Sales Account Manager

BMS Engineering Recruitment; Dunstable; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading lab solutions provider seeks a German-speaking Laboratory Sales Account Manager. You will manage relationships with scientific clients, split time between account management and new business, and travel to Germany every 5–6 weeks. The role requires a scientific degree and sales experience. The package includes a salary of £32,000 – £37,000, uncapped bonus, and additional benefits.

Benefits

Healthcare

Pension

Mobile phone

iPad

Work from home setup

Credit card

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Qualifications

• Fluent in both German and English.
• Experience in sales or laboratory work.
• Possession of a valid passport.

Responsibilities

• Manage and grow the German customer base.
• Build relationships with lab managers, technicians, and researchers.
• Split time between account management and new business.

Skills

Fluent German

Sales Experience

Scientific Degree

Technical Understanding

Education

Scientific Degree

Job description

Laboratory Sales Account Manager – German Speaking

Our client is a market leading lab solutions partner, specialising in liquid handling, consumables, purification and extraction products.

Location

Office based in Luton 2 days per week, otherwise home based.

Overview

THE COMPANY: An independent, privately owned global manufacturer specialising in the provision of a range of equipment and consumables that are used within laboratories, serving universities, biotech and pharmaceutical organisations. They are currently seeking to recruit a motivated, hungry and credible sales professional with scientific experience to manage and grow their well-established German Customer base. They have a great culture, offer full training and have a track record of developing their employees!

The role

Liaising with German customers but working from the UK, the Sales Account Manager will build relationships with scientific contacts within purchasing and procurement. Typically liaising with lab managers, technicians and researchers. There will be a 50-50 split of account management and new business and 70% of your time will be academia based, the rest with biotech companies, commercial labs and pharmaceutical businesses.

There will be a requirement to travel to Germany fully expensed by the company once every 5/6 weeks. Although you will work from home 3 days per week, there’s a requirement to work in the office two days per week 8-5pm.

What experience do you need to be suitable?

• MUST be able to speak fluent German & English
• We are ideally looking for candidates with a scientific degree AND sales experience
• We will consider those with a technical understanding and experience of working in a lab as a lab manager, lab technician or similar, looking to get into sales too!
• Passport

The package

• Basic: £32,000 – £37,000 – depending on experience
• Bonus: 20% uncapped
• Benefits: healthcare, Pension, mobile, iPad, WFH set up, Credit card, 25 days holiday + bank holiday