How you expect the candidate to spend their day:

As a Sales and Accounts Manager you will be responsible for a range of suppliers and customers. You will be constantly driving sales by providing exceptional service to customers and managing suppliers to exceed customer expectations.

The Role:

Provide the highest level of service to all customer enquiries.
Interact with customers by all available means, including site visits, attending exhibitions world-wide, phone calls, social media and email.
Drive marketing and sales for a portfolio of key suppliers.
Deliver marketing campaigns, including writing and designing marketing material, promotional ideas, and proofreading copy.
Manage suppliers, including developing new opportunities, handling complaints, updating product information, organising training and undertaking supplier visits world-wide.
Find new suppliers by monitoring news channels, attending conferences and at customer request.
Maintain the CRM database and identify new customer contacts.
Monitor competitor activity and conduct market research.
Maintain the website and social media channels to maximise the visibility of promotions, ensuring all information is up to date.
Input into budgeting discussions to ensure best use of resources and deliver on those commitments.
Collaborate with the wider CML team, and provide mentoring, advice and guidance on areas of expertise.
Provide an auditing function as required.
Any other duties as specified by your line manager.

The ideal candidate’s personality and qualifications:

This position will ideally suit a graduate from the life-sciences disciplines who can learn fast, communicate well, and is keen to get involved in all areas of business.

You will most likely possess the following attributes:

Educated to degree level within the life-sciences disciplines, with an active interest in cutting edge medical research.
Confident communicator with good people skills who can converse with customers and suppliers world-wide.
Creative individual capable of imagining new and innovative concepts for marketing campaigns.
Highly motivated with the ability to work independently and as a team.
Good level of IT literacy with experience of major Microsoft applications and specialist software, such as design software, database management software etc.
High competency in numeracy and literacy.
Familiar with major social media platforms.
Clean UK driving licence and access to own car.

What are the perks of working at this company?

As the successful candidate, you will benefit from working in a small friendly team, gaining hands-on experience in multiple aspects of business. The role is highly varied, giving opportunity to travel and to constantly learn about new advances in the life-sciences, diagnostic, and pharmaceutical world.

Salary: Starting at £21,000 per annum with potential for fast advancement once the probation period is completed.

Holiday Entitlement: 22 days annual leave + bank holidays. In addition, the company closes between Christmas and New Year giving an additional 3 days annual leave.

Questions for applicants to think about:

How would you define “exceptional customer service”?
What is the best method for reaching a target audience and new potential customers?
What is the most exciting medical breakthrough in the last few years?

To Apply - send your CV and a cover letter to the link below

Graduate Sales & Account Manager | Life Sciences | Buckingham

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£21000

LOCATION

Buckinghamshire

CONTRACT TYPE

Graduate job (permanent)

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