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Sales Development Specialist

Role overview

Qualifications

  • Academic degree in life sciences or engineering (advanced degree beneficial)
  • Minimum 3 years field sales experience, preferably with laboratory/process-based Life Science background
  • Hands-on knowledge and proactive usage of SFDC/CRM tools
  • Experience in selling capital instrumentation and/or consumables/reagents to clients across biotech/pharma or related sectors

Responsibilities

  • Initiate and manage the full sales process across the assigned territory and strategic product range, from lead generation to after-sales, in collaboration with Account Managers
  • Develop pre-sales tools and value propositions to grow chromatography and digital solutions adoption and sales; provide technical and commercial support to customers and Account Managers
  • Actively use SFDC to manage leads, opportunities, and customer interactions; analyze SFDC data to identify trends and track sales performance; maintain up-to-date CRM records
  • Identify, plan, and execute action plans to develop the business for strategic products or defined markets; manage short-, mid- and long-term opportunity funnels and account portfolios to achieve product/market goals

About the company

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Sartorius

Biotechnology

Sartorius is a leading international partner of life sciences research and biopharmaceutical manufacturing. We help our customers #SimplifyProgress from drug discovery to manufacturing so that more people can have access to better medicine. With this, we are #PartOfTheSolution in the fight against diseases worldwide. With innovative laboratory instruments and consumables, the our Lab Products & Services division focuses on laboratories performing research and quality control at pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical companies as well as academic research institutes. The Bioprocess Solutions division, with its broad product portfolio focusing on single-use solutions, helps customers manufacture biotech medications, vaccines, and cell and gene therapies safely, rapidly, and economically. Based in Göttingen, Germany, Sartorius also has a strong global reach with around 60 production and sales sites worldwide. We regularly expand our portfolio through the acquisition of complementary technologies. In 2023, Sartorius generated sales revenue of around 3.4 billion euros. Currently, around 14,600 employees from around 110 nations are working for customers around the globe. Join our team, partner or collaborate with us.

Company details

Company typeLarge
IndustryBiotechnology
Company size10001

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Job description

The Sales / Market Development Specialist will be responsible for driving growth of revenue for defined strategic products or product group or for a defined market by actively managing a range of accounts and growth potential in the territory through developing and maintaining strong relationships and providing strong technical knowledge. With a clear focus on (early) seeding activities the goal is to successfully implement new strategic products into the market to achieve Sartorius group sales target for the specified products or product group or market. The Sales / Market Development Specialist will work in a strong collaboration with Account Management & Application Specialist, to manage the Opportunity lifecycle. An essential part of this role is the active use of our CRM system (SFDC) to manage sales activities and customer interactions effectively as this tool is the foundation of our sales framework and operational sales steering, and a key enabler for this role to achieve his/her targets as well as Sartorius targets.

Main Responsibilities & Tasks:

  • Initiate and manage the full sales process (from lead generation to after sales, collaborate with FAS for trials, testing and confirmation) within the assigned territory and strategic product range, in close alignment with the Account Managers

  • Develop pre-sales tools and value specifically for growing chromatography and digital solutions adoption and sales

  • Improve Chromatography and Digital Solutions customer experiences, driving support and value at pre-sales and also post-sales

  • Actively use SFDC to manage and document leads and opportunities, all customer interactions and sales activities ensuring that all customer and opportunity information is up-to-date and accurately entered in the CRM system

  • Analyze SFDC data for assigned customers to identify trends, generate customer insights and track sales performance

  • Maintain the CRM with relevant and up to date customer and sales opportunity information

  • Develop and achieve product / product group targets with a clear focus on seeding and spec in activities to drive sales growth by identifying new opportunities at customer site

  • Provide technical and commercial support to Account Managers and customers in relevant products and processes

  • Manage short-, mid- and long-term opportunity funnel and account portfolio to support short- and long-term product / market goals and navigate Customer's need to achieve a successful resolution

  • Identify, implement, and execute appropriate action plans to develop the business for strategic products or defined markets according to the Sales and Sartorius strategy

Qualifications & Skills:

  • Academic degree in life sciences or engineering (higher level of education would be beneficial)

  • Minimum 3 years field sales experience, with preferable laboratory / process based experience in Life Science

  • Hands-on knowledge and proactive usage of SFDC and other CRM tools

  • Relevant technical knowledge and extensive industry knowledge (eg. Biotech, Pharma, etc.)

  • Experience in selling capital instrumentation and / or selling consumables / re-agents to clients in different sectors is a plus

  • Result-oriented and highly motivated

  • Capable of providing outstanding customer service

  • Ability to manage complex issues using innovation and processes

  • Excellent communication skills

About Sartorius 

Sartorius is part of the solution in the fight against cancer, dementia, and many other diseases. Our technologies help translate scientific discoveries into real-world medicine faster, so that new therapeutics can reach patients worldwide. 

We look for ambitious team players and creative minds, who want to contribute to this goal and advance their careers in a dynamic global environment.

Join our global team and become part of the solution. We are looking forward to receiving your application. 
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