Sales Specialist – Chemicals

🕒 September 23

🇬🇧 United Kingdom – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🤑 Sales

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Avantor

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1904

🏥 Healthcare

🏭 Manufacturing

💼 Consulting

Healthcare • Manufacturing • Consulting

Avantor is a leading life science tools company and global provider of mission-critical products and services to the life sciences and advanced technology industries. The company collaborates with scientists around the world to enable breakthroughs in medicine, healthcare, and technology. Avantor offers a proven portfolio of trusted, quality brands used in research, development, and production activities across more than 300,000 customer locations in 180 countries. It focuses on supporting scientific journeys through reliable products, digital solutions, innovation, and manufacturing facilities. Avantor is committed to sustainability, advancing biopharma, and enhancing scientific collaboration with digital technologies.

📋 Description

• Maintain relationships with accounts by visiting customer sites within the assigned territory • Sell products and services and act as the post-sale point of contact • Focus on customer satisfaction, retention, and business growth • Engage with customers by phone, chat, email, video conferencing, and face-to-face meetings • Respond to client inquiries and advise on appropriate products and services • Execute sales strategy and generate sales reports • Identify opportunities to increase sales volume while meeting service levels • Manage and grow a territory across Northern England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland • Build relationships with decision-makers and laboratory stakeholders • Achieve revenue and margin targets • Identify new business opportunities and expand existing customer relationships • Promote Avantor's chemical portfolio, including reagents and laboratory chemicals • Collaborate with Account Managers, Product Specialists, Technical Teams, and Supplier Partners • Maintain customer information, sales activity, and pipeline data using CRM tools • Develop strategic account plans and forecast territory performance • Conduct customer visits, presentations, and product discussions

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a scientific discipline or equivalent experience • Minimum 3 years of experience in a B2B sales environment • Proven track record of achieving sales targets and driving business growth • Experience managing complex sales cycles involving multiple stakeholders • Strong consultative selling and relationship-building skills • Excellent communication, negotiation, and presentation skills • Ability to work independently and manage a large geographical territory • Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel extensively • Scientific background or experience in laboratory, pharmaceutical, biotech, research, or industrial environments preferred • Knowledge of laboratory chemicals, reagents, and related solutions preferred • Experience within a distribution, life sciences, or laboratory supplies environment preferred • Familiarity with CRM systems and sales planning tools preferred

🏖️ Benefits

• Career development opportunities • Learning experiences to support career growth and success • Collaborative work with industry experts • Equal opportunity and inclusive workplace culture

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