Business Development Manager - Lab Consumables

Business Development Manager – Lab Consumables
Birmingham (National Coverage)
£50,000 Basic + Uncapped Commission

We are recruiting a Business Development Manager to sell high-value laboratory consumables for environmental, water, and analytical testing laboratories across the UK.

These products are essential to laboratory workflows, used in sample preparation before analysis, making them critical consumables for laboratories carrying out routine testing.

This is a great opportunity to join a growing company supplying high-margin lab filtration products into laboratories nationwide, with excellent commission potential and strong opportunities for account development.

The Role:

You will be responsible for developing sales of laboratory filtration and sample preparation consumables to environmental laboratories, water testing labs, and analytical testing facilities across the UK.

Key responsibilities include:

• Developing new business with laboratories and testing facilities
  
  
• Managing and growing key laboratory accounts
  
  
• Selling lab filtration and sample preparation consumables
  
  
• Supporting laboratories with product validation and implementation
  
  
• Building long-term relationships with lab managers, analysts, and procurement teamsIdentifying opportunities to expand product usage across laboratory sites   

Products:

The product portfolio includes a range of high-margin laboratory consumables, including:

• Filter membranes
  
  
• Filter papers
  
  
• Syringe filters
  
  
• Laboratory filtration consumables
  
  
• Sample preparation products used before analysis
  
  

These products are widely used in environmental testing, water analysis, and laboratory research.

Customers:

Customers include environmental laboratories, water testing laboratories, water utilities, and analytical testing facilities across the UK.

Several major laboratory groups have recently been onboarded, creating strong opportunities to grow existing accounts while developing new business nationally.

About You:

This role would suit someone with experience in:

• Laboratory consumables sales
  
  
• Scientific or technical sales
  
  
• Lab equipment or laboratory supplies
  
  
• Environmental or water testing markets
  
  

You may currently work as a:

• Business Development Manager
  
  
• Technical Sales Specialist
  
  
• Laboratory Sales Representative
  
  
• Scientific Sales Executive
  
  
• Account Manager (Laboratory Supplies)
  
  

You will be:

• Comfortable selling into laboratory environments
  
  
• Able to build relationships with lab managers and technical teams
  
  
• Self-motivated and driven to grow a national territory
  
  
• Strong at both account development and new business

Location:

The role is based in Birmingham with national coverage, involving travel to laboratories and testing facilities across the UK. You can be based anywhere in the UK as long you are prepared to travel.

Package:

• £50,000 basic salary
  
  
• Uncapped commission
  
  
• Strong earning potential
  
  
• Established customer base with growth opportunities
  
  
• Opportunity to develop international sales in the future
  
  

The previous sales representative achieved their target within their first quarter, demonstrating the strength of the market and demand for the products.

Apply Now:

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JS Selection specialises in recruitment for the environmental, water treatment, and engineering markets. We cover roles such as sales engineer, service engineer, legionella risk assessor, account manager, sales manager, business development manager, engineer and operations manager.