Sales Manager

Network Scientific Recruitment; Meonstoke; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Bonus scheme

Strong progression opportunities

Inclusive working environment

Job summary

Network Scientific Recruitment is seeking a Sales Manager in Hampshire to lead a commercial team focused on selling scientific services. The candidate will inherit customer accounts and manage a sales team to drive revenue.

This role requires extensive experience in technical B2B sales and team management. Hybrid working options are available, along with travel for exhibitions and client meetings.

Benefits include a competitive salary, bonuses, and opportunities for professional growth.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience selling technical products to R&D and technical decision-makers.
• Experience managing and leading sales teams.
• Practical and hands-on with strong accountability.
• Comfortable working with scientists and engineers.

Responsibilities

• Inherit customer accounts and manage a small sales team.
• Ensure CRM is improved and maintained.
• Contribute to revenue and protect existing client relationships.
• Build a repeatable and well-run sales operation.

Skills

Sales management

Technical B2B selling

CRM utilization

Coaching salespeople

Job description

Are you an experienced senior sales professional with team management expertise? Have you been successful selling within the scientific services industry?

Our client is a rapidly growing and innovative business that delivers specialist chemical and physical testing services for a wide range of clients within the Pharma, Food & Beverage and Cosmetics industries, amongst a range of others. Due to growth, they are now looking to hire a Sales Manager to join and lead their friendly and supportive commercial team.

Responsibilities

• The successful candidate will inherit existing customer accounts as well as a strong pipeline of opportunities. The incumbent will be responsible for managing and leading a small sales team as well as managing accounts and developing new business.
• You will ensure the CRM is cleansed and improved, be responsible for pipeline inspection, ensuring accountability is upheld for the sales team, lead qualification, quote follow-ups, forecasting, opening up dormant accounts and generating new business.
• You will be required to contribute to revenue by looking after specific verticals, strategic accounts, and high-value opportunities.
• You will look to protect existing revenue, maintain client relationships and land warm opportunities. This is hands‑on selling and account management from day one.
• The role is about building a repeatable, well‑run sales operation – pipeline discipline, forecasting, coaching and accountability.
• This is a practical, hands‑on role in a founder‑led SME. The person must be able to think commercially, manage people, inspect detail, coach deals, improve process, and personally sell.

Qualifications

• You will have extensive experience selling technical products or services to Research & Development, formulation, QA/QC, engineering, manufacturing, scientific or technical decision‑makers.
• You will have experience managing and leading sales teams.
• You should be hands‑on and practical with strong accountability.
• Be comfortable with utilising a CRM efficiently and ensuring best‑practice is shared with the team for housekeeping.
• You should be experienced in technical B2B selling but also be good at coaching salespeople and getting the best out of a sales team.
• Be comfortable working with scientists, engineers and technical experts.
• Be confident enough to challenge the team constructively.

Location & Working Pattern

The role is based at the site in Hampshire. Working pattern is primarily office‑based but hybrid working is an option. There will be some travel to exhibitions in the UK and overseas as well as travel to client sites, although this isn’t a field sales role.

Benefits

You will be rewarded with a friendly, inclusive working environment, competitive salary and company benefits such as bonus as well as strong progression opportunities.

Contact

Please contact Chris Vinter for more information or to apply.

Please note that all applicants for this role should be able to prove that they are legally entitled to work in the UK. Network Scientific Recruitment, part of Network Scientific Ltd. is an Employment Business/Agency.