LGC Standards is a division of LGC Group, the UK’s designated National Measurement Institute for chemical and bioanalytical measurements. We are a leading global manufacturer and service provider of quality assurance and research tools, supporting analytical needs in more than 120 countries worldwide. We use our expertise to produce to the highest standards, including ranges produced under ISO/IEC 17025 and accredited to ISO 17034. Our wide range of reference materials and proficiency testing schemes is complemented by our experience in outsourcing and customs, enabling us to adapt quickly to provide tailored solutions that meet our customers’ analytical needs. We innovate and apply science in order to ensure the safety and integrity of products and services, in line with our vision of science for a safer world.
Job DescriptionInside Sales Specialist at LGC Standards
Location: Remote /Hybrid.
This role can be based from any of our following sites working on a hybrid basis:
- Hungary - homebased
- Poland - Warsaw
- UK - Bury
- Italy - Milan
Join Our Team as a Sales Specialist!
Are you passionate about building strong relationships and driving revenue growth? LGC Standards is seeking a motivated Sales Specialist to join our dynamic team. In this hybrid role, you will be the first point of contact for our clients, providing essential technical sales support and ensuring a seamless customer experience.
Key Responsibilities
- Own all Transactional accounts in an assigned geography and represent the entire LGC Standards product portfolio at new and existing customers, across all end-markets such as Pharma, Biotech, Environmental, etc.
- Identify and close new prospect opportunities, generated from a combination of prospecting and qualification in collaboration with our marketing department or self-generated leads
- Actively engage with customers via email, phone calls and online meetings to qualify leads, convert prospects, follow-up on quotations and drive new sales
- Use LGC’s sales tools and virtual capabilities to prospect, nurture, close opportunities and conduct ongoing territory planning
- Close cooperation with marketing to launch new products and the core end-market team to identify competitor activity and trends
- Be responsible for the daily management of relevant service cloud cases, ensuring tasks are dealt with and a proper response time is guaranteed
- MSc in chemistry, physics, biochemistry, biology, or a related subject area (blend of educational qualifications and experience will be reviewed)
- Proven experience in selling technical products used in laboratories
- Successful track record in account management
- Proficiency in customer relationship management platforms (e.g., Salesforce) and Microsoft Office suite
- Demonstrated history of meeting and exceeding sales targets
- Excellent negotiation and presentation skills
- Critical thinking and problem-solving skills
- In-depth knowledge of industry trends and market dynamics
- Strong English communication skills. Additional languages are an asset
- Willingness to travel up to 15% as needed
Your benefits
- Extensive on-boarding and mentoring for a successful start
- Permanent employment contract, company pension scheme and attractive employer benefits
- Individual development and career opportunities in an innovative, international company
- Work-life balance thanks to flexible, family-friendly working hours
- Open corporate culture in which integrity, respect, passion and curiosity for forward-looking, creative solutions take centre stage
- Dynamic, diverse, supportive and international team
- Comprehensive employee offers on the subject of health management as well as online offers for childcare and learning support
ABOUT LGC:
LGC is a leading, global life science tools company, providing mission-critical components and solutions into high-growth application areas across the human healthcare and applied market segments. Its high-quality product portfolio is comprised of mission-critical tools for genomic analysis and for quality assurance applications, which are typically embedded and recurring within our customers’ products and workflows and are valued for their performance, quality, and range.
OUR VALUES
- PASSION
- CURIOSITY
- INTEGRITY
- BRILLIANCE
- RESPECT
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
LGC strongly believes that every job applicant and employee should be valued for their individual talents regardless of age, disability, race, color, ethnic or national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion, or belief. Short listing, interviewing and selection will always be carried out without regard to gender, sexual orientation, marital status, color, race, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, age, or trade union membership.
For more information about LGC, please visit our website www.lgcgroup.com
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Skills Required
- MSc in chemistry, physics, biochemistry, biology, or related subject (or equivalent experience)
- Proven experience selling technical products used in laboratories
- Successful track record in account management
- Proficiency in customer relationship management platforms (e.g., Salesforce)
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite
- Demonstrated history of meeting and exceeding sales targets
- Excellent negotiation and presentation skills
- Critical thinking and problem-solving skills
- In-depth knowledge of industry trends and market dynamics
- Strong English communication skills
- Additional languages
- Willingness to travel up to 15%
LGC Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about LGC and has not been reviewed or approved by LGC.
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Healthcare Strength — Health, dental, and vision coverage with FSA/HSA options are consistently part of the package, and private medical is cited where applicable in the UK. Coverage is often characterized as solid alongside other core benefits.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings include a 401(k) with employer contribution in the U.S. and pension schemes in the UK, complemented by life and disability insurance. These elements are highlighted as part of a standard-to-competitive core package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off, holidays, sick leave, and family leave are broadly available, with some sites offering a year‑end shutdown. Flexibility and local leave programs contribute to a generally well-rounded time‑off offering.
LGC Insights
What We Do
LGC is a leading, global life science tools company, providing mission-critical components and solutions into high-growth application areas across the human healthcare and applied market segments. Its high quality product portfolio is comprised of mission-critical tools for genomic analysis and for quality assurance applications, which are typically embedded and recurring within our customers’ products and workflows and are valued for their performance, quality and range. LGC’s tools play a key role in customer workflows from discovery applications through to commercial manufacture and enable its customers to: bring new diagnostics and therapies to market; progress research and development; optimise food production; and continuously monitor and enhance the quality of food, the environment and consumer products. LGC’s 175+ years of scientific heritage, combined with a track record of innovation and value-enhancing acquisitions, has enabled the company to build its product portfolio and expertise, and develop deep relationships with customers, industry partners and the global scientific community. LGC’s core purpose of Science for a safer world and its core values of passion, curiosity, integrity, brilliance and respect, drive its culture. As of 30 June 2021, it employs 4,350 employees, of which over 1,175 employees hold PhD and/or master’s degrees. Its products and services are delivered by highly qualified and experienced teams, operating from a global network of accredited sites that showcase its scientific and manufacturing capabilities.
