Technical Sales Representative

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3 Locations
In-Office
90K-115K Annually
Entry level
Hardware • Industrial • Manufacturing
The Role
Grow territory sales for analytical instrumentation, consumables, and services by developing new business, expanding customer relationships, managing the full sales cycle, and providing consultative technical solutions. The role includes territory planning, forecasting, demonstrations, trade shows, negotiations, post-sale support, and CRM management. Candidates need scientific expertise in chemistry or a related STEM field, analytical instrumentation experience, GC/GC-MS knowledge, and B2B sales experience in scientific or related industries.
Summary Generated by Built In

Drive Growth Through Technical Expertise and Customer Partnership

This role is ideal for a motivated individual with a strong scientific background and a passion for building customer relationships, solving technical challenges, and driving commercial success.

As a Technical Sales Representative, you will be responsible for growing sales within an assigned territory by developing new business opportunities, expanding existing customer relationships, and providing consultative solutions involving analytical instrumentation, consumables, and services.

Key Responsibilities

  • Achieve or exceed assigned sales and business objectives.
  • Develop and execute territory business plans, forecasts, and account growth strategies.
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with customers and key decision-makers.
  • Manage the complete sales cycle, from prospecting and qualification through quotation, negotiation, closing, and post-sale support.
  • Use a consultative approach to understand customer applications and recommend appropriate technical solutions.
  • Support trade shows, seminars, demonstrations, and other customer-facing activities.
  • Maintain accurate sales activity, opportunity, and forecast information within the CRM system.

What We're Looking For

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, or another STEM/physical science discipline.
  • Knowledge of gas chromatography (GC) and mass spectrometry (GC/MS).
  • Experience working with analytical instrumentation in a laboratory, technical, application, or commercial environment.
  • B2B sales experience within scientific, laboratory, analytical instrumentation, life sciences, chemical, or related industries.
  • Strong communication, presentation, negotiation, and relationship-building skills.
  • Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with internal teams.

Preferred

  • Experience with GC/MS, thermal desorption, sample preparation, or related analytical techniques.
  • Experience selling capital scientific instrumentation.
  • Familiarity with Salesforce or similar CRM platforms.

Why Consider This Role?

This is an excellent opportunity to combine scientific knowledge with commercial leadership, develop your sales career, and make a direct impact on the company's growth strategy while working with innovative analytical technologies and customers across multiple industries.

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, or another STEM or physical science discipline
  • Knowledge of gas chromatography and mass spectrometry
  • Experience working with analytical instrumentation in a laboratory, technical, application, or commercial environment
  • B2B sales experience within scientific, laboratory, analytical instrumentation, life sciences, chemical, or related industries
  • Strong communication, presentation, negotiation, and relationship-building skills
  • Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with internal teams
  • Experience with GC/MS, thermal desorption, sample preparation, or related analytical techniques
  • Experience selling capital scientific instrumentation
  • Familiarity with Salesforce or similar CRM platforms
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The Company
HQ: Linthicum Heights, MD
48 Employees
Year Founded: 1967

What We Do

GERSTEL develops and produces comprehensive systems for automated sample preparation and sample introduction for gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (LC-MS). Its solutions can be customized for laboratory applications and include complete analytical systems with integrated software control. The company provides end-to-end automation for laboratory workflows, supported by technical expertise and ongoing customer support, helping laboratories improve efficiency and reproducibility in chemical analysis.

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