UK / Nordics territory manager home office and travel based (Permanent)

My client is a rapidly growing animal health diagnostics test maker. Their focus is Bovine, Swine and Poultry segment.

They offer flexibility and room for expanding your sales & animal health knowledge. The position is 60% travel - with a main focus in the UK, rest of the time in the Scandinavian countries, and 40% home office based. Thus you can achieve a better work/life balance.

Requirements:

Job Tasks and Responsibilities

• Build and maintain relationships with existing customers as well as acquire new business (Laboratories, Farmers, Veterinary clinics, government officials..)
• Make known the full range of products by providing educational and informational tools and webinars about the diagnostic solutions to Livestock owners, through laboratory and veterinary channels
• Translating the sales strategy into key account and sales of your portfolio

Skills and experience

• Previous successful consultative sales and Key-Account Management experience.
• High comfort with both outbound and inbound sales activity, combining account strategy with attention to detail.
• Strong communications skills including writing, listening and questioning.
• Sales ability / persuasiveness.
• Strong skills in negotiation and leveraging to increase the business and increase the value for customers
• Strong interpersonal skills with ability to establish rapport quickly, build and maintain relationships.
• Capability to absorb and articulate technical information about testing and testing programs
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Computer proficiency
• A background in (molecular) biology is valued in a candidate
• A veterinary background is valued in a candidate
• A diagnostic background is valued in a candidate
• Fluent business English required, a second language would be advantageous.

Are you looking for the next turning point in your career? Would you like to gain autonomy and become a highly valued animal health specialist? Then please reach out for a confidential discussion as soon as possible because the recruitment interviews have already started. If this position is not the perfect fit for you, please recommend someone from your network.