Sales Representative - St. Louis, MO

Avantor; Missouri; On-site; USD 59,000 - 101,000; Full time

Job summary

Avantor is seeking a Sales Representative in St. Louis, MO to grow revenue by selling products and services to an established client base and identifying new customers across the territory.

You will negotiate, install or deliver, and provide post-sale services while maintaining strong relationships with customers, manufacturers, and internal teams to achieve profitability and satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Education: College degree or equivalent/applicable experience.
• Experience: 3-5 years in a complex sales environment with multiple buyers.
• Sales approach: consultative, strategic selling and proven growth track record.

Responsibilities

• Sell products and/or services to a group of clients and identify new customers to reach profitability and billing targets.
• Negotiate, sell, install or deliver, and provide post-sale services.
• Secure and maintain distribution of products and/or services with effective agreements.
• Build and sustain relationships with customers and manufacturers.

Skills

Consultative selling

B2B sales

Distribution experience

Scientific background

Education

College degree or equivalent

Tools

SSAP C4C

QlikSense

Job description

The Opportunity: Under general supervision, responsible for selling products and/or services to a group of clients and identify new and potential customers in order to reach the project profitability and billing levels within an assigned sales territory and/or account. Activities include: negotiation, sale, installation or delivery, and post-sale services. Responsible for securing and maintaining distribution of products and/or services and maintaining effective agreements.

At Avantor, people are the most important part of our success because they drive our global performance. That’s why our Operations, Lab Services, Sales, and many other Avantor teams rely on our talent acquisition initiatives to attract, engage and hire the right talent.

Avantor’s Sales vertical is a crucial part of this mix, enabling all our internal teams worldwide to grow beyond their limits.

Under general supervision, the Sales Representative is responsible for selling products and/or services to a group of clients and identify new and potential customers in order to reach the project profitability and billing levels within an assigned sales territory and/or account. Activities include: negotiation, sale, installation or delivery, and post-sale services. Responsible for securing and maintaining distribution of products and/or services and maintaining effective agreements.

This person must reside in St. Louis, MO.

What we’re looking for:

• Education: College degree or equivalent/applicable experience
• Experience: 3-5 years of experience working in a complex sales environment, where multiple people are involved in the purchasing decision and there is a solution based selling approach
• A proven track record of verifiable sales success driving growth with a consultative, strategic selling approach
• Business-to-business sales experience, with preference given to those with distribution experience and a scientific background and/or having work in a laboratory or research environment
• Demonstrated capability to effectively utilize best in class selling processes and technology platforms including SSAP C4C and Qliksense.

Who you are:

• Science or manufacturing research background preferred
• Excellent communication and team interaction skills, routinely interacting with customers, manufacturers, and staff
• Ability to carry on a business conversation with business owners and decision makers
• Ability to handle difficult situations and interactions
• Ability to work independently and successfully manage time and territory
• Excellent analytical skills and ability to sell strategically within an account
• Ability to understand individual customer operations
• Willingness to travel to customer locations
• Computer Knowledge (Microsoft Office)
• Holder of a valid Driver's License
• Willingness to travel to customer locations minimum 5 days a week

How you will thrive and create an impact:

• Provide Avantor solutions to customers across assigned market segments.
• Manage a territory consisting of many customers across various markets.
• Prospect and establish new customers by managing a sales pipeline and developing and delivering proposals to customers by illustrating Avantor's value proposition.
• Sell consultatively, detailing products, determine customer needs and requirements, and make recommendations to both prospects and customers of the various solutions Avantor can offer their business.
• Work with sales management to develop strategic territory business plans for achievement of sales growth and quota attainment.
• Work in conjunction with sales management team providing proposals and implementing sales strategies to achieve sales growth.
• Build and sustain relationships with customers and ensure customer satisfaction and loyalty.
• Manage Avantor's vast product portfolio and execute and implement company defined sales and marketing strategies.
• Expand Avantor's role with existing customers by developing retention strategies illustrating Avantor's value proposition in conjunction with evolving customer requirements.
• Leverage available resources to effectively implement company marketing plan, strategies and sales processes.
• Represent and develop strong relationships with manufacturers.
• Work directly with local manufacturer representatives to develop and continually improve product knowledge, arrive at most favored pricing, and improve account profitability.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Disclaimer: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of employees assigned to this position. Avantor is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

Why Avantor? Dare to go further in your career. Join our global team of 14,000+ associates whose passion for discovery and determination to overcome challenges relentlessly advances life-changing science. The work we do changes people's lives for the better. It brings new patient treatments and therapies to market, giving a cancer survivor the chance to walk his daughter down the aisle. It enables medical devices that help a little boy hear his mom's voice for the first time. Outcomes such as these create unlimited opportunities for you to contribute your talents, learn new skills and grow your career at Avantor. We are committed to helping you on this journey through our diverse, equitable and inclusive culture which includes learning experiences to support your career growth and success. At Avantor, dare to go further and see how the impact of your contributions set science in motion to create a better world.

Pay Transparency: The expected pre-tax pay for this position is $59,150.00 - $100,740.00 This reflects base salary. This position is subject to incentive compensation, where the expected pre-tax Target Cash Opportunity (“TCO”) for this position is based on the achieved sales and in the amount/range of, $98,600.00 - $167,900.00 Actual Pay may differ depending on relevant factors such as prior experience and eligible geographic location. TCO is defined as Base Salary + Target Sales Incentive (Sales Incentive eligible role only).

EEO Statement: We are an Equal Employment/Affirmative Action employer and VEVRAA Federal Contractor. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state/province, or local law. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at [e-mail] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address. For more information about equal employment opportunity protections, please view the Know Your Rights poster.

Avantor offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision coverage, wellness programs, health savings and flexible spending accounts, a 401(k) plan with company match, and an employee stock purchase program. Employees also receive 11 paid holidays, accrue 18 PTO days annually, are eligible for volunteer time off and 6 weeks of 100% paid parental leave (except in states that offer paid family leave). These benefits may not apply to employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement or those subject to other eligibility rules.

Avantor®, a Fortune 500 company, is a leading global provider of mission-critical products and services to customers in the biopharma, healthcare, education & government, and advanced technologies & applied materials industries. Our portfolio is used in virtually every stage of the most important research, development and production activities in the industries we serve. One of our greatest strengths comes from having a global infrastructure that is strategically located to support the needs of our customers. Our global footprint enables us to serve more than 225,000 customer locations and gives us extensive access to research laboratories and scientists in more than 180 countries. We set science in motion to create a better world.