Sales Engineer, Surface Characterisation - UK
At a glance
Mid-level Solutions & Sales Engineering role at Anton Paar. Remote, United Kingdom · full-time · no salary stated · we estimate £58,000–£95,000 across the United Kingdom.
Anton Paar has not published a salary for this role. The figure below is our estimate, not theirs.
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What you'll do
- Find new accounts through prospecting and lead follow-up, while looking after existing customers across the UK
- Run your territory’s sales projects and negotiate deals directly with customers
- Help develop customer applications and communications that support marketing
- Visit customer sites to present and demonstrate instruments, then train users on proper operation
- Represent the portfolio at conferences and exhibitions
What you bring
- A degree or equivalent in chemistry, physics, life science or a related discipline
- At least three years of successful analytical instrument sales experience
- Strong communication and negotiation skills, including with laboratory managers, professors, PhD scientists and technicians
Who this fits
This role suits a mid-level sales engineer who can develop new business and support customers across the UK. You should be based centrally with easy access to the main road network and able to travel around the UK, with occasional overseas trips for training and business meetings. Materials characterisation sales experience is a plus, while training is provided.
From the employer
Anton Paar, one of the world leaders in laboratory instrumentation and services, has a new vacancy for a Sales Engineer responsible for the surface characterisation instrument portfolio based in the UK. The Sales Engineer will be responsible for new business development and the support of current customers throughout the UK. The successful candidate will join a motivated, international team.
- Generation of new accounts and management of existing customers through prospecting, lead generation and follow up.
- Effective territory management with direct responsibility for sales projects and negotiations.
- Support the development of customer applications.
- Participation at conferences and exhibitions.
- Support the development of marketing communications with customers.
- Visiting customer sites on a regular basis to give sales presentations, perform instrument demonstrations and train customers on the correct use of their equipment.
- Suitable candidates should hold a degree (or equivalent) in chemistry, physics, life science or related discipline.
- At least three years’ experience of successfully selling analytical instruments. Materials characterisation sales experience would be an advantage but full training will be provided.
- Strong communication and negotiation skills.
- Ability to effectively communicate with laboratory managers, professors, PhD level scientists and technicians.
- Availability to travel throughout the UK and occasionally overseas for training and business meetings.
- Located centrally within easy access to the main road network.
Base salary plus attractive OTE’s.
A competitive package of benefits.
Company car, laptop and mobile.
Potential for growth within a dynamic company.