Technical Sales Representative

PHC Europe BV; Loughborough; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car

Job summary

PHC Europe BV invites a driven Area Sales Manager to oversee a designated UK sales territory, building strong relationships with existing customers while expanding to new markets. The role combines field visits, product training, and ongoing support to ensure sales growth and customer satisfaction.

The ideal candidate holds a life sciences degree with 2+ years in life science sales, possesses commercial awareness, and enjoys networking at events.

Qualifications

• Degree in Life Sciences required.
• Experience in a customer-facing sales role.
• Strong commercial awareness and ability to develop new business.

Responsibilities

• Achieve monthly, quarterly & annual sales targets within the designated territory.
• Provide first-line customer support for product, service and business matters.
• Develop new business opportunities and expand the customer base.
• Maintain CRM with customer interactions and reports.
• Collaborate with UK Business Manager and Sales team.

Skills

Life sciences degree

Sales experience

CRM experience

Communication skills

UK driving licence

Education

Degree in Life Sciences

MSc or PhD in Life Sciences

Tools

CRM database

Microsoft Office

Job description

PHCEU was founded in 1990 as a subsidiary of the PHC Holding Corporation with a mission to become a leading, trusted brand for sustainable healthcare and biomedical product solutions. Our headquarters are located in the Netherlands, Our goal is to support the work of our customers and to improve the health and well-being of people around the world. For more than 25 years now, we respond to the needs of our pharmaceutical, biotechnology, hospital/clinical and industrial customers, offering a unique perspective on scientific research in general. As a result, we play a critical role in product development for worldwide applications and we have established a reputation as a manufacturer of high-quality and innovative medical, diagnostic and laboratory equipment. PHCbi's portfolio includes a range of products with the most advanced technology, operation, design and performance in the laboratory and diagnostic environment.

Location / Working Region

Home office based – candidates must reside within the sales area and within 1 hours travel into central London. Office in Runcorn Working Region London (south from the Thames)/ South East. There is a requirement for periodic travel within the UK or abroad to attend company meetings or events.

Main purpose of the job

The successful candidate will take on the responsibility for sales and first line support of our range of biomedical laboratory products to an established customer base within a designated sales territory together with increasing business opportunities to new customers and growth from the launch of new products.

Organisation

The Area Sales Manager will report directly to the UK Business Manager and will be part of the UK Sales team.

Responsibilities and core tasks

• Achievement of monthly, quarterly & annual sales targets, and year on year growth, through the establishment and maintenance of customer relationships within a variety of markets across the sales area.
• Providing first line customer support in both product, service and business related matters.
• Utilising all forms of communication with customers with a priority on direct face to face customer visits.
• Maintaining networks with customers including exhibitions, seminars, conferences and other events.
• Giving presentations and / or assisting with technical training to customers.
• Providing regular reports to the UK Business Manager.
• Routinely updating and maintaining the customer relationship management system.
• Participation in regular sales team meetings.
• Participation in product training sessions.
• Undertaking corporate training sessions.

Objective for the first year

Have a good overview and knowledge of the market within the sales area. Build a strong relationship with the customer. Commitment to achieving sales targets / objectives. Has shown a strong drive in the way he / she has managed the territory. Exhibits good organisational and planning skills.

External contacts

Customers / end users within the sales region. Represents PHC Europe to the customer.

Internal contacts

Works closely with the UK Business Manager and keeps him well informed about the activities to achieve unit / volume goals. Works closely with the Sales team in UK. Works with the European Marketing and Product Management Team.

Challenge

A challenging position where significant sales growth can be achieved through promoting products and services in a professional manner.

Candidate profile

The ideal candidate/s will be a Graduate, (or MSc., or PhD) in Life Sciences and with an appetite for gaining sales and developing new business within various commercial environments with the application of their scientific knowledge. Candidates should exhibit good commercial awareness and ideally have at least two years’ experience in life science sales in an external customer facing role. Applicants should be self-driven and motivated to achieve results.

Core Competencies

• Intelligent / fast learning with the ability to respond to the pressures of commercial situations as they arise.
• Analytical and responds to feedback.
• Creative and Innovative strategic thinker.
• Well organised with the ability to create short, medium and long-term objectives and plans.
• Self-driven with the motivation to achieve goals.
• Commercially aware.
• Ability to understand the needs and applications of science-based customers.
• Sense of urgency to complete tasks.
• Confident to work on their own and as part of a team.
• Approachable with an ability to interact with customers at all levels within a variety of markets.

Job requirements

• The candidate must hold a Degree in the Life Sciences.
• Experience in a customer facing sales position with strong commercial awareness.
• Technical knowledge is an advantage.
• Computer software skills including Microsoft Office, maintaining CRM database, record keeping and planning skills.
• Candidate interacts and communicates easily on all levels.
• Candidate can organize himself / herself and take on the responsibility of managing their own time.
• Energetic, driven, result oriented and capable in building strong relationship and networking.
• Pioneer and tenacious.
• Ability to work together in a constructive way with colleagues and customers.

Languages

• English native speaker.
• Hold a valid full UK Drivers Licence.

Training & education

• product training will be provided and, subject to experience, commercial training will be arranged.

Remuneration

• The final candidate will be offered an excellent salary and benefits package including company car.
• The position includes the provision of a company car & candidates must hold a full UK driving license.
• Candidates must be eligible to work in the UK.

PHC Europe is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

If you have questions just get in touch with Jacqueline Courbois (HR Manager PHCEU): [e-mail] Cell phone number: 0031 6 43265232

Job postings will remain open for a minimum of five business days and are subject to immediate closure thereafter without additional notice.