Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)
Environmental Conditions
Office
Job Description
Location/Division Specific Information
The Fisher Scientific Channel is building a bridge between business and science as the single source for a comprehensive range of laboratory equipment, chemicals, instruments, life sciences reagents, and consumable supplies.
This position will be remote and can be located in any of the 18 countries where we operate in Europe and will require fluency in English. You will work in a diverse, multi-cultural environment.
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The Digital Sales Intern supports the growth of the high number of low-revenue customers in UK and Ireland. This person will join a team of Digital Account Managers and interns driving growth within this broad customer base across Europe.
What will be your day job?
- Develop and implement a strategy to grow sales within territory while encouraging customers to self-serve on our website.
- Manage daily customer interactions, including responding to quotation requests and handling any issues.
- Contact high-potential customers through phone, video call and social media channels to drive revenue growth:
- Understand customer needs, assess potential sales growth and identify the level of account manager support required.
- Tailor messaging based on industry-specific challenges, business objectives or initiatives.
- Demonstrate how to use our website to find answers and place orders.
- Build up a network of customer contacts for further marketing.
- Collaborate with the Digital Marketing team to prioritise which customers to contact based on their potential for growth or their cost to serve.
- Transfer high-potential customers who need regular account management support to our Inside and Field Sales teams. Proactively engage with the receiving Account Managers to build momentum with the customer.
- Welcome & profile new customers to the business and support their eCommerce experience right from the start.
- Pilot new sales tactics, e.g. using LinkedIn to find and approach prospects, and work together as a team to continue improving our approach.
- Support the eBusiness team to identify, prioritise and solve customer experience issues on our website.
- Maintain a pipeline of opportunities in Salesforce to meet or exceed sales objectives and manage pricing within territory to optimize profitability.
Education
- Studying towards a Bachelor’s degree. Science or Business focus preferred.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
- Problem solving
- Able to demonstrate persistence and overcoming barriers to find success
- Self-directed and goal-oriented
- Excellent communication skills and able to build rapport
- Comfortable approaching new contacts and able to handle rejection
- Digital mindset – able to use technology to maximise impact. Knowledge of how to use social media to grow Sales reach is beneficial.
- Self-awareness and adaptability
- Fluent in English
- Knowledge of Word, Excel and PowerPoint a must, SFDC preferred
- Travel across Europe (10%), attend regional, national or international meetings
Top Skills
What We Do
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue of approximately $40 billion. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Whether our customers are accelerating life sciences research, solving complex analytical challenges, increasing productivity in their laboratories, improving patient health through diagnostics or the development and manufacture of life-changing therapies, we are here to support them. Our global team delivers an unrivaled combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and pharmaceutical services through our industry-leading brands, including Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services, Patheon and PPD.
Why Work With Us
You will join a company which every colleague has the opportunity to create possibilities, for oneself, for our customers and patients. There is no more exciting place to be than at the forefront of solving problems which help improve lives around the world. As a company, we are committed to supporting your career aspirations and your journey.
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