Product Team - Scientific Products Specialist

Product Team - Scientific Products Specialist

As a key member of our talented and successful products team this is an interesting, varied, and challenging customer-facing role that is designed to support increase our market share. Working closely with our field sales team you will provide application, product knowledge and sale support during customer visits. The range of product focus include chillers, heat exchangers, sensors, media separated valves, clean wet pumps, and process gas controls.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintain accurate records of activities using our CRM system
• Grow sales of the product range through supporting the salesforce and their customers
• Understand and have the ability to use the value proposition of the product range responsible for and business value to grow sales.
• Identifying, researching, and gaining application knowledge for new opportunities for the product range.
• Promote the product range responsible for by creating marketing material, training material, and identifying trade shows where the range will achieve exposure.
• Develop strong working relationships with our internal and external customers consulting with them to solve problems from a technical perspective.
• Meet and exceed targets.

Skills and Experience:

• Required: HND or equivalent or relevant experience
• Proven track record of selling, specifying, or developing the product range of chillers, heat exchangers, sensors, media separated valves, clean wet pumps and process gas controls.
• Experience, skills and knowledge of the types of applications found in the non-invasive life science / medical / electronics industry, as these are the types of market areas, you will be working in.
• Demonstrate an ability to communicate and influence effectively at all levels of the business.
• Highly driven and passionate about making a difference within the industry.
• Proven track record of using value propositions to ensure customer satisfaction, increasing retention and customer loyalty to a brand.
• Full UK Driving Licence
• Current passport as European travel may be required.

What We Offer:

We give extensive sales, product & application training, both in classroom and in-field.

We are continuously working to make our team even more diverse and inclusive. We welcome applications from all and are committed to attracting, recruiting, and retaining the most talented individuals. SMC has sustainable development goals as we believe in caring for our futures as well as the future of the planet.

We offer a competitive and attractive package of benefits including a competitive commission scheme, company car with a fuel card, life assurance, private medical cover, 25 days holiday including a holiday purchase scheme, a salary sacrifice personal pension plan and more!

The Selection Process:

Upon successful application, candidates will be asked to undertake an online interview, online testing and a second interview face-to-face, onsite at our SMC Milton Keynes Office.