Veterinary Sales Associate - San Fernando Valley, CA

Trupanion is a leading provider of medical insurance for cats and dogs in North America. Our mission is to help loving, responsible pet owners budget and care for their pets. At Trupanion, we offer a collaborative, casual, and pet-friendly environment where everyone is encouraged to be themselves. 

We are looking for a driven, reliable, extremely organized, pet passionate individual with a minimum of 3 years’ experience in veterinary industry sales and/or a veterinary hospital environment to help build, maintain and strengthen relationships with veterinary practices in the San Fernando Valley area!

This full-time independent contractor position would require the individual to visit veterinary practices, build relationships and educate hospital staff on the advantages of having insured clients and how to incorporate this into their workflow. This is a great opportunity for an experienced vet tech or practice manager looking for a groundbreaking opportunity within our industry. Does this sound like you?!

The ideal candidate will be comfortable with a full-time, field-based role, a high level of activity to assist in maintaining and building our success, and be open to growth. In this role, you'll earn annual salary and have the opportunity to earn bonus incentives each month. Earning potential goes up year over year.

Location Requirements

• Must live within the San Fernando Valley area and be willing to be on the road visiting hospitals four days per week in addition to some administrative work from a home office

Role Requirements:

• Thorough understanding of the Veterinary Industry (minimum of 3 years veterinary industry experience)
• Passion for helping eliminate economic euthanasia in dogs & cats
• Must have the personality to build relationships with our partnering veterinarian practices throughout the market/territory
• Ability to present to hospital owners and staff with confidence
• Must be pet passionate and possess a strong belief in our mission to give responsible pet owners the ability to provide the best care for their pet when it becomes sick or injured
• Able to establish and maintain good relations with customers by providing courteous, efficient, and professional service
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• An innate entrepreneurial drive, embodying an attitude of persistence and patience
• Outstanding communication, listening skills, and a professional appearance
• Sales & Marketing background a plus
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products (primarily Outlook, Excel, and Word)
• Must possess valid and clean driver’s license record and reliable car

Additional Requirements:

• Must acquire and maintain a P&C Insurance License in order to be employed
• This job requires physically visiting animal hospitals and all team members visiting animal hospitals are required to be vaccinated
• 1-week remote training (Zoom video & highly interactive)
• Occasional weekends for Veterinary Conferences

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

About Trupanion:

We’re more than insurance – we’re a tech company too! Learn more about how you can use Trupanion to pay your vet directly here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdWZ4KHiPTQ 

For more information about Trupanion, visit https://trupanion.com/about