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.
Job Description- 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.
Skills Required
- 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
- Ability to communicate effectively with laboratory managers, professors, PhD-level scientists, and technicians
- Availability to travel throughout the UK and occasionally overseas
- Located centrally with easy access to the main road network
- Materials characterisation sales experience
What We Do
Anton Paar develops, produces, distributes and provides support for analytical instruments used in research, development and quality control worldwide. Ever since Mr. Anton Paar founded his one-man workshop in 1922, the Austrian based company has continuously found new ways to merge high-precision engineering with scientific curiosity. The company currently has more than 3500 employees and is active in over 170 countries worldwide. Anton Paar is the world market leader in the field of density measurement, the determination of dissolved CO2 and the analysis of materials’ deformation and flow behavior. Customers of Anton Paar include the largest international soft drink producers and breweries, petroleum and food companies, the chemical and pharmaceutical industries, Formula 1 racing teams and many more. Our innovation builds on research and development, but goes beyond technology and involves all of Anton Paar’s employees. Innovation is the art of finding answers before the question is asked. Customers deserve reliable application solutions which are precise, economic and easy to use. Anton Paar customers can always expect more.
