Country Manager Norway – Abbott Diabetes Care

Job title:

Country Manager Norway – Abbott Diabetes Care

Company

Abbott

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION:Country Manager – Abbott Diabetes Care (Medical Devices)About the RoleAbbott is looking for a strategic and inspiring Country Manager to lead our Diabetes Care division in Norway. In this key leadership role, you will translate divisional strategy into a localized business model, ensuring both short-term execution and long-term growth. You will lead a high-performing team, drive operational excellence, and represent Abbott with key external stakeholders.Key ResponsibilitiesStrategic Leadership and Execution

• Translate global strategy into a localized, actionable business plan for the Diabetes Care division.
• Inspire and engage the team to take ownership and deliver results.
• Define key performance indicators, manage resources, and adjust plans as needed.
• Conduct strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats analyses and apply business models to define sales direction and growth.
• Ensure alignment of local plans with global strategy.
• Lead forecasting, budgeting, and business reporting processes.

Operational Excellence

• Monitor performance against forecasts and budgets, taking timely corrective actions.
• Ensure accurate and timely business reporting.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with external stakeholders, including government bodies and regulatory agencies.

People Leadership

• Set clear goals and expectations for teams and individuals.
• Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, and high performance.
• Recruit, develop, and retain top talent.
• Lead long-term organizational and talent planning.
• Ensure compliance with Abbott’s reporting and field event return requirements.
• Recognize and reward performance in line with company policies.

Qualifications and Experience

• Master’s degree in Business, Commerce, or a related field (preferred).
• Minimum ten years of experience in the medical device industry, with at least five years in senior leadership roles.
• Proven success in commercial operations, including sales, marketing, and reimbursement models.
• Strong experience in managing profit and loss, financial oversight, compliance, and cross-functional leadership.
• Ability to lead in a complex, matrixed, and multicultural environment.
• Excellent coaching, communication, and self-management skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other Office tools

• Fluent in Norwegian and English.
• Strong knowledge of the Norwegian healthcare market and culture.
• Excellent sales and negotiation skills.

The base pay for this position is N/AIn specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.JOB FAMILY: Sales Support & AdministrationDIVISION: ADC Diabetes CareLOCATION: Norway
Fornebu : Rolfsbuktveien 4ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:WORK SHIFT: StandardTRAVEL: Yes, 50 % of the TimeMEDICAL SURVEILLANCE: Not ApplicableSIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES: Not Applicable

Expected salary

Location

Fornebu, Viken

Job date

Wed, 09 Jul 2025 03:16:24 GMT

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