This Product and Distributor Manager post sits in the Culture Collections team within the Quality & Risk Assurance division of UKHSA. The role centres on scientific and technical support for international distributors and end users, including site visits, seminars and training. Its distinct element is the commercial side: tracking distributor sales against targets, leading on new product launches and building the licensing portfolio. Candidates need a life science BSc and experience in a politically sensitive setting, and the interview includes a 10-minute presentation on a distributor sales decline.
What the job involves
- Give scientific and technical guidance on all Culture Collections products to distributors and end users
- Work with distributors to grow sales of Culture Collections products and services through written and verbal expertise
- Develop key relationships with all distribution partners
- Review distributor performance against sales targets and respond to changes in sales
- Project manage and coordinate new product launches across the relevant Culture Collections groups
- Organise meetings, training events, conferences, seminars and webinars with distribution partners
- Write articles, brochures, technical notes and guidance with the External Communications team
- Represent Culture Collections at national and international trade exhibitions
- Identify new business, product or service opportunities and alert the Head of Business Development and External Communications
- Support the Lead Product and Distribution Manager in building the commercial licensing portfolio
- Produce monthly sales data for reporting, trend analysis and comparison with budget
- Provide line management support to direct reports, including appraisals and identifying training needs
What’s required
Qualifications
- BSc in a life science subject
Experience
- Significant experience of successfully operating in a politically sensitive environment
- Experience of co-ordinating projects in complex and challenging environments
- Experience of monitoring budgets and business planning
Skills & knowledge
- Excellent communication skills
- Working to strict deadlines and targets
Checks & eligibility
- Basic disclosure and barring (DBS) check
- Counter-Terrorist Check (CTC) security clearance
- Normally resident in the UK for the last 3 years
Other
- Evidence of continued professional development
Nice to have
- Significant postgraduate experience working with cell cultures and/or microbial strains in a laboratory
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
