Field Sales Specialist - Life Science

Placed: 25/11/17
Region: London
Location: London
Category: Jobs


Content of the advertisement:

An excellent opportunity for a BSc or MSc educated life science graduate, ideally with experience working to targets in a commercial role (retail sales or telesales for example), with the drive and motivation to move into scientific sales!

PRODUCTS: Life Science and Microscopy instrumentation and consumables
TERRITORY: London
CLIENTS: Research and Academic Laboratories

This role is field-based travelling to customers around 80% of the week, with around 20% working from home, following up on administrative duties.
You will be working closely alongside a more senior sales person in London, so you will be provided with excellent support and training.

Responsibilities
- Assist the senior sales specialist with the creation and implementation of territory sales strategies and the delivery of sales budgets and targets in the London region
- Achieve revenue sales targets
- Build, develop and maintain strong working relationships with the customer base in London, maintaining current and developing new business relationships
- Attend trade shows, seminars, conferences and exhibitions to promote company brand when appropriate
- Provide consultation guidance, ensuring that the correct products are recommended to suit customers' needs
- Work closely with the marketing team
- Ensure the demonstration equipment that you are in possession of is always in good working order.
- Provide a comprehensive monthly report of the previous month's activity and objectives for the coming month. Provide a forecast of sales on a monthly basis.
- Provide a detailed business plan for your territory that identifies target accounts and potential future customer capital equipment projects.
- Make positive recommendations on ways in which products can be improved
- Make suggestions for new products or system solutions
- Maintain awareness of competitor activity and products in the market

PERSON SPECIFICATION:
- Degree or equivalent qualification in a life science discipline
- Experience using a range of instrumentation in the laboratory is preferred, specifically within the life science discipline
- Target-driven commercial experience is preferred but not essential
- Driven, motivated and an excellent communicator.
- Able to work independently and effectively as part of a team

Benefits: Bonus and all business travel paid

Price / Salary: £25000 - £30000/annum Bonus and all business travel paid