Product Specialist

JR United Kingdom; Reigate and Banstead; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Scientific Products Specialist to join their dynamic product team. This customer-facing role offers a unique opportunity to support sales growth in diverse sectors, including automotive and life sciences. You will leverage your technical knowledge to provide application support and promote a range of innovative products. With extensive training and a commitment to diversity and inclusion, this role promises a rewarding career path in a forward-thinking company. If you're passionate about making a difference and possess the drive to succeed, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Company Car

Life Assurance

Private Medical Cover

25 Days Holiday

Salary Sacrifice Pension Plan

Competitive Commission Scheme

Qualifications

• Proven track record in selling chillers, heat exchangers, and sensors.
• Experience in non-invasive life science and medical applications.

Responsibilities

• Grow sales through supporting the salesforce and their customers.
• Develop strong working relationships with internal and external customers.

Skills

Sales Experience

Product Knowledge

Communication Skills

Technical Problem Solving

Market Research

Driving License

Education

HND or Equivalent

Degree in Science or Engineering

Tools

CRM Systems

Job description

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Product Team -Scientific Products specialist

Location: National UK, Field based role

The Company:

From putting the soles on your shoes, to the tarmac they walk on; from a packet of crisps to silicon chips; from wooden toothpicks to electric cars; you’d be amazed at the things we get involved in. We don’t do these things ourselves, of course, but we have worked with the people that do… to enable their efforts and dreams to be realised. Sometimes our role is significant; sometimes it’s small, but it’s never trivial and it’s always rewarding.

We provide automation and fluid control solutions for factory and laboratory applications. Our target sectors are automotive, food, beverage & packaging, and the life science sectors.

SMC Corporation UK Ltd is the wholly owned subsidiary of SMC Corporation in Japan. The UK operation is located at a substantial 14-acre site in Milton Keynes, which houses our UK offices, design, factory, and warehousing. SMC Corporation is the UK and global market leader in its field.

The role:

As a key member of our talented and successful products team this is an interesting, varied, and challenging customer-facing role that is designed to support increase our market share. Working closely with our field sales team you will provide application, product knowledge and sale support during customer visits. The range of product focus include chillers, heat exchangers, sensors, media separated valves, clean wet pumps, and process gas controls.

Key Responsibilities:

• Grow sales of the product range through supporting the salesforce and their customers
• Understand and have the ability to use the value proposition of the product range responsible for and business value to grow sales.
• Identifying, researching, and gaining application knowledge for new opportunities for the product range.
• Promote the product range responsible for by creating marketing material, training material, and identifying trade shows where the range will achieve exposure.
• Develop strong working relationships with our internal and external customers consulting with them to solve problems from a technical perspective.
• Meet and exceed targets.
• Maintain accurate records of activities using our CRM system

Skills and Experience:

• Desirable : A degree within a Science or Engineering discipline
• Required: HND or equivalent or relevant experience
• Proven track record of selling, specifying, or developing the product range of chillers, heat exchangers, sensors, media separated valves, clean wet pumps and process gas controls.
• Experience, skills and knowledge of the types of applications found in the non-invasive life science / medical / electronics industry, as these are the types of market areas, you will be working in.
• Demonstrate an ability to communicate and influence effectively at all levels of the business.
• Highly driven and passionate about making a difference within the industry.
• Proven track record of using value propositions to ensure customer satisfaction, increasing retention and customer loyalty to a brand.
• Full UK Driving Licence
• Current passport as European travel may be required.

What We Offer:

We give extensive sales, product & application training, both in classroom and in-field.

We are continuously working to make our team even more diverse and inclusive. We welcome applications from all and are committed to attracting, recruiting, and retaining the most talented individuals. SMC has sustainable development goals as we believe in caring for our futures as well as the future of the planet.

We offer a competitive and attractive package of benefits including a competitive commission scheme, company car with a fuel card, life assurance, private medical cover, 25 days holiday including a holiday purchase scheme, a salary sacrifice personal pension plan and more!

The Selection Process: Upon successful application, candidates will be asked to undertake an online interview, online testing and a second interview face-to-face, onsite at our SMC Milton Keynes Office.