Virtual Account Manager Lifescience R&C

Sartorius; Mumbai; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Sartorius, a global player in life science solutions, is seeking a Virtual Account Manager- Life Science R&C to drive consumable sales across the Greater India region. The role emphasizes effective CRM usage (SFDC) to manage leads, opportunities, and customer relationships in line with Sartorius targets.

The candidate should bring a strong field sales background, proficiency in SFDC, and the ability to travel as needed while developing strategic account plans and collaborating with

Qualifications

• Masters degree in life sciences or related field preferred.
• Minimum 5 years field sales experience in Life Science, lab/process background preferred.
• Strong experience selling proteomics, antibodies and cell biology consumables.
• Pan-India region experience is preferred.
• Hands-on knowledge of SFDC and other CRM tools.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
• Self-motivated, energetic, results oriented, able to work independently.
• Good teamwork and cross-functional collaboration.
• Willingness to travel as needed.
• Proven proficiency with Microsoft Office tools.

Responsibilities

• Promote products and services within assigned geographic area to achieve sales targets.
• Identify new business opportunities aligned with growth strategy.
• Use SFDC to manage leads, opportunities, and customer interactions.
• Analyze SFDC data to identify trends and track sales performance.
• Drive newly launched products into the market and follow up on deployment.
• Assess customer needs, generate leads, respond to inquiries, and propose solutions.
• Develop and implement account plans and coordinate resources accordingly.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve market reach and strategy.
• Coordinate and participate in marketing activities in territory.
• Regularly assess customer potential and convert into business.
• Build strong, long-term customer relationships.

Skills

Field sales

SFDC CRM

Communication

Negotiation

Teamwork

Travel willingness

Education

Masters degree in life sciences

Tools

SFDC

Microsoft Office

Job description

Virtual Account Manager- Life Science R&C will be responsible for all sales of consumables in Greater India region and for developing strong customer relations according to the organizational strategy for the assigned customer base. An essential part of this role is the active use of our CRM system (SFDC) to manage sales activities and customer interactions effectively as this tool is the foundation of our sales framework and operational sales steering, and a key enabler for this role to achieve his/her targets as well as Sartorius targets.

Virtual Account Manager- Life Science R&C will be responsible for all sales of consumables in Greater India region and for developing strong customer relations according to the organizational strategy for the assigned customer base. An essential part of this role is the active use of our CRM system (SFDC) to manage sales activities and customer interactions effectively as this tool is the foundation of our sales framework and operational sales steering, and a key enabler for this role to achieve his/her targets as well as Sartorius targets.

Main Responsibilities & Tasks

• Promote the organization's products and services within an assigned geographic area, product range or key account to achieve sales and revenue targets
• Identify new business opportunities aligned with the organization's overall market and growth strategy
• Actively use SFDC to manage and document leads and opportunities, all customer interactions and sales activities ensuring that all customer and opportunity information is up-to-date and accurately entered in the CRM system
• Analyze SFDC data for assigned customers to identify trends, generate customer insights and track sales performance
• Actively drive newly launched innovative products and services into the marketplace and proactively follow up on the successful implementation of sales activity
• Assess and analyze customer needs, generate leads, respond to customer inquiries and suggest products and services as appropriate
• Develop and implement account plans and request and coordinate resources in line with the account plans
• Work closely with cross functional team to create higher market perception and successful strategies to gain business from an account
• Coordinate and participate in marketing activities in assigned territory
• Frequently assess the potential of each customer and plan to realize it into business
• Manage and build strong customer relationships for long term partnership

Qualification & Skills

• Masters degree in life sciences or with relevant industry experience is preferred.
• Minimum 5 years field sales experience, with preferable laboratory / process based experience in Life Science
• A strong experience in selling proteomics, antibody and cell Biology consumables will be preferred.
• Preferably having pan India region experience
• Hands-on knowledge and proactive usage of SFDC and other CRM tools
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills
• Self-motivated, energetic, results oriented, capacity to work independently with a strong sense of responsibility
• Good teamwork skills and proven ability to also work with cross-functional teams
• Willingness and ability to travel on need basis
• Proven software skills, e.g. Microsoft Office

About Sartorius

Sartorius is part of the solution in the fight against cancer, dementia, and many other diseases. Our technologies help translate scientific discoveries into real-world medicine faster, so that new therapeutics can reach patients worldwide.

We look for ambitious team players and creative minds, who want to contribute to this goal and advance their careers in a dynamic global environment.

Join our global team and become part of the solution. We are looking forward to receiving your application.

www.sartorius.com/careers