Account Manager Pharmaceutical

The Lubrizol Corporation; Belper CP; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the pharmaceutical sector seeks an Account Manager to drive growth and maintain customer relationships across Europe. The successful candidate will leverage their industry knowledge to deliver exceptional service and achieve sales targets while managing multiple accounts effectively.

Benefits

Discretionary bonus

Bupa Private Medical Insurance

Holiday Purchase Scheme

Share Incentive Plan

Employee Assistance Programme

Remote working flexibility

Qualifications

• 5 years of proven work experience as an Account Manager.
• Experience in pharma ingredients or excipients.
• Fluent in English; a second language is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain strong customer relationships to drive revenue growth.
• Identify business opportunities and meet assigned sales targets.
• Actively promote the Lubrizol pharmaceutical portfolio.

Skills

Networking

Negotiation

Communication

Organizational skills

Customer engagement

Education

Bachelor’s degree in chemistry, pharmacy, business

Tools

CRM software

MS Office

Job description

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We value diversity in professional backgrounds and life experiences. By enabling a consistent, unbiased, and transparent recruitment process, Lubrizol seeks to create a positive experience for candidates so we can get to know them at their best. We recognise unique work and life situations and offer flexibility, ensuring our employees feel engaged and fulfilled in every aspect of life.

Join Our Thriving Team at Lubrizol as Account Manager Pharmaceutical

Unleash Your Potential. At Lubrizol we're transforming the market and looking for exceptional talent to join us on this journey. If you are ready to join an international company with talent around the world, and want to make a real impact, we want you on our team.

What You'll Do:

As an Account Manager, you'll be at the forefront of our innovation, driving the Lubrizol Life Science accounts.The Account Manager pharmaceuticals, as primary point of contact for assigned customers, is responsible for the development of new commercial opportunities with strategic accounts and/or distributors in the assigned territory.

The role requires frequent travels within Europe for face-to-face customer meetings, to attend conferences, seminars, and tradeshows and to join internal meetings. The overall goal is to ensure sustained, profitable year-over-year growth and to deliver financial results aligned with both short- and long-term targets

Essential Job Functions and Accountabilities:

• Build and maintain strong, long-lasting customer relationships with existing and potential accounts to drive revenue growth
• Identify opportunities to expand business by upselling, cross-selling, and introducing new solutions with our core excipients across OTC, generic, and Rx markets to meet or exceed assigned sales targets
• Delivery exceptional customer service by fostering close customer engagement and building trust
• Actively promote the Lubrizol pharmaceutical portfolio via face-to-face meetings, virtual calls, seminars, and tradeshows
• Stay informed about industry trends, competitor activities, and regulatory changes to anticipate customer and market needs while providing strategic insights to the management team
• Negotiate pricing, terms, and contracts with customers, ensuring profitability while maintaining superior customer service
• Initiate and manage projects as required to ensure we deliver on our financial plan
• Record all generated opportunities in CRM, ensuring pipeline is consistently updated and accurate
• Collaborate with cross functional internal teams (CER, Marketing, Product management, Technical team, Regulatory, QA) to develop and implement integrated solutions.
• Oversee forecasting and demand planning for assigned accounts.
• Manage customer complaints and supply chain related issues effectively to ensure satisfaction and operational efficiency.

Skills That Make a Difference:

• Bachelor’s degree in chemistry, pharmacy, business
• Proven work experience as an Account Manager (indicatively 5 years)
• Experience in pharma ingredients or excipients
• Strong network in pharma industry in Europe across customers segments (innovators, generic, OTC/consumer, CMO, CDMO).
• Strong communication skills with proven ability to communicate, present and influence key stakeholders at all levels of an organization.
• Native in English. A second language is considered a plus
• Solid experience with CRM software and MS Office.
• Proven ability to navigate multiple account management projects at a time, while maintaining sharp attention to details
• Excellent listening, negotiation, and presentation abilities
• Positive attitude, strong team spirit and flexibility
• Excellent organizational and planning skills
• Result oriented with a hunter mentality

Perks and Rewards That Inspire:

We offer competitive compensation, and comprehensive benefits including:

• Remote role
• Discretionary bonus
• Bupa Private Medical Insurance
• Holiday Purchase Scheme if applicable
• Share Incentive Plan
• Employee Assistance Programme

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It’s an exciting time to be part of Lubrizol. Lubrizol is not staying put. We are continually learning and evolving. Our passion delivers our success — not only for Lubrizol but for those who count on us every day: our employees, customers and communities.

We work with a relentless commitment to operate safely and responsibly, keeping safety, sustainability, ethics, and compliance at the forefront of everything we do. The well-being of our employees, customers and communities is paramount to our culture and in the way we approach our work.

As a diverse, global team, we work together to solve some of the world’s most pressing challenges. We impact everyday lives through science only Lubrizol can deliver, and we never stop pushing to do it better.

One of the founding principles of The Lubrizol Corporation more than 90 years ago was treating every employee with dignity and respect. That same commitment is only stronger today.

More than that, we are committed to providing an environment where every employee can be the best they can be, no matter their ethnic origin, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or any other characteristic.