Life Sciences Internal Sales Executive

Equals One Ltd; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Equals One Ltd in Birmingham is seeking a Life Sciences Internal Sales Executive to grow sales from an assigned portfolio, mainly C and D accounts, through proactive customer contact by phone and email. You will reactivate lapsed customers and generate new opportunities, reporting to the UK Head of Sales.

The role requires a life sciences degree, strong communication skills, and a target-driven mindset; you will maintain CRM records and collaborate with Sales, Marketing and Customer Service to

Qualifications

• Must have a degree in life sciences.
• Strong telephone communication skills and ability to build relationships.
• Target-driven with KPIs and productive activity levels.
• Experience with CRM systems and data entry to maintain records.
• Sales or telesales experience is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Grow sales from an assigned portfolio, primarily C and D accounts, to meet targets.
• Proactively contact customers by telephone to understand requirements and opportunities.
• Review data to identify cross-sell and repeat business opportunities.
• Reactivate inactive customers through outbound calling and follow-up.
• Research and contact prospects to generate and qualify new business opportunities.
• Qualify inbound and outbound leads and pass them to the appropriate team member.
• Arrange qualified appointments for field-based Sales Executives.
• Prepare and follow up quotations in line with company processes.
• Maintain accurate CRM records of interactions, opportunities and quotations.
• Collaborate with Sales, Marketing and Customer Service teams to achieve objectives.

Skills

Telephone selling

Account management

Prospecting

CRM

Communication

Education

Degree in life sciences

Tools

CRM software

Job description

Life Sciences Internal Sales Executive

Location: Office-based, Birmingham

Salary: £28K - £30K + 25% OTE

Primary Purpose

To grow sales and profit from an assigned portfolio, primarily consisting of C and D accounts, through proactive and regular customer contact.The role will focus on developing existing accounts, reactivating lapsed customers and generating new sales opportunities.Telephone contact will be the primary method of communication, supported by email and other appropriate channels.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and grow an assigned portfolio, primary consisting of C and D accounts, to achieve agreed sales, profit and activity targets.
• Proactively contact customers by telephone to understand their requirements, identify opportunities and increase engagement.
• Review customer and sales data to identify opportunities for account growth, cross-selling and repeat business.
• Reactivate inactive customers through structured outbound calling and follow-up activity.
• Research and contact prospective customers to generate and qualify new business opportunities.
• Qualify inbound and outbound leads, handling opportunities directly where appropriate or passing them to the relevant member of the Sales Team.
• Arrange qualified customer appointments for the field-based Sales Executives.
• Prepare and follow up quotations in line with company processes.
• Review tender notifications, assess their relevance and forward suitable opportunities to UK Head of Sales.
• Maintain accurate and timely CRM records of customer interactions, opportunities and quotations.
• Work collaboratively with the wider Sales, Marketing and Customer Service Teams to support customers and achieve company objectives.

Skills, Experience and Personal Attributes

• Degree in a life sciences discipline is essential.
• Confident and comfortable communicating with customers by telephone, as this will be the primary communication method.
• Proactive, enthusiastic and commercially minded.
• Strong communication skills, with the confidence to initiate conversations, ask effective questions and build customer relationships.
• Comfortable working towards sales targets, KPIs and agreed activity levels.
• Well organised, with the ability to manage multiple customers, opportunities and follow-up actions.
• Accurate and disciplined when maintaining CRM records completing administrative tasks.
• Previous experience in sales or telesales would be advantageous.
• Experience within laboratories, academia, biotechnology or other life science organisations would be beneficial.
• Positive, professional, coachable and willing to learn.

Additional information:

Reports to: UK Head of Sales

Internal Relationships

UK Head of Sales, Field Sales Team, Portfolio Specialists, Marketing and Customer Service

External Relationships

Existing customers, prospective customers and suppliers