Foot & Ankle Sales Associate - Walnut Creek, CA

It’s Time to Join Stryker!

As a Foot & Ankle Sales Associate, you will partner closely with local Sales Representative(s) to learn Stryker’s Foot & Ankle portfolio and help grow the business across the assigned territory. You’ll support the full sales call cycle—case coverage, customer education, inventory readiness, and account follow-through—while building the skills to independently influence product adoption over time.

Hard‑working achievers. Driven, dependable, and results‑oriented people who build a track record of delivering outcomes.

Persuasive influencers. You understand value positioning and use strong relationship skills and product knowledge to earn trust and drive adoption.

Organized self‑starters. You stay ahead of details—especially inventory readiness—so you can support cases and customer needs without surprises.

Mission‑driven teammates. You’re motivated by impact and willing to do what it takes (including nontraditional hours at times) to help make healthcare better.

• Support sales efforts across assigned accounts by helping execute the call pattern, promotions, and customer follow‑up.
• Attend surgeries using Stryker Foot & Ankle products to ensure the right sets and implants are available and to provide product guidance as needed.
• Educate surgeons, nurses, and OR staff on product use, updates, portfolio changes, and training opportunities.
• Identify customer needs and sales opportunities in partnership with the Sales Representative(s), and help develop responses and solutions.
• After completing product training, tailor messaging to the customer, recommend appropriate product selection, and clearly differentiate Stryker from competitors.
• Perform field calls within the territory to maintain relationships, improve service levels, and drive account engagement.
• Assist with implementing territory sales plans and marketing strategies to support quota achievement.
• Serve as a primary backup for Sales Representative(s) and support day‑to‑day account needs.
• Help resolve customer questions and issues quickly and professionally.
• Partner on inventory management, including building and maintaining appropriate set levels to meet customer demand.
• Support purchase order (PO) collection/processing for accurate invoicing and order flow.
• Stay current on industry, customer, and competitor trends; participate in sales meetings and occasional after‑hours professional events.
• Consistently follow company policies and all applicable laws and industry standards maintaining confidentiality and ethical conduct.

• Bachelor’s degree, or
• Associate’s degree or medical certification (e.g., CST, PT, CPT, etc.) + 2+ years of professional and/or related experience, or
• High school diploma + 4+ years of professional and/or related experience, or
• 4+ years of active‑duty military service

$80,000 salary and may be eligible to earn commission and/or bonuses + benefits.

Health benefits include:
Medical and prescription drug insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, critical illness insurance, accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, personalized healthcare support, wellbeing program and tobacco cessation program.

Financial benefits include:
Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), 401(k) plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), basic life and AD&D insurance, and short-term disability insurance.

Stryker offers innovative products and services in Med Surg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 150 million patients annually. Depending on customer requirements employees and new hires in sales and field roles that require access to customer accounts as a function of the job may be required to obtain various vaccinations as an essential function of their role.