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Sales Representative – Langton Howarth, Life Sciences – Finland

25.9.2017

Sales Representative – Langton Howarth, Life Sciences – Finland

Job description

The Requirements:

  • As the Sales Executive you must have 2+ Years of experience within a: Area Sales Manager, Sales Representative, Territory Manager or similar role working in the Life Sciences reagents/ Laboratory Consumables industry, ideally you will selling Cell Biology products or additionally you could be selling Molecular Biology / Reagents, Assays, ELISA or Western Blotting
  • Hold a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in a scientific discipline, a Cellular Biology, Biochemistry or Molecular Biology background would be beneficial in order to be technically strong within the Sales Executive role
  • You could be based in any city across Finland in order to cover the territory
  • Have experience with CRO, Biotech or Academic accounts on the territory

The Responsibilities:

    • Within the Sales Executive you will be responsible for visiting customers at least 3 days per week to sell biological reagents to the Life Science Industry, for the following purposes: Build the customer database in the defined territory, Introduce and sell brands and products to customers such as: Molecular, Cell Biology Reagents, Assays, Antibodies, ELISA, Proteins, Western Blotting as well as a small amount of machines (5%)
    • Handle commercial issues arising e.g. negotiations, tenders, etc. in conjunction with management, Provide technical advice to customers where necessary, Obtain referrals and prospect for new business within existing accounts and in new accounts
    • Plan and implement sales strategy to achieve sales budget whilst developing a regional business plan to drive business, you will also effectively manage key accounts such as CRO’s and Biotechnology mainly and also Academia and Universities
    • Represent the company and maintain a professional manner at scientific exhibitions, providing feedback to territory managers and internal sales team on the sales area, successes and difficulties of implementing your sales strategy, competition and the state of the market via regularly sales reports, and CRM system, submission of expenses
    • Provide customer with regular contact and exceptional customer service including: Maintain a regular and high level of contact with customers via telephone to build on the relationships established by visits, Ensure customer database is regularly updated and all relevant information is logged and downloaded within the required timescale

 

About us

Langton Howarth is a specialist recruitment consultancy with a proven track record in providing consistent strategic talent acquisition, retention and associated solutions to businesses and candidates alike. Opportunities range from specialist laboratory staff through sales and marketing to board level and non-executive appointments in all of our four sectors: Consumer Health & Beauty Science, Scientific & Laboratory Supplies and Clinical Diagnostics Supplies. Our reach is global. Our solutions are local. Our bespoke approach is one of flexibility, confidentiality, excellence and commitment, built on the skills and knowledge of our high-performing consultants who take the time to build long-lasting and trusted relationships. We are driven by a passion in successfully placing people. We recruit for all disciplines within our client companies. The Company and Opportunity: As the Sales Executive you will join a multimillion dollar company within the Life Science market with offices globally. They sell a range of biotechnology products including Assays, Proteins, Antibodies, ELISA’s, Reagents, Western Blotting, Flow Cytometry and Stem Cell/ Cell Culture Their main customers are research institutes, hospitals, universities, Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical companies. They have a very prestigious reputation in the market for the quality of their products and pride themselves on this success and customer service skills – they currently successfully solve over 1000 cases per month – This is a company that is gobbling up competitors and their European HQ is based in the UK where they have fitted state of the art laboratory and demo facilities on site, and they have now extended their operation to include service and maintenance provision of installed instruments So if you want to work for a company that is truly going places and is well on the way to achieving its growth ambition to 1 billion dollars in the next 5 years, then this is the organisation for you!