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Job Title
Territory Manager, France and Belgium
Location(s)
Covaris - France Remote
Job Description
Covaris, LLC; A PerkinElmer Company, is a rapidly growing, profitable technology company headquartered in Woburn, Massachusetts, USA, with European operations located in Brighton, UK. Covaris has developed a proprietary and patented Adaptive Focused Acoustics™ (AFA) technology platform utilized in sample preparation processes in the analytical and life sciences industries. Covaris AFA has become the Scientist’s Standard for DNA fragmenting in the Next-Gen Sequencing market and is employed by major genome centers worldwide.
Covaris AFA and our other proprietary products offer unique competitive advantages for scientists in Genomics, Proteomics, and Chromatin research. Our AFA technology enables high-throughput, automated pre-analytical processes across multiple research applications using our instruments, consumables, and reagents.
Essential Responsibilities: The employee may be required to perform all or a combination of the following essential responsibilities as determined by business necessity.
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Lead market development sales activities in the assigned territory of France and Belgium.
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Conduct and organize territory planning to maximize efficiency.
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Utilize consultative selling skills to manage objections, negotiate sales, and exceed revenue objectives.
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Maintain and develop relationships with customers to expand the installed base.
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Act as a liaison between Applications, in-house R&D, and key customers to identify and develop new applications and market opportunities.
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Build and manage a healthy opportunity pipeline to achieve short and medium-term revenue goals.
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Manage and grow accounts across industrial, research facilities, and universities.
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Project management to ensure timely delivery of results.
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Contribute to company growth by participating in national and international conferences and exhibitions.
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Develop new business while nurturing existing relationships.
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Actively engage with industry and customer organizations that impact business.
Non-Essential Responsibilities: In addition to the essential responsibilities listed above, the employee may be required to perform other non-essential functions as directed.
Qualifications and Technical Skills:
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Bachelor of Science or post-graduate degree in Life Sciences or a related field.
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Ideal candidate will have experience selling into the Next Generation Sequencing market or with sample preparation for proteomic methodologies.
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In-depth knowledge of the life sciences market and customers within the assigned territory.
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Ability to schedule and conduct product demonstrations with support from applications specialists.
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Experience in product installations and user training.
Experiences and Abilities:
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Experienced sales professional with approximately three to five years of scientific equipment sales experience.
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Preferred experience in selling instruments, automation, and consumables enabling high-throughput technologies or in the Next Generation Sequencing market.
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Experience in clinical markets is advantageous.
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Ability to network and collaborate internally to share information and best practices.
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Strong critical thinking, communication, and interpersonal skills.
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Effective time management and ability to prioritize tasks.
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Capability to work independently or as part of a team.
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Willingness to travel extensively within the territory (approximately 40-50%).
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