Account Executive

Aspire Pharma Limited; Leicester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A rapidly growing UK pharmaceutical company is seeking an Account Executive to manage export customer accounts, engage with stakeholders, and support sales activities. The ideal candidate will have strong communication skills, experience in sales, and a solid understanding of procurement processes. This role offers competitive salary and a range of benefits including a generous pension scheme and learning opportunities.

Benefits

Generous Pension Scheme

Life Assurance cover

25 days’ holiday plus Bank Holidays

Learning and Development opportunities

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of the Microsoft Office package.
• Experience in a Sales or Customer Service role.
• Focused, organised with ability to multitask.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate all sales and procurement activities related to allocated export customer accounts.
• Engage and build relationships with assigned customer accounts and supply partners.
• Support the International Sales Management team and wider business.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Strong negotiation skills

Excellent IT skills including Microsoft Office

Ability to work under pressure

Strong commercial acumen

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Teams

Job description

Competitive Salary & Company Benefits| Ideally located close to Petersfield or Leicestershire

Monday to Friday, 9.00am - 5.00pm (potential for flexibility on start/end times based on 7.5hrs/day)

Are you looking to work for a rapidly growing UK Pharmaceutical company, who are passionate about improving patients’ lives across the world?

Aspire Pharma is an asset-light pharmaceutical manufacturer. It licenses and develops niche pharmaceutical products that offer innovative formulations, value for money for payors, and reliable supply arrangements in markets which are often underserved. The business has a highly diversified portfolio of more than 250 products across a number of categories, including branded specialty products and unbranded niche generics in therapeutic areas such as urology, ophthalmology, CNS and dermatology.

Do you want to be part of the journey?

If so, here is your chance!

The Role

As an Account Executive within the International Sales Team, you will play a crucial role in managing allocated export customer accounts and supporting departmental operational activities, in-line with agreed KPIs, budgets and customer requirements. Our International Sales Team works closely with global Aid Agencies and Charities as well as private and public markets to provide high quality, affordable healthcare to the people that need it most.

What will you be doing?

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Coordinate all sales and procurement activities related to allocated export customer accounts.

• Actively engage and build relationships with assigned customer accounts and any associated supply partners.

• Support communication with other internal functions and key stakeholders to support sales, orders and operational activities.

• Support the International Sales Management team and wider business to ensure all operational administrative requirements are fulfilled and accurate document traceability is maintained.

• Ensure continued analysis of sales data and orders to support supply and sales forecasting.

• Support new international business leads and tender submissions to maximise opportunities for department growth.

• Adhere to self-imposed and departmental KPIs, identifying activities within the wider team to maximise success and impact for the department.

• Maintaining awareness of existing and new legislation/guidance relating to EU and UK GXP.

The Person

You will have a strong knowledge of the Microsoft Office package (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.). You will need excellent communication skills, both written and verbal with a keen eye for detail. You should also have experience working to deadlines, with the ability to remain focused and organised.

• Excellent IT skills including Word, Outlook, Teams, etc.

• MS Excel Skills to an intermediate level.

• Strong negotiation skills.

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.

• Demonstrate accuracy and attention to detail.

• Ability to work under pressure and to strict deadlines.

• Focused, organised with ability to multitask.

• Willingness to learn and develop.

• Flexibility and adaptability.

• Strong commercial acumen.

• Proficient in English, written and spoken.

• Experience in a Sales or Customer Service role.

• Experience in communicating and establishing partner relationships.

• Experience in analysing sales data, forecasting and reporting/presentations.

• Experience of procurement and negotiation.

• Experience in export and/or import processes and documentation

Why join us?

• As well as a fantastic, inclusive company culture, where employees are truly valued and a competitive salary, we also offer an ever-improving benefits scheme to support your physical and mental well-being which include:
• Generous Pension Scheme.
• Life Assurance cover and Employee Assistant Program.
• 25 days’ holiday plus Bank Holidays.
• Learning and Development opportunities.
• Excellent opportunities for progression.
• Fantastic Company events and celebrations throughout the year.