Sales Executive in Grimsby

Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins laboratories work with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic, and labelling is accurate. Eurofins is dedicated to delivering testing services that contribute to the health and safety of society and the planet, and to its corporate responsibility to protect the environment and ensure diversity, equity, and inclusion across the entire network of Eurofins companies.

Unfortunately, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this role. Working hours are Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm.

As a Sales Executive for Food Testing, you will be responsible for business development activities such as local market screening, determining pursuit targets, engaging prospects and developing sales leads, conducting client meetings/calls and preparing quotations. You will aim to ensure Grimsby has targeted sales activities focused on the local client base and key sectors within the region.

Job Responsibilities

• Grow and develop the Food Microbiology and Chemistry sectors by working with colleagues across the business to ensure we can offer the right testing methods and grow Eurofins’ reputation.
• Work cohesively with the leadership at Grimsby, the commercial team locally and centrally to maximise sales results.
• Conduct market screening and maintain lists of pursuit targets and prospects.
• Reach out to prospects and develop sales leads, capturing leads and market intelligence in CRM.
• Organise and conduct sales calls, meetings and customer presentations.
• Prepare quotes and present them to clients.
• Engage relevant stakeholders and resources to ensure a high degree of customer satisfaction (NPS score) once onboarded to the business.
• Provide recommendations for marketing activities.

Qualifications

• Proven experience within a Sales environment, specifically winning new business.
• Highly motivated and driven.
• Be a strong problem solver.
• Be able to confidently lead your projects and your customer opportunities.

Additional Information

At Eurofins we are growing, innovating and always learning. We celebrate the achievements of our employees through annual long service awards, recognise our colleagues' special life events, and we are committed to charitable causes through global fundraising activities. As a Eurofins employee you will benefit from:

• Life Assurance (4 times annual salary)
• Holiday Purchase Scheme
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Pay Scheme
• Company Pension Plan
• Employee Assistance Programme – 24/7 confidential support
• Free car parking
• Worldwide career opportunities
• Access to Perkbox, allowing you to save money all year round.

What Happens Next

Our people are the backbone of what we do, so it’s incredibly important we find the right individuals to join us. As a potential new recruit you’ll be invited to meet the team in the form of an assessment centre or a staged interview process dependent on the role and its requirements, this will give you the opportunity to see what working for Eurofins is really like and enable us to get to know your key skills and strengths.

Your data: As part of any recruitment process, the company collects and processes personal data relating to job applicants. The company is committed to being transparent about how it collects and uses that data and to meeting its data protection obligations.

Closing Date

We reserve the right to close or extend this position depending on application numbers. Therefore we would urge candidates to submit an application as early as possible. Due to the high volume of applications we receive please be aware that if you do not receive a response within 4 weeks of the vacancy expiry date unfortunately, on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful.

We support your development! Do you feel you don’t match 100% of the requirements? Don’t hesitate to apply anyway! Eurofins companies are committed to supporting your career development.

We embrace diversity! Eurofins network of companies believe in strength and innovation through diversity, being an Equal Opportunity Employer. We prohibit discrimination against employees or applications based on gender identity and/or expression, race, nationality, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, and everything else that makes employees of Eurofins companies unique.