Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

Salary:£30k - 40k per year ()
Date posted:27/01/2012
Job Type:Permanent
Company:Get Placed

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Our clients are an international company dedicated to supplying a comprehensive range of high quality biometrical science and biology reagents.  They provide the highest level of customer service to all of their clients and are committed to satisfying their rapidly evolving needs through close working partnership and innovation.  Our Client recognises and encourages the positive contributions and development of its employees.
They are looking for a Commercial Services Consultant
The successful candidate will be reporting into the Head of Global Marketing & Commercial Director
It is envisaged that you will have experience in some or all of the following:
A minimum of 2 years of relevant sales experience/success.  Preferably in the life sciences, immunology background. 
Knowledge of life science Antibody /services market through working within it.
Ability to handle mid to long term sales cycles
Life Science or Immunology Degree
Organised and able to work on own initiative as well as being a team player
Ideally be from a commercial pharmaceutical or biopharma background
Will live within a 1.5hr drive of Oxford. Ideally the candidate will be in easy reach of London / Oxford since these are the core areas of activity.
The following is a brief overview of the role, a full client profile and job description will be forwarded to short listed candidates but in brief you will:-
Proactively search for new accounts that might benefit from our clients products or services to maximize sales in the designated territory.
To attend meetings with key decision makers and influencers in commercial accounts and selected key academic institutions will be required.
To utilise core selling skills to provide effective solutions to customers’ needs.
Build effective relationships through regular contact to understand, anticipate and meet their future needs.
Maintain and develop relationships with existing customers with a view to growing long-term and effective business relationships with customers.
Deliver or facilitate presentations and utilise colleagues as appropriate to demonstrate how the  products or services meet customers’ needs.
Calculate and present quotations within timelines agreed with Business Development Manager; including plans for follow up.
Attend team meetings and share best practice with colleagues.
Attendance at trade shows, conferences and other marketing events as required.The main objective of the successful candidate is to represent our client in the South of England, managing their existing clients and developing new opportunities.
 
As part of Get Placed Ltd service delivery and duty of care to our clients, we commit to having interviewed each candidate prior to our client meeting with them. We accept that this is not always logistically possible to do face-to-face as we are based in Oxford but recruit for clients across the UK. In view of this, candidates who are shortlisted for interview will need to agree a mutually convenient time with us when we can interview them via webcam / Skype.
This appointment is being advertised by Get Placed Ltd. The services advertised here are those of an Employment Agency. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we are pleased to accept applications from all sections of the community. Any qualifications listed are indicative and we confirm that we are willing to accept applications from people holding equivalent qualifications.