Are you a Life Sciences graduate with a commercial mindset and looking to build a career in scientific sales?
Perhaps you already have some sales or customer-facing experience, or you know that your personality and strengths lie in talking to people, building relationships and spotting opportunities rather than working in the lab.
We're working with a well-established and growing scientific business specialising in laboratory equipment and consumables. They're looking for an ambitious Internal Sales Executive to join their Birmingham team.
This is a brilliant opportunity to develop your commercial skills, learn from an experienced sales team and build a long-term career within the scientific sector.
What you'll be doing
Manage and grow your own portfolio of existing life science customers
Proactively speak with customers to understand their requirements and identify opportunities
Develop existing accounts through cross-selling, repeat business and increased engagement
Reconnect with lapsed customers and build those relationships
Research and approach prospective customers to generate new business
Qualify inbound and outbound leads and identify the best next step
Arrange qualified appointments for the field sales team
Prepare and follow up quotations
Use customer and sales data to spot commercial opportunities
Keep CRM records and pipeline activity up to date
Work closely with Field Sales, Product Specialists, Marketing and Customer Service
What we're looking for
A degree in a Life Sciences discipline - essential
Confident and comfortable speaking with customers on the telephone
Proactive, enthusiastic and commercially minded
Naturally curious, with the confidence to ask good questions and build relationships
Ambitious and motivated by achieving results
Organised and comfortable managing multiple customers and opportunities
Positive, coachable and keen to learn
Previous sales, telesales or customer-facing experience would be advantageous, but isn't essential
Experience within laboratories, academia, biotech or another life science environment would also be beneficial What's on offer
£28,000-£30,000 basic salary
25% OTE
Office-based role in Birmingham
25 days holiday + bank holidays + Christmas shutdown
Structured induction, training and ongoing development
Friendly, supportive and collaborative team culture If you have a Life Sciences degree, some solid sales experience and the ambition to take your career into the field, we'd love to hear from you