Title: Manager Technical Sales
Petaling Jaya, MY, MY
Job Summary
Direct customer sales to achieve technical sales targets for assigned businesses/territories and overall business objectives for life sciences portfolio.
Job Responsibilities
- To grow the business in the central region and grow a team in the near future in tandem with the growth of business
- To sell and increase customer base in designated territories / industries
- Ensure that communications with customers and with the company are rapid and comprehensive. Maintain good customer rapport.
- Ensure thorough market coverage for relevant target industries / territory
- Ensure constant discussions and update with immediate superior to ensure yearly sales target can be achieved
- Timely submission of customer visit reports via company’s CRM
- Timely update of opportunities / prospects / projects via company’s CRM
- Maintain a high level of technical and sales competence by keeping abreast with latest techniques and development of the products.
- Ensuring that Company’s reputation for high quality products and services are maintained. · Use own initiative to acquire comprehensive product knowledge.
- Organize and coordinate promotional activities on consultation · Build and maintain strong relationships with key external Clients
Job Requirements
- Degree or Masters in Science majoring in Chemistry, Biology or Microbiology.
- Minimum five to eight years’ experience in a similar role
- Minimum two to three years’ experience in a managerial capacity
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the business and industry
- Demonstrate strong product knowledge in scientific instruments
- Demonstrate good background knowledge of market industries for scientific instrumentation product range
- Demonstrate proficiencies in office productivity tools (e.g. Excel, Word and PowerPoint) Ÿ Demonstrate fluency in both written and spoken English
- Demonstrate excellent communication, analytical and presentation skills
- Demonstrate effective interaction at all organizational levels with the ability to influence and secure buy-in from management
- Demonstrate appreciation of potentially sensitive matters, ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive issues