Account Manager

Account Manager – Life Science & Laboratory

Territory: Northern Half of Ireland | Ideally Belfast-based

Salary: £35,000 – £40,000 + £10,000+ OTE | Company Car | Pension

· Market-leading life science and laboratory manufacturer

· Established territory with a strong existing customer base

· Excellent opportunity for a Science graduate or laboratory professional to move into sales

· Full product and sales training, including training in their HQ in the EU

· £10,000+ OTE, company car and pension

About the company:

Our client is an established manufacturer and market leader within the life science and laboratory sector. Operating for over 60 years, they have built an excellent reputation for their product quality, technical expertise and long-standing customer relationships.

They supply an extensive portfolio of laboratory and diagnostic products to customers across hospitals, universities, research facilities and private laboratories.

Due to continued growth, they are now looking for an Account Manager to cover the northern half of Ireland, ideally based in or around Belfast.

The role:

This is predominantly an account management role where you will take responsibility for an established customer base across your territory, developing relationships and identifying opportunities to increase sales across the company's wider product portfolio. You will sell a broad range of laboratory and life science products, including diagnostic equipment, laboratory consumables, clinical and transfusion products, lab automation and associated capital equipment.

Your role will include:

• Managing and growing existing accounts across the northern half of Ireland

• Developing relationships with laboratories across hospitals, universities, research facilities and private organisations

• Identifying opportunities to increase product penetration within existing customers

• Selling laboratory consumables alongside larger capital equipment

• Meeting laboratory managers, scientists, researchers and other key decision-makers

• Providing product information, demonstrations and technical support

• Identifying new opportunities within the territory where appropriate

• Managing your own diary, customer visits and sales pipeline

• Working towards quarterly sales targets

This is a field-based position with regular travel throughout the territory.

About you:

You do not need to come from a traditional sales background for this position.

We are particularly interested in speaking with Science graduates or people currently working within a laboratory environment who have the personality and ambition to move into a commercial role.

You will need:

• A Science degree or relevant scientific qualification

• Some laboratory experience or a good understanding of laboratory environments

• An interest in developing a career in sales

• Strong communication and relationship-building skills

• To be ambitious, determined and eager to learn

• A full driving licence and willingness to travel across the territory

We are also very interested in speaking with candidates who already have experience selling laboratory, life science, diagnostic or scientific products.

Full product and sales training will be provided, including one week of specialist product training in the EU.

The package:

• Base salary: £35,000 – £40,000 DOE

• OTE: £10,000+

• Bonus paid quarterly

• Company car

• Company credit card

• Non-contributory pension

• Laptop

• Full product and sales training

• Training in Germany

Location:

The role covers the northern half of Ireland, with Belfast or the surrounding area being the ideal base.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with a scientific background who wants to move away from the lab and develop a career in field sales, or for an existing scientific salesperson looking to join an established manufacturer with a strong customer base.