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Job Description

The Account Manager is responsible for promoting the Companys well-established portfolio of laboratory consumables and supplies to key academic and research institutes, clinical, biotechnology and pharmaceutical accounts. 

This role specifically covers: Falkirk, Inverness, Paisley, Perth, Stornoway and the Shetland Islands.

Key Responsibilities

• Achieve annual territory sales and gross margin targets;
• Work with the policies and procedures in order to control your business;
• Work with all areas of the organisation in order to ensure customer requirements are met;
• Work with preferred suppliers on the territory to ensure the correct product profile is sold;
• Ensure the customer record database is maintained to the correct standard at all times;
• Use the key business tools to help you drive performance;
• Work with the business to manage bad debt customers.

The Employer

The Company is a worldwide leading supplier of laboratory consumables and supplies, providing an extensive portfolio of high-quality products from a wide range of manufacturers.  Principal customers are major pharmaceutical, biotechnology, chemical, technology, clinical, food processing and consumer product companies, universities, education and research institutes, governmental agencies and environmental testing organisations.

The Candidate

Most suited to this role of Account Manager would be someone with the aspiration to take their Life Science qualification and previous life science sales experience to new heights of responsibility and earning potential.  

This is an exciting and pivotal role within a dynamic organisation where the successful candidate will be encouraged to use their scientific application and previous proven sales experience in the scientific marketplace to best effect to win business.

A high degree of self-motivation, discipline and self-efficiency would serve this role well, as would a strong interest and ability in meeting and working with clients, who would be scientists at the top of their profession.

A full UK driving licence is essential.

Package

£26,000 to £35,000 salary (depending on experience and ability), plus 20% bonus OTC, company car and other attractive benefits.

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