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Colby Utt

Murrells Inlet

Summary

Successful experience setting, communicating, and raising expectations of team and individual performance; motivating and supporting efforts to achieve goals while upholding organizational values and standards. Proven ability to effectively build and execute a sales plan to achieve revenue targets on a quarterly basis. Strong business acumen developing and using collaborative relationships to facilitate the accomplishment of work goals. Outstanding verbal, written, organizational, and interpersonal skills. Ability to execute customer centric meetings, presentations, and product demonstrations both virtually and in person with key decision-makers and influencers. Demonstrated success in a fast-paced, challenging and dynamic startup environment. 10 +years of pharmaceuticals specialty-sales/management experience in a competitive selling environment. Breadth of experiences across other commercial areas (marketing, market access, patient services, advocacy, etc.)

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

District Sales Manager

Kowa Pharmaceuticals
06.2017 - 06.2020
  • Managed team of 10 pharmaceutical representatives in North Carolina and South Carolina promoting Livalo to family practice, internal medicine, and Cardiologists.
  • Proven award winner as a sales representative and as a district manager doing whatever it takes to be successful on any level of the sales process.
  • Handpicked by senior sales training and marketing leadership to support the launch of Interactive Visual Aid for Livalo, bringing real world objections and solutions to the creative process, resulting in an increased efficiency in the national transition from analog promotion, to 100% digital promotion (2013 – 2014)

Regional Sales Trainer

Kowa Pharmaceuticals
07.2013 - 01.2017
  • Promoted Livalo (Pitavastatin) in a highly generic market. Selling efforts resulted in earning one of the highest ranked territories in the company.
  • Selected as managed care champion of the Raleigh District to train all representatives in the specified territory on how managed care works and all updates in coverage.
  • Handpicked by senior leadership to assist in the launch of Interactive Visual Aid for Livalo bringing real world objections and solutions to the creative process, resulting in an efficient transition from analog promotion to 100% digital promotion.
  • Chosen to join the National Convention Team and represent Kowa Pharmaceuticals America (KPA) at multiple national conventions for my compliant, effective and authentic selling ability.
  • Trained bottom performers in the Charlotte District to Achievement Award winners in 2014 and 2015.
  • Trained and developed both new and tenured representatives in the field and home office at KPA.

Territory Manager/Area Field Trainer

FSC Laboratories
05.2012 - 07.2013
  • Promoted Procentra, Bepreve, Denavir, and Primsol to pediatric, family practice and psychiatrics across Charlotte, NC.
  • Top 5% in growth company wide for Q1 2013.
  • Top 10% in growth company wide for Q2 and Q3 2013.
  • Effective coaching, mentoring of the team, utilization of resources and exemplary collaboration with adjacent disciplines, divisions, and/or enabling functions within FSC and external business partners.
  • Developed local strategies that increased employee engagement and productivity which propelled district to the number 1 position in the Eastern Region.
  • Hired, trained, and developed 7-14 teammates with a strategic/systematic approach to selling/sales procedures resulting in 140% average goal attainment.

Education

Master of Business Administration - Health Care Admin

LIBERTY UNIVERSITY
Lynchburg, VA

Skills

  • Crucial Conversations ~ Crucial Accountability ~ LEAD Selling Model ~ Leadership & Management
  • Sales Management ~ Sales Training ~ Oncology ~ Ophthalmology ~ Ocular Surgery ~ Diabetes ~ Cardiovascular~ Lipid Management ~ Allergy ~ Upper Respiratory Disease State Training ~ Critical Thinking Launching New Products ~ Data Analytics ~ Leadership Development ~Persuasive Selling Technique
  • Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook) ~ Concur, ADP, Workday, IOS, Windows CRM Database (Salesforcecom, Veeva, IQVIA-IMS, , Optimyze)
  • Besivance ~ Bepreve ~ Denavir ~ Primsol~ Topediatric ~ Lipofen ~ Livalo ~ Vascepa ~ Pulmicort ~ Performomist ~ Brovana, ~ (Albuterol, Ipratropium, Budesonide)

Organizations & Languages

National Lipid Association
Jun 2015 – Present

Timeline

District Sales Manager

Kowa Pharmaceuticals
06.2017 - 06.2020

Regional Sales Trainer

Kowa Pharmaceuticals
07.2013 - 01.2017

Territory Manager/Area Field Trainer

FSC Laboratories
05.2012 - 07.2013

Master of Business Administration - Health Care Admin

LIBERTY UNIVERSITY
Colby Utt