Sales Team Leader, Norway (Detta uppdrag är avslutat)

april 11, 2014

Right now we are recruiting a Sales Team Leader to one of our clients – a leading player in the field of high technology tools and services for Life Science research and Clinical Diagnostics.

In this field based role, you will drive the development of a strong commercial excellence throughout the sales team, so that our client gains a long term future growth within the Life Science market. The position requires a highly capable and motivated individual, who is both strong operationally and strategically, and possesses excellent interpersonal skills.

Principle responsibilities

To manage the day to day activities of a regional sales team consisting of Account Managers and Instrument Sales Specialists, field based in Norway and Denmark.
Establish a strong teamwork between account managers and instrument specialists in your team.
Enhance the product and market knowledge in your team to optimize the strategic and tactical planning for accounts or individual sales cycles.
Ensure the implementation of strategic and tactical sales plans that meet both the need for immediate financial results and long term customer relationships for future growth.
Understand competitive information and identify new sales tools, and development needs of your team to enhance the delivery of commercial goals.
To work closely with the Country Sales Manager and implement the corporate and market specific, business strategies to ensure the commercial goals that are being set.

Education and Experience

Academic degree in Science, preferably biotech.
Relevant experience from personal selling within Life Science and with documented good results.
Great understanding and experience of account management and how to develop existing business.
Experience of people management.

Success factors
You are comfortable in managing complex sales situations with long lasting sales processes. You work proactively, have a strategic mindset with attention to details and you consistently work to meet deadlines and effectively drive and deliver the commercial results as agreed. Furthermore, you are a confident and comfortable leader with an emotional intelligence and an understanding of “situational leadership”.

Your application
For more information, please contact Sara Tomicic at Scientific Solutions, phone +46 709 731 747. Send your electronic application, with a CV and personal letter, to [email protected]. Please send your application as soon as possible since the selection process will be on going.