Job Title: UK Sales & Business Development Manager (Home-based)
Location: Home-based / Remote and Abergavenny, Wales
Salary: Up to £60,000 plus 20% bonus
Job type: Permanent, Full-Time
About us:
Part of SYNLAB Group – Europe’s largest clinical diagnostics provider, SYNLAB Laboratory Services has helped thousands of our customers to identify, deter and rule out drug/ alcohol misuse within the workplace.
We are one of only a few providers to offer a combined in-house collection and laboratory service, enabling us to deliver industry-leading turnaround times.
About the role:
There’s an opening for a UK Sales & Business Development Manager to join the business.
Duties include:
- To develop, maintain and grow a sustainable and profitable laboratory diagnostics business, with an accompanying specimen collection network across the UK
- To increase market penetration and market share of SYNLAB Laboratory Services in both the Pathology and Toxicology sectors
- To develop Sales and Business Development strategies and deliver them to market effectively
- To lead, develop and manage the Sales team – ensuring individual performance towards agreed goals and objectives
- To maintain relationships with Key Accounts and generate increased business opportunities
Other responsibilities:
- Consistently achieve the sales targets and profit targets
- Development of a business plan for the Toxicology and Pathology laboratories and the Collection services
- Manage the day-to-day activities and sales performance of the Sales team
- Develop and enhance the service offering alongside Marketing
- Development of Sales and Business Development plan
Essential Skills and Experience
- Demonstrated experience in Sales
- Excellent sales, communication and negotiation skills
- Proven ability to motivate and lead a team
- Demonstrated planning and organisational skills
- The ability to work calmly under pressure
- Data and financial information analysis skills
- Ability to work independently and prepared for frequent travel
Desirable
- Laboratory diagnostics Sales experience, preferably Toxicology and Pathology
- Experience in Customer Relations Management (CRM) software systems
Please note that we reserve the right to close any adverts once we have received a sufficient number of applications. Therefore, if you decide to apply for this post but do not hear back from us within two weeks of your application, please assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion.
SYNLAB UK & Ireland is a committed equal opportunities employer and does not unlawfully discriminate based on any status or condition protected by applicable UK employment law.
Please click on the APPLY button to send your CV and Cover Letter for this role.
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