Job Title: Business Development Executive - Graduate
Client: SRG
Location: Cambridge, United Kingdom
Job Category: Other
EU work permit required: Yes
Job Reference: 9dd2fcd50d77
Job Views: 6
Posted: 09.02.2025
Expiry Date: 26.03.2025
Job Description:
Graduate Chemist looking to pivot into a commercial role required in Cambridgeshire. Great opportunity to kick-start a career in technical sales and undertake extensive travel across the UK and Europe.
SRG is working with a well-respected, global company who supply a huge range of speciality chemicals and pharmaceutical intermediates to a wide range of industries including pharmaceutical, biotechnology and academic institutions. With a genuine drive for innovation, they are now looking for a Chemistry graduate to join them as a Business Development Executive and drive sales of their products to facilitate cutting-edge research. Adopting a value-based sales approach, you will travel extensively across the UK and Europe, meeting customers to continually develop and grow customer relationships. This would be an amazing opportunity for a Chemistry graduate looking to utilise their degree outside the lab and pivot into a customer-facing, commercial role.
Benefits: Multinational chemicals supplier with a strong focus on innovation and a small, dynamic commercial team where you can really make a difference. Lots of opportunities for international travel, generous annual bonus scheme (up to 10%), relocation package, Christmas shutdown, flexible working, annual salary reviews and free on-site parking.
Role / Description
* Building existing customer relationships to ensure customer satisfaction and ultimately look to increase account spend.
* Travelling approximately 50% of your time across the UK and Europe to visit customer sites.
* Generating leads to identify new potential customers in your region.
* Using a variety of methods to target the new potential UK & European customers.
* Spending approx. 80% of your time managing existing accounts and 20% new business development.
* Maintaining and updating the database to build a global customer pool.
* Keeping abreast of product development & trends in specific industry and project areas.
Requirements
* Degree-level qualified (or equivalent) in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Natural Sciences, Forensic Science or a closely related subject.
* Full, clean UK driving licence.
* Willing, able and excited to travel across the UK and Europe.
* A proactive approach and drive to deliver exceptional customer service.
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
* Fluent in English, both written and verbal - fluency in other European languages would be highly desirable but not essential.
If you would like to apply for this position, please use the link provided. Alternatively, please email a copy of your CV. For more information regarding this position or any others, please call Amy on 0161 526 1906.
Keywords: Technical Sales, Graduate, Chemistry, Chemical Sales, Business Development, Account Manager, Pharmaceutical Intermediates, Chemical Distributor, Commercial
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