etc. Also remove location maybe as short p? The instruction: fold minor metadata into a short

    or drop it. Location is minor metadata; we could include a short p at top maybe:

    Location: Sparks, MD (near major airport, Central/West time zones). But location also appears in position summary: "This position is to be located near a major airport in the Central or West time zones." That's substantive; we already have that in About the role. So we don't need separate location p. We also need to include Salary Range Information: "$132,900.00 - $212,600.00 USD Annual". We'll put in Pay section as prose maybe

    Salary range: $132,900.00 - $212,600.00 USD annually.

    Now produce HTML fragment. Structure:

    About the role

    ...position summary...

    Responsibilities

    • ...
    • ...

    Qualifications

    • ...
    • ...

    Skills

    • ...
    • ...

    Pay

    Salary range: $132,900.00 - $212,600.00 USD annually.

    Make sure no extra whitespace? It's fine. Now we need to ensure we didn't include any boilerplate like "We Are The People Who Give Possibilities Purpose" etc. Remove. Check that we preserved all substantive info: Let's verify each piece. Position Summary: we included the whole paragraph. Did we miss any sentences? Let's copy the position summary exactly from text: "Position Summary The Sales Training and Development Manager will design and deliver sales educational programs that will ultimately assist to increase the overall performance of our sales teams and ensure they have the competencies and skills to achieve their goals. This requires a commitment to work closely with sales, sales leadership, marketing, and key stakeholders to identify challenges and recommend ways to increase productivity. This position is to be located near a major airport in the Central or West time zones. The primary responsibility is to develop and implement best-in-class sales readiness and training programs across the full Advanced Diagnostic portfolio including, but not limited to, Microbiology, Molecular, Point of Care, and Lab Automation instrumentation and assays. This includes developing learning materials and a structured curriculum to support new-hire sales associates, addressing evolving market conditions through targeted educational initiatives, conducting skills gap analyses, and evaluating outcomes following each training engagement. A sound understanding of professional selling and operational best practices are keys to success in this role. The ideal candidate will take a consultative and strategic approach to training, professional development, and customer experience. The goal is to build knowledge and competencies to support business objectives, maximizing sales execution, and elevating effectiveness to deliver high impact results. The successful Sales Training and Development Manager is an energetic team player who can inspire and motivate others while building a wide network. This person must have exceptional interpersonal skills, and can establish open, collaborative communication channels with cross-departmental colleagues." We need to ensure we keep that exactly. We'll put as

    with that text. Now Responsibilities list: we need to ensure each bullet is captured exactly as in text. Let's list them: 1. Review and understand the strategic imperatives for the Advanced Diagnostics platform to design and adjust educational curriculum in support of the business strategy. 2. Facilitate onboarding product training program, design courses and education based on sound adult learning principles with excellent communication and coaching skills. 3. Creates instructor-led, distance learning, video and web based, and other formatted curricula and content as needed for new-hire classes, supporting new-product launches, and development opportunities for all sales associates. 4. Field travel with new and in-role sales associates to provide coaching

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