Senior Sales Specialist - Materials Characterization; FIELD REMOTE - IL, WI andKY

When joining Perkin Elmer, you select an experienced and trusted leader in scientific solutions, with the support of a global service network and distribution centers, providing the right solution, at the right time, to meet critical customer needs. With over an 80+ year legacy of advancing science and a mission of innovating for a healthier world, our dedicated team collaborates closely with commercial, government, academic and healthcare customers to deliver our broad portfolio of analytical solutions, and One Source services.

Job Title Senior Sales Specialist - Materials Characterization (FIELD REMOTE - IL, WI and KY)
Location(s) US Remote - IL, US Remote - WI

We are seeking a results driven Sales Representative to help drive volume sales and market expansion of Perkin Elmer's Materials Characterization product portfolio consisting of Molecular Spectroscopy and Thermal Analysis instruments within the Analytical Solutions Group. This strategic sales role is designed for a technically skilled professional with a strong foundation in materials science, chemistry, or related disciplines, bringing proven expertise in scientific instrumentation and capital equipment sales.

In this role, you’ll actively prospect and identify new opportunities and accounts for our Material Characterization products, while managing and growing business and relationships with existing accounts. Additionally, duties include presenting Perkin Elmer capabilities in the marketplace, providing an interface to the customer, and representing Perkin Elmer products and services in an assigned territory. The territory for this position includes IL, WI and KY.

The individual must be located within the sales territory described and will be required to travel overnight ~60% of the time and work with the individual product sales & service teams.

Grow Sales Volume. Execute a sales plan that is part of the region's and company's strategic objectives. Account management of our current customer base, identification of new targeted accounts, participation in trade shows and improvement of overall market share and profitability by utilizing resources effectively. The new hire’s responsibility is to develop a plan for each of the product lines to ensure that each line is fairly represented and make sure compensation margins meet company goals.

Develop and implement business plans. Maintain an effective time and territory management plan that includes an ability to present business and technical information, identify customer needs and trends, promote and position Perkin Elmer support services to customers, provide information about techniques and products, follow up on inquiries about goods and services, maintain customer information utilizing approved information tools and technologies such as the company’s Customer Relationship Software (CRM), timely updates to opportunity funnel and weekly forecasts, and rigorous funnel management in order to achieve/improve monthly forecasting accuracy and growth targets.

Cultivate partnerships with customers and other suppliers to provide customer solutions. Facilitate solving customer problems by recommending solutions that leverage your knowledge of competitive offerings and market dynamics. Requires that you maintain the necessary technical selling capabilities to function in a consultative role for the customer.

Teamwork . Work closely with regional extended sales team, service team, product specialists, and business units to promote a high level of customer service. This dedicated Inorganic Sales Specialist will provide product support to the rest of his or her team. Provide local support for planned customer events throughout the year.