Senior Sales Manager - Italy

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Hiring Remotely in Italy
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Senior level
Healthtech • Biotech
The Role
The Senior Sales Manager will lead a district sales team in Italy, executing commercial strategies, ensuring sales and profit objectives are met, and managing team performance.
Summary Generated by Built In
What if the work you did every day could impact the lives of people you know? Or all of humanity?

At Illumina, we are expanding access to genomic technology to realize health equity for billions of people around the world. Our efforts enable life-changing discoveries that are transforming human health through the early detection and diagnosis of diseases and new treatment options for patients.

Working at Illumina means being part of something bigger than yourself. Every person, in every role, has the opportunity to make a difference. Surrounded by extraordinary people, inspiring leaders, and world changing projects, you will do more and become more than you ever thought possible.

Senior Sales Manager - Italy 

Location - Milano

*Please apply with your English CV*

We are looking for a Senior District Sales Manager, based in Milano, to lead our growing team in Italy. This role will report to the Sales Director and will manage a team of Territory Account Managers in the North of Italy. You will be responsible for leading the execution of Illumina’s commercial strategies, ensuring budgeted annual sales and profit objectives are met within designated territories and for the district overall.
To be successful in this role you will have a life sciences background, experience selling technology, medical devices, capex, and be familiar with public tenders and a clinical environment.
You will be a Sales leader who has a structured approach, sales and people management experience, sales force experience as well as accurate forecasting abilities. You will manage teams of highly successful Territory Account Managers who has large quotas to fill in Italy, one of Europe's fasting growing regions!

Illumina's employee benefits are industry-leading and include flexible time off, private medical insurance, compassion and care time off, leisure travel insurance, pension, employee stock purchasing program, volunteer time off, and much more!
Key Responsibilities include:
  • Develop, implement and monitor the district business plan to meet assigned revenue and strategic objectives.
  • Responsible for the direction, support and motivation of the district sales team to meet agreed targets and objectives.
  • Establish territory quotas and achieve the quarterly and annual sales and profit plan as assigned.
  • Routinely forecast, monitor, and control selling and other expenses for the district within assigned expense budgets.
  • Routinely and accurately forecast customer demand (i.e., product quantities and dollars, orders, shipments).
  • Ensure that sales staff achieves their forecasts, follows company guidelines/practices/policies, and provide timely development plans to correct for under performance.
  • Responsible for ensuring that Illumina’s commitment to customer satisfaction is performed, delivered, and constantly improved.
  • Talent Acquisition, talent development, performance management

Preferred Background:
  • Significant sales experience in the Life Science industry.
  • Sales management experience in the Life Science industry.
  • Must be able to build relationships at every level in the organization
  • Ability to effectively communicate and influence internal and external audiences, using both oral and written communication skills.

What Can You Expect

Our team members are bright, energetic, and dedicated - they are the driving force behind our innovation and impact. To attract the best and brightest, we offer a competitive employee benefits program. We view it as a smart investment in our people, one that recognizes the tremendous value they bring to our business every day. At Illumina, we push boundaries. We think beyond the conventional. We dream big. With the energy of so many bright and accomplished people, the opportunities are endless.


We are a company deeply rooted in belonging, promoting an inclusive environment where employees feel valued and empowered to contribute to our mission. Built on a strong foundation, Illumina has always prioritized openness, collaboration, and seeking alternative perspectives to propel innovation in genomics. We are proud to confirm a zero-net gap in pay, regardless of gender, ethnicity, or race. We also have several Employee Resource Groups (ERG) that deliver career development experiences, increase cultural awareness, and offer opportunities to engage in social responsibility. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to providing employment opportunity regardless of sex, race, creed, color, gender, religion, marital status, domestic partner status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, pregnancy, military or veteran status, citizenship status, and genetic information. Illumina conducts background checks on applicants for whom a conditional offer of employment has been made. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable local, state, and federal laws. Background check results may potentially result in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment. The background check process and any decisions made as a result shall be made in accordance with all applicable local, state, and federal laws. Illumina prohibits the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in the application and interview process. If you require accommodation to complete the application or interview process, please contact [email protected]. To learn more, visit: https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf. The position will be posted until a final candidate is selected or the requisition has a sufficient number of qualified applicants.

Skills Required

  • Significant sales experience in the Life Science industry
  • Sales management experience in the Life Science industry
  • Ability to build relationships at all organization levels
  • Ability to communicate and influence internal and external audiences

Illumina Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Illumina and has not been reviewed or approved by Illumina.

  • Healthcare Strength Health coverage includes comprehensive medical (HMO/PPO), dental, vision, mental health, life, and disability insurance with options such as FSAs/HSAs and wellness resources. Offerings are described as robust across regions with customization in certain locations.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Time-off programs include flexible schedules and remote work, PTO or flexible time off, paid holidays and sick leave, and volunteer time. Company-wide shutdowns during summer and winter add additional paid time away.
  • Parental & Family Support Family-focused programs include fertility assistance, adoption assistance, and reproductive health support alongside family medical leave. Paid parental leave is provided, with specifics varying by country and employment status.

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The Company
HQ: San Diego, CA
7,400 Employees
Year Founded: 1998

What We Do

Illumina is an innovative technology and revolutionary assays aiming the analyze genetic variation and function.

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