Sales Specialist – Analytical Chemistry

The Opportunity

Avantor is hiring! We are seeking an ambitious collaborator to join our team as a Sales Specialist for an industry leading Analytical Chemistry team, supporting TX, AR, KY, LA, MS, OK, TN. The Sales Specialist is responsible for territory planning, qualifying opportunities and closing business within the analytical chemistry workflow by providing client solutions as they work towards making the next breakthrough discovery.

If you are a driven professional who is interested in joining a world class sales organization – let’s talk!

Avantor’s Analytical Chemistry Specialists act as a subject matter expert and work within the matrix of general sales representatives, supply partners, portfolio, and marketing to deliver solutions relevant to the analytical chemistry marketplace that meet customer requirements, specifications and long-term account goals that are in line with company and business unit strategy.

• Education:
  
  Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry, or equivalent work experience required
• Experience:
  
  Minimum 3+ years chromatography experience
• Technical:
  Firm understanding of analytical chemistry marketplace (HPLC, LC/MS, GC, GC/MS, FPLC, flash, purification, spectroscopy, ICP, wet chemistry, etc.)
• Holder of a valid Driver's License
• Willingness to travel to customer locations minimum 5 days a week; must have a valid driver's license
  • Travel throughout the South-Central region of the U.S.
• Computer
  
  Skills:
  
  MS Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Preferred Qualifications:
  • Worked in an analytical lab, performing duties such as sample prep and data analysis
  • Running/Maintaining/Troubleshooting analytical instruments/equipment (PM, IQ/OQ/PQ)
  • Salesforce and SAP experience
  • Sales experience in a matrixed environment

• Be a self-starter that exhibits drive, judgement, and influence; is motivated, recognizes opportunities, communicates ideas and acts with little direction in a fluid and matrixed environment
• Understand customer needs through relationship building and interpersonal skills while asking clarifying questions to ensure accurate and timely delivery of solutions
• Support the generalist sales representatives and management team by attending regional meetings, strategy sessions, key account blitzes and on-site technical seminars
• Maintain strong external partnerships with manufacturers and industry experts alike
• Exhibit curiosity both with customers and within the Avantor team

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of employees assigned to this position. Avantor is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

Dare to go further in your career. Join our global team of 14,000+ associates whose passion for discovery and determination to overcome challenges relentlessly advances life‑changing science.

The work we do changes people's lives for the better. It brings new patient treatments and therapies to market, giving a cancer survivor the chance to walk his daughter down the aisle. It enables medical devices that help a little boy hear his mom's voice for the first time. Outcomes such as these create unlimited opportunities for you to contribute your talents, learn new skills and grow your career at Avantor.

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