Account Manager - Life Sciences

Our Client is a Chemical Distributor. They are now seeking an Account Manager - Life Sciences. This is a full-time permanent position and will be home based in the Midlands with regular travel throughout the UK.

Key Responsibilities

• Sales / Account Management / New Business Development
• Customer / Supplier site visits
• Account management including, but not limited to, visits/ telephone calls / maintenance of all supporting documentation.
• Completing visit reports & attending sales meetings
• Awareness of market conditions and trends including competitor activity, market share relating to individual products and the introduction of new products as dictated by market requirements
• Quotations / contracts in accordance with company procedures
• Questionnaires / technical enquiries.
• Turnover and profit accountability in accordance with budget agreed with your director
• Awareness of all commercial matters relating to the sale of the products (transport costs / supplier prices / selling prices / sales margins, etc.)
• Liaison between Departments to ensure the satisfactory completion of the supply chain.
• Ensuring that all products purchased and offered for sale conform to the agreed specification and legal requirements.
• Exceeding assigned expectations for profitability.
• Establishing customer and supplier account plans that meet Company standards.
• Contributing to high customer and supplier satisfaction ratings which meet company standards

Qualifications and Experience

• Technical and market knowledge within Life Sciences is desirable
• Effective selling & negotiation skills
• You will be innovative and focused with the ability to drive the business forward with excellent relationship building skills
• You must be able to work under pressure and have strong influencing skills at all levels
• Budgetary planning and reporting skills
• Ability to negotiate with internal & external stakeholders

In return our client is offering a competitive basic salary plus car / car allowance & benefits. (Salary is negotiable and dependent on experience).

Please e-mail your C.V to Lorraine Roger, Director, Atom Recruitment Ltd