Sales Manager - Agrochemicals

Title: Sales Manager – Agrochemicals

Location: Hybrid, 1 day a week in Greater London office

Salary: £65,000 per annum + benefits

Term: Permanent

SRG is exclusively partnering with a leading chemicals contract research organisation, who offer a wide range of agrochemical studies to global manufacturers of biocides and pesticides. With world-class, market-leading facilities and equipment that are second to none, they have a well-known reputation for success in the market. Adopting a value-based sales approach, you will travel extensively across the UK and Europe, meeting customers to continually build, develop and grow customer relationships.

Benefits: Company car/car allowance, BUPA healthcare, matched company pension scheme, relocation package + more

Role / Description

• Identifying, contacting and developing new business using a variety of methods
• Attending agrochemical conferences globally to continually grow market presence
• Growing existing customer relationships to ensure customer satisfaction and ultimately look to increase account spend
• Travelling approximately 1/3 of your time across the UK and Europe to visit customer sites
• Generating leads to identify new potential customers in your region
• Spending approx. 50% of your time managing existing key accounts and 50% new business development
• Maintaining and updating the database to build a global customer pool
• Keeping abreast of product development & trends in the agrochemical industry.

Requirements

• Direct experience in consultative and technical sales of crop protection/crop health products or sales of agrochemical study services
• Degree-level qualified (or equivalent) in Chemistry, Plant Biology or a closely related subject
• Experience with writing and negotiating commercial contracts
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Willing to travel 1/3 of your time across the UK, Europe and internationally
• Full, clean UK driving licence
• A proactive approach and drive to deliver exceptional customer service
• Fluent in English, both written and verbal – fluency in other European languages would be highly desirable but not essential.

For more information regarding this position or any others, please call Amy on 07979 020974.

Keywords: Business Development Manager, Sales Manager, Account Manager, Key Account Manager, Account Management, Business Development, Chemical Sales, Technical Sales, Agrochemical Sales, Crop Protection, Crop Health, Adjuvants, Agriculture, CRO.