Product Sales Specialist

About the Company 

This is an opportunity to join a global manufacturer specialising in life science diagnostic and instrumentation solutions for the laboratory, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology industries. You will work with a collaborative team of scientific-technical specialists and be part of an innovative organisation known to be a market leader in its field.

About the role 

This Product Specialist role in NSW is primarily responsible for lead generation and sales closure within the Microbiology Business Areas. The core responsibilities are to work alongside the Product Manager to provide technical, application and sales support. Typical customer industries include hospitals, pathologies, pharmaceutical and biopharma customers.

• Achieve monthly, quarterly and annual targets
• Understand the broader business areas and generate leads
• Gain a strong understanding of the customer's requirements and application needs on a technical level.
• Understand the regulatory environment these products and customers work within
• Assist Product Management team to ensure inventory and product forecasting targets are met and customer/marketing expectations are achieved.
• Conduct product demonstrations, seminars and participate in customer engagement activities to support the growth strategy.
• Attend training events to ensure skills are maintained up-to-date and relevant for maximum benefit to the customer.
• Maintain a record of customer visits and interactions using the CRM platform salesforce.com completed by the end of each week

About you

• Tertiary qualifications in Science or related subject area is important
• Experience in a Microbiology laboratory or commercial Microbiology setting.
• Previous experience selling Microbiology reagents and consumables is highly regarded
• Technical understanding of markets, particularly within clinical and pharmaceutical laboratories
• Experience working with Microsoft Office Suite and CRM system

We are also considering candidates who are looking to transition into a commercial role from a laboratory or a research role and are genuinely interested in sales! 

The successful candidate will be able to develop and nurture strong client relationships in the industry and will also have a clear career path in Commercial Science.

We are currently in the process of shortlisting candidates. If you are interested in this role, please click "APPLY" and submit your application. Alternatively, you can contact Christelle at [email protected] for a confidential discussion.

KE Select is a leading provider of Scientific, Medical and Technical recruitment services. With a candidate and client network spanning ANZ and more recently into APAC, KE Select are no.1 choice for many professionals operating within the Biotechnology and Medical Technology market.