Internal Sales Life Sciences
Internal Sales Executive - Life Sciences
Birmingham | £28,000-£30,000 + 25%
Are you a Life Sciences graduate with a commercial mindset and looking to build a career in scientific sales?
Perhaps you already have some sales or customer-facing experience, or you know that your personality and strengths lie in talking to people, building relationships and spotting opportunities rather than working in the lab.
We’re working with a well-established and growing scientific business specialising in laboratory equipment and consumables. They’re looking for an ambitious Internal Sales Executive to join their Birmingham team.
This is a brilliant opportunity to develop your commercial skills, learn from an experienced sales team and build a long-term career within the scientific sector.
What you’ll be doing
Manage and grow your own portfolio of existing life science customers Proactively speak with customers to understand their requirements and identify opportunities Develop existing accounts through cross-selling, repeat business and increased engagement Reconnect with lapsed customers and build those relationships Research and approach prospective customers to generate new business Qualify inbound and outbound leads and identify the best next step Arrange qualified appointments for the field sales team Prepare and follow up quotations Use customer and sales data to spot commercial opportunities Keep CRM records and pipeline activity up to date Work closely with Field Sales, Product Specialists, Marketing and Customer Service
What we’re looking for
A degree in a Life Sciences discipline - essential Confident and comfortable speaking with customers on the telephone Proactive, enthusiastic and commercially minded Naturally curious, with the confidence to ask good questions and build relationships Ambitious and motivated by achieving results Organised and comfortable managing multiple customers and opportunities Positive, coachable and keen to learn Previous sales, telesales or customer-facing experience would be advantageous, but isn't essential Experience within laboratories, academia, biotech or another life science environment would also be beneficialWhat’s on offer
£28,000-£30,000 basic salary 25% OTE Office-based role in Birmingham 25 days holiday + bank holidays + Christmas shutdown Structured induction, training and ongoing development Friendly, supportive and collaborative team cultureIf you have a Life Sciences degree, some solid sales experience and the ambition to take your career into the field, we’d love to hear from you.