Internal Sales Executive - Cambridge, United Kingdom - Langton Howarth Ltd

Langton Howarth Ltd

Verified Company

Cambridge, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Location:
Anywhere in the UK - Fully Remote Based Position (Working from Home), Full time-Permanent
My client is one of the market leading manufacturers and distributors within the life sciences industry who have an exciting and innovative product portfolio of laboratory products, instrumentation, consumables, workwear and PPE that are outsourced to theend users in the Academic, R&D, Bio Tech & Industrial sectors

Over the last 60 years they have built an outstanding reputation and they have secured the trust of over 600 manufacturers to be the face for the sale of their products

This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated individual to be part of a fast growing employee owned Life Sciences company with opportunities to progress in a variety of other roles

Day-to-Day duties of the role - training will also be provided on the below:

Responding to information and quote requests in a timely manner
Contacting potential new customers including Biotech, Research, Academia, Water, Utilities and many other industries to promote the companies products and services which include Laboratory Equipment, Consumables, Reagents, PPE/ Workwear, including Pipettes/Tips, Beakers, Flasks and other Plasticware supporting the Business Development and Key Accounts team
Be aware of all web orders in order to identify new customers who buy products and pass them to the Business Development Manager
Work on an agreed list of declining accounts to identify opportunities to recover lost business
Add options for maintenance or service on all quotes where our client can service the item
Working from an identified list contacting customers pre and post sales
Managing the opportunities pipeline to improve conversion rates
Identify other new customers who approach the company and pass them to the Business Development Manager
Help with customer issues in your assigned accounts
Identify unusual customer requirements (quantities) and work with the supply chain manager to negotiate improved prices prior to quoting
Ensure customer records are kept accurate and up to date

The requirements:

In order to be considered for the position you
must hold a Scientific based degree, for example Biological / Life Sciences, Environmental Science or Analytical Chemistry
As well as a science degree you will also have some
sales experience, this could be from
any industry and may include B2B Sales within an Office environment, Field Based, or Retail Sales, as long as you are working towards set targets and Key Performance Indicators (KPI's)
It would be beneficial, but not essential if you had experience working with a CRM / date management system
Our client is looking for someone who is a posotive person, team player and someone that can show good initiative although support is always available where needed

Salary and Benefits: