Network Scientific Recruitment
Account Executive
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Are you an experienced scientific sales professional with a track record of generating new business and closing technical sales opportunities? Have you successfully sold services, instrumentation, consumables or technical solutions into R&D, formulation, product development or scientific teams?
Our client is a highly respected and rapidly growing specialist testing laboratory that helps some of the world's leading manufacturers solve complex product development and formulation challenges. Working across industries including Food & Beverage, Life Sciences, Personal Care and Advanced Materials, they provide expert rheology, interfacial science and materials characterisation services that help customers understand why products behave the way they do and how they can be improved.
Due to continued growth, they are now looking to recruit an Account Executive to take ownership of their Food & Drink commercial activities. This is an excellent opportunity to inherit an established account base and active pipeline whilst developing a significant amount of new business.
The role offers a genuine opportunity to help build and shape a growing business unit, with the potential to lead and develop the division in the future.
The Role
The successful candidate will inherit existing customer accounts and an active pipeline from day one, whilst being responsible for developing and growing new business opportunities across the Food & Drink sector.
- Engage with R&D teams, formulation scientists, technical managers, process engineers and product developers, identifying challenges and converting these into commercially successful testing projects.
- Work closely with an experienced technical team, taking a consultative sales approach, helping customers understand how specialist testing programmes can solve product performance, processing and formulation issues.
- Responsible for building and maintaining your own sales pipeline, identifying new opportunities and generating business through proactive outreach and account development activities.
- Manage accounts through the full sales cycle including lead generation, customer meetings, proposal preparation, quotation management and project close.
- Involve regular customer visits, attendance at industry exhibitions and conferences across the UK, with occasional European travel.
- Maintain CRM accuracy, participate in pipeline reviews and contribute to wider commercial strategy alongside the sales leadership team.
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This is a hands-on commercial role within a growing specialist SME where successful individuals will enjoy significant autonomy and direct access to key business decision makers.
To Be Considered For This Opportunity
- Proven track record of generating your own sales pipeline and delivering revenue growth through new business development.
- Experience selling technical products, scientific services, laboratory services, instrumentation, consumables or related solutions into scientific and technical customers.
- Scientific or engineering background would be highly advantageous, although candidates with significant technical sales experience will also be considered.
- Comfortable engaging with scientists, product developers, formulators and R&D professionals and able to communicate complex technical concepts effectively.
- Experience managing opportunities through the full sales cycle and closing business at project values typically ranging from £5,000 to £50,000.
- Experience selling into Food & Beverage manufacturers, ingredient suppliers, contract research organisations, testing laboratories or product development environments would be particularly beneficial.
- Highly motivated, commercially driven and comfortable operating within a growing SME environment where accountability and initiative are key.
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The Package
- £50,000 to £60,000 basic salary
- Uncapped commission structure
- Expected earnings of £65,000 to £75,000 at target
- Earnings potential of £90,000+ for over-performance
- Share option scheme
- Hybrid working
- First-quarter commission guarantee during onboarding
- Genuine opportunities for career progression and future leadership responsibilities
This is an excellent opportunity to join a profitable and growing specialist scientific business with an outstanding reputation, a strong customer base and significant growth potential.
For more information or to apply, please contact Chris Vinter.
Due to the volume of applications received on a daily basis, we find it incredibly difficult to respond to each and every applicant. Should you not hear back from us within two weeks, please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.
Network Scientific is an award-winning science recruitment agency specialising in the provision of temporary, permanent and contract recruitment services to the scientific and related technical industries. We are an ethical and knowledgeable consultancy passionate about delivering exceptional candidate care.
If you feel this role is not right for you but are interested in other opportunities within the Scientific sector, please visit our company website.
Please note that all applicants for this role should be able to prove that they are legally entitled to work in the UK. Network Scientific Recruitment, part of Network Scientific Ltd. is an Employment Business/Agency.
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