At Elanco (NYSE: ELAN) – it all starts with animals!
As a global leader in animal health, we are dedicated to innovation and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets. At Elanco, we are driven by our vision of Food and Companionship Enriching Life and our purpose – all to Go Beyond for Animals, Customers, Society and Our People.
At Elanco, we pride ourselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. We believe that diversity is the driving force behind innovation, creativity, and overall business success. Here, you’ll be part of a company that values and champions new ways of thinking, work with dynamic individuals, and acquire new skills and experiences that will propel your career to new heights.
Making animals’ lives better makes life better – join our team today!
Your Role:
As Key Account Manager, you will represent Elanco’s pet health product portfolio across Békés, Csongrád, Jász-Nagykun, Bács-Kiskun, part of Pest County and Budapest in Hungary. You will develop high-quality relationships with existing and new veterinary partners, provide expert product information and contribute directly to the achievement of sales targets and the growth of Elanco’s market share.
Your Responsibilities:
- Represent Elanco’s pet product portfolio in the assigned territory and provide customers with a high level of expertise on the prevention and treatment of diseases related to the main products, including clear information on product properties and benefits.
- Build and maintain quality relationships with existing veterinary partners, develop new relationships with veterinary customers and support strong, long-term customer engagement across the territory.
- Meet agreed sales targets and contribute to increasing Elanco’s market share through effective territory management and customer-focused sales activities.
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date customer data and activity reports in the Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system, ensuring that all relevant field activity is recorded consistently.
- Complete all mandatory training on time and conduct customer visits across the territory, with a willingness to travel for approximately 90% of working time.
What You Need to Succeed (minimum qualifications):
- Veterinary or healthcare education, or practical experience in the animal health business.
- Proven experience in sales, with a strong track record of sales performance and the ability to achieve demanding commercial objectives.
- Effective communication skills, a convincing approach and the ability to build trusted relationships with customers and work effectively as part of a team.
- A self-motivated and proactive approach, combined with flexibility and the ability to perform effectively in a fast-paced and demanding environment.
- Communicative-level English, proficiency with Microsoft Office, email and CRM systems, and a Category B driving licence.
Additional Information:
Travel: Approximately 90% of working time
Location: Field-based role covering Békés, Csongrád, Jász-Nagykun, Bács-Kiskun, part of Pest County and Budapest, Hungary
Elanco is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status
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Skills Required
- Veterinary or healthcare education, or practical experience in the animal health business
- Proven sales experience with a strong track record of performance
- Ability to achieve demanding commercial objectives and sales targets
- Effective communication skills and a convincing approach
- Ability to build trusted customer relationships and work effectively in a team
- Self-motivated and proactive approach
- Flexibility and ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, demanding environment
- Communicative-level English
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, email, and CRM systems
- Category B driving licence
Elanco Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Elanco and has not been reviewed or approved by Elanco.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off options are broad, including PTO, flexible leave, and the ability to purchase additional vacation. These provisions are highlighted as supportive of work-life balance.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage includes medical, dental, and vision alongside company-paid life, disability, and wellness support. Pet insurance and assistance programs reinforce a comprehensive wellbeing offering.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings include a U.S. 401(k) and, for some employees, access to a defined benefit pension. These programs add meaningful long-term value to total rewards.
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What We Do
At Elanco, we work to improve the health of animals through innovative products and services for pets and farm animals around the world. As a global animal health company, we provide solutions that empower our customers to advance a vision of Food and Companionship Enriching Life. Since 1954, Elanco has committed to empowering veterinarians, farmers, and all those who care for animals with the tools they need to help animals live healthy lives. Healthier animals are the key to making our lives better - This is the fundamental belief uniting all global Elanco employees. That’s why we are committed to the idea that our business can be a unique force for good for all in society. Through our Elanco Healthy Purpose™ framework of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) commitments, we focus on delivering sustainable solutions to advance the well-being of animals, people and the planet. This program also enables our employees around the world to take paid time off to make an impact as a volunteer, offering their time or talent to give back to our customers, causes and communities. #ElancoHealthyPurpose #WeAreElanco
