Technical Sales Manager – Biotech

Huddersfield
3 months ago
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Technical Sales Manager – Biotech
Do you hold an education in a Bioscience discipline and have 6-8 years minimum experience in analytical service sales?
Do you enjoy the challenge of developing new clients and relationships within the biotechnology sector and wish to be part of a growing business who are receptive to ideas and input? This successful service provider is searching for a driven sales manager to support new and existing client acquisition across the UK.
Why This Company?
A multimillion-pound business with ambitious growth plans and recent investment in a state of the art bespoke ISO accredited lab facility allowing them to offer a full range of bio lab analytical services to its customers.
If you are looking for a company that will provide you with the autonomy and the opportunity to offer real input on the direction of the business unit, then this is the opportunity for you.
Rewards & Benefits

  • £50K - £70K Basic (dependent on experience)
  • Car, Car Allowance or Mileage options
  • 10% of GP above £40K per month sales
  • Up to 7% Pension
  • 25 Days Holiday + Public Holidays
  • Future Share Options
  • Opportunity to become divisional Sales Director within 3 years
    About The Role
    This position will require a successful candidate to develop new and existing relationships within the UK (70%) and ROW (30%).
    Duties will include:
  • Working from a home office with frequent travel to customers sites and my client lab facilities.
  • Reactivating and building a rapport with lapsed customers.
  • Operating in a 95% new business sales role.
  • Utilising industry platforms such as Contract Laboratory and Scientist dot com to identify leads and potential customers.
  • Selling a range of lab services including but not limited to Gene Sequencing and PCR to businesses involved with drug discovery.
  • Building lasting long-term relationships with a variety of Biotech and Pharmaceutical companies including pharmaceutical manufacturers, clinical trials companies working on behalf of the manufacturers, contract research organisations, universities, commercial companies and governmental organisations.
  • Feeding back market intelligence to the business.
  • Understanding clients’ pain points and providing solutions that meet the customer’s needs.
  • Working to sales cycles typically 2-3 months with a focus on growing the business unit to over £2m within 5 years.
  • Completing lab tours with prospective clients showcasing my client capabilities.
    About You
    The successful candidate will have a passion for developing business in the biotechnology / pharmaceuticals sector and be keen to establish new relationships with potential clients.
    You must hold a Bachelor's, Master or PhD within a bioscience discipline, coupled with 7+ years’ sales experience, ideally offering lab services to prospected customer. Any experience selling into the biotechnology or pharmaceuticals sector for drug discovery applications would be a distinct advantage.
    Candidates must have an excellent work ethic and the ability to operate autonomously, along with a desire to work in a customer-facing sales role.
    Other key skills include:
  • An enthusiastic and professional communicator.
  • Be proactive and offer ideas and solutions to problems.
  • Target focussed.
  • Full UK driving licence.
  • Willingness to learn.
  • Well organised, confident, self-motivated and approachable personality.
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    Senior Sales Manager – Bio Lab Services
    Location: Yorkshire, Midlands or Northwest based
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