Sales Manager - Life Sciences Supply Chain

Sales Manager
- Life Sciences supply chain

Salary: £50,000k - £60,000k + Car + £30k bonus OTE

Type:
Full time permanent
- Home based

WFH with travel to clients & head office

Location:

Leeds / M62 - Territory
- North East / North West / North UK

Manchester
- Head office

Global Organisation UK & USA markets

Sector:
Pharmaceuticals / Life Sciences supply chain / Storage / Distribution

Immediate hire

This is an excellent opportunity to join a global pharmaceuticals organisation in a Sales Manager appointment. You will target, develop and onboard new global pharmaceutical and life sciences organisations in this sales / BDM position.

This is a new role to the business and you will be able to add real value to the commercial team and organisation in a time of growth across the UK & USA.

This is a full 360 hands‑on Sales / BDM role targeting the Global Pharmaceuticals, Hospitals, Lab, medical samples sector.

• New customer development - pharmaceutical and life sciences
• Customer partnerships - relationships
• Maximising commercial opportunities and contract growth
• Events / marketing / brand / trade shows, relationship contacts, networking and Trade events
• Being self‑motivated, solutions focused and a credible, first‑class communicator
• GMP / cGMP environment experience
• Mixed / cross sector - drugs, blood, equipment, biologics, tissues

• Planning & Execution for sales strategy
• Focus on UK
  - Global Pharmaceuticals sector / Life sciences supply chain
• Partner with commercial teams to tailor messaging for pharmaceutical manufacturer audiences.
• Set messaging strategy for products across all channels
• Face to face sales meetings / presentations, operating at a high level
• Have a good understanding of the GMP & cGMP environments to meet client requirements at all times.
• Achieve high rate of successful conversion and closure of all sales opportunities.
• Plan and organise sales calls in the territory for effective use of time and economic considerations to optimize performance goals within each account.
• Maintain knowledge of product/service, market/industry trends, regulatory changes, competitors, and customers and communicate to management in real-time.
• You will forward plan and manage the product marketing calendar
• Working collaboratively with stakeholders, both internally and externally, to maximise the outcomes of the performance channels.
• Lead the product messaging, customer research & reporting
• Manage and drive an integrated multi‑channel marketing strategy

• Degree level qualification
• Pharmaceuticals / Life sciences supply chain sales experience
• Ability to think on your feet and make independent customer and commercial decisions within an agreed framework.
• Strong network
• Good understanding for UK pharmaceuticals GMP manufacturing
• Commercial bids / tenders