Sales Manager (d​/f​/m) – Life Science CEE

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The Sales Manager LSR CEE is responsible for leading regional (or district or national) sales. Formulates sales strategy for assigned territory or products, Develops sales forecast, budget and manpower plans. Supervises and trains distributors and/or sales force to achieve sales targets. Pursues key prospects, negotiates and constructs appropriate terms of sales. This position reports to the Sales Director Central & Eastern Europe and is part of the Commercial Central & Eastern Europe Team working remotely.

• Sales Leadership & Strategy: Drive sustainable sales growth in the CEE Life Sciences business by achieving revenue targets, executing market-focused strategies, and leveraging market insights to identify growth opportunities.
• People Leadership: Lead, develop, and coach a high-performing sales team while building organizational capabilities and ensuring the required competencies to achieve business objectives.
• Sales Execution & Forecasting: Drive sales excellence through performance management, accurate forecasting, and effective use of CRM and sales tools to achieve business targets and ensure execution transparency.
• Key Account Management: Support strategic customer engagements and complex sales opportunities by building strong relationships with key stakeholders to drive customer satisfaction and long-term business growth.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner cross-functionally with Business Units, Marketing, and EDC to drive customer success and leverage customer insights to support product innovation and business growth.

• University degree in Life Sciences, ideally at Master’s or PhD level.
• Extensive sales experience in Life Sciences academia, biopharma, and biotech environments.
• Proven leadership experience in managing, coaching, and developing sales teams, including at least 2 years leading teams of 5 or more sales associates.
• Strong knowledge of clinical and translational research, biopharma, and biotech segments, including workflows, product applications, and portfolio selling.
• Established network within translational research and/or biopharma.
• Solid experience with CRM systems, forecasting tools, sales analytics, and Microsoft Office applications.
• Fluent written and spoken communication skills in German and English.

• Travel: 50% travel, overnight, within territory or locations.
• Must have a valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving record.

• Leica Microsystems, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives.
• Whether it’s a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the…