Technical Sales Specialist; Chemistry). Hawick LilyLifestyle

Job Reference: 36069

Location:

Northern UK (Ideally based in Southern Scotland / Borders)

Duration:
Permanent

Hours:

9am - 5:30pm (Monday to Friday) Home-based role offering flexibility and autonomy

Salary:
Excellent basic plus car and commission, with Laptop, iPhone and iPad

Polytec are looking for a Technical Sales Specialist in Chemistry for our client, a successful scientific equipment manufacturer.

You will be responsible for a large area stretching across the North of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland. You must be based within this territory, preferably between Newcastle, Edinburgh and Glasgow.

This field-based role focuses on driving new business, strengthening customer relationships and supporting users across the territory.

• Sales Development:
  Identify new opportunities and manage the full sales cycle.
• Customer Management:
  Build and maintain relationships through structured site visits, calls and account management.
• Field Work:
  Carry out product demonstrations, training sessions and onsite meetings (including overnight travel).
• CRM Management:
  Keep accurate records and follow internal sales processes using CRM software (Salesforce).
• Events:
  Organise and attend local mini exhibitions, symposiums and similar activities.
• Additional Duties:
  Support territory related marketing, contribute to webinars and training videos, and report on competitors and market trends.

• Experience working with organic, medicinal, scale up or process chemists within sectors such as pharmaceuticals, CROs, biotech, biopharma, chemicals or academia.
• Proven success meeting or exceeding sales targets.
• BSc or higher in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering or a related scientific field.
• Good technical understanding of chemistry related laboratory equipment.
• Strong IT skills, including Microsoft Office and CRM systems.
• Full UK driving licence.
• Dynamic, self-motivated and highly organized.
• Resilient and able to stay effective during demanding sales cycles.
• Confident communicating with senior stakeholders.
• A team player with sound decision making abilities.
• Flexible and comfortable engaging with customers at all levels.