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Technical Sales Manager - Pharmaceuticals
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Technical Sales Manager – Pharmaceuticals
Location
Remote, occasional requirement on site in West Midlands (can be based in the UK or in Ireland)
Salary
£50,000 - £60,000 (dependent upon experience) + benefits
Term
Permanent
SRG is partnering with a leading custom synthesis innovator, offering services to pharmaceutical, agrochemical, and biotech markets. With a big focus on innovation, collaboration, project management, and customer centricity, they have a well-known reputation for success in the global market.
Our client believes that creating lasting value begins with investing in their people. By making employee development a core priority, they empower their teams to learn, innovate, and thrive in their roles. This commitment to continuous growth not only unlocks individual potential but also enables the delivery of outstanding service and innovative solutions. As a result, they consistently exceed customer expectations while setting new benchmarks for excellence.
Adopting a value-based sales approach, you will travel extensively across the UK and Ireland, regularly meeting customers to continually build, develop, and grow customer relationships across pharmaceutical and biotech innovators and manufacturers.
With existing customers, the role will be 75/25 business development-account management with active searching of new opportunities, supported by significant marketing activities.
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Benefits: Company car, 20% bonus (purely based on individual & company performance), company credit card, and private healthcare amongst other benefits.
Role / Description
- Identifying, contacting, and developing new business using a variety of methods
- Promoting both the company’s product portfolio and custom synthesis service capabilities
- Growing market presence across the UK & Ireland pharmaceutical and biotech industries
- Growing existing customer relationships to ensure customer satisfaction and ultimately look to increase account spend
- Travelling approximately 1/3 of your time across the UK & Ireland to visit customer sites
- Generating leads to identify new potential customers across the UK & further afield
- Actively recording progress on CRM software integrated with product fulfillment
- Keeping abreast of product development & trends in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries
Requirements
- Direct experience in consultative and technical sales of custom synthesis services, excipients, or adjuvants to the pharmaceutical and/or biotech industries
- Degree-level qualified (or equivalent) in Chemistry, ideally with a focus on Organic or Medicinal Chemistry
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Willing, and excited, to travel 1/3 of your time across the whole of the UK and Ireland
- Full, clean UK driving licence
- A proactive approach and drive to deliver exceptional customer service
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If you would like to apply for this position, please use the link provided. Alternatively, please email a copy of your CV to Amy.Hallworth@srgtalent.com. For more information regarding this position or any others, please call Amy on 07979 020974. If you have a scientific background and this position is not relevant / suitable for you, please feel free to get in touch or visit www.srgtalent.com to view our other vacancies.
SRG is the UK’s number one recruitment company specialising in the scientific, engineering, clinical, pharmaceutical, food/FMCG, energy & renewables, biotech, chemical, and medical device sectors.
As scientists ourselves, our specialist sector knowledge and our passion are second to none. It’s this combination that makes us different. We’re committed to providing outstanding temporary, contract, and permanent career opportunities of all levels for our candidates and a comprehensive range of expert strategic recruitment services for our clients.
Keywords: Business Development Manager, Sales Manager, Technical Sales Manager, Business Development, Excipient Sales, Adjuvant Sales, Custom Synthesis, CDMO, CRO, Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology, Account Manager.
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