Technical Sales Manager - Pharmaceuticals

SRG; West Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car

20% bonus

Company credit card

Private healthcare

Job summary

SRG is seeking an Experienced Pharmaceuticals Technical Sales Manager to advance their career with a well-established custom synthesis innovator in the West Midlands. The role involves remote work with periodic on-site visits across the UK and Ireland, and travel about one third of the time.

You will identify, contact, and develop new business while promoting the company's portfolio and synthesis capabilities.

Qualifications

• Direct experience in consultative and technical sales of custom synthesis services to the pharmaceutical and biotech industries.
• Degree-level qualification in Chemistry, ideally with Organic or Medicinal focus.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Willing and able to travel 1/3 of the time across the UK & Ireland.
• Full, clean UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Identify, contact and develop new business using a variety of methods.
• Promote the company's product portfolio and custom synthesis service capabilities.
• Grow market presence across the UK & Ireland pharmaceutical and biotech industries.
• Grow existing customer relationships to increase account spend.
• Travel across the UK & Ireland to visit customer sites (~1/3 of time).
• Record progress on CRM software integrated with product fulfilment.
• Keep abreast of product development and trends in pharma/biotech industries.

Skills

Technical sales

Consultative selling

Communication skills

UK Driving Licence

Education

Degree in Chemistry

Tools

CRM software

Job description

Experienced Pharmaceuticals Technical Sales Manager looking to further develop their career required for a well-established custom synthesis innovator in the West Midlands.

Title: Technical Sales Manager – Pharmaceuticals

Location: Remote, occasional requirement on site in West Midlands (can be based in the UK or in Ireland)

Term: Permanent

SRG is partnering with a leading custom synthesis innovator, offering services to pharmaceutical, agrochemical and biotech markets. With a big focus on innovation, collaboration, project management and customer centricity, they have a well-known reputation for success in the global market.

Our client believes that creating lasting value begins with investing in their people. By making employee development a core priority, they empower their teams to learn, innovate, and thrive in their roles. This commitment to continuous growth not only unlocks individual potential but also enables the delivery of outstanding service and innovative solutions. As a result, they consistently exceed customer expectations while setting new benchmarks for excellence.

Adopting a value-based sales approach, you will travel extensively across the UK and Ireland, regularly meeting customers to continually build, develop and grow customer relationships across pharmaceutical and biotech innovators and manufacturers.

With existing customers, the role will be 75/25 business development-account management with active searching of new opportunities, supported by significant marketing activities.

Benefits

• Company car
• 20% bonus (purely based on individual & company performance)
• company credit card
• private healthcare

Role / Description

• Identifying, contacting and developing new business using a variety of methods
• Promoting both the company's product portfolio and custom synthesis service capabilities
• Growing market presence across the UK & Ireland pharmaceutical and biotech industries
• Growing existing customer relationships to ensure customer satisfaction and ultimately look to increase account spend
• Travelling approximately 1/3 of your time across the UK & Ireland to visit customer sites
• Generating leads to identify new potential customers across the UK & further afield
• Actively recording progress on CRM software integrated with product fulfilment
• Keeping abreast of product development & trends in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries.

Requirements

• Direct experience in consultative and technical sales of custom synthesis services, excipients or adjuvants to the pharmaceutical and/or biotech industries
• Degree-level qualified (or equivalent) in Chemistry, ideally with a focus on Organic or Medicinal Chemistry
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Willing, and excited, to travel 1/3 of your time across the whole of the UK and Ireland
• Full, clean UK driving licence
• A proactive approach and drive to deliver exceptional customer service.