Sales Specialist (Chemicals) – Northern UK Territory
Avantor · Leicestershire, UK
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Role summary
Avantor seeks a Sales Specialist to manage a field-based chemicals sales territory across Northern England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. The role involves building customer relationships, selling laboratory chemicals and reagents to pharmaceutical, biotech, and industrial clients, and driving revenue growth through consultative selling and regular site visits.
What they're looking for
- Bachelor's degree in scientific discipline or equivalent professional experience
- Minimum 3 years of B2B sales experience with proven target achievement
- Experience managing complex, multi-stakeholder sales cycles
- Strong consultative selling and relationship-building capabilities
- Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel extensively
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and presentation skills
- Ability to work independently managing large geographical territories
What you'll be doing
- Manage and grow business across assigned territory through customer visits and engagement
- Build relationships with key decision-makers and laboratory stakeholders
- Drive sales growth and achieve revenue and margin targets
- Identify new opportunities and expand existing customer relationships
- Maintain accurate CRM records, develop account plans, and forecast territory performance
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