Senior Sales Specialist (Houston, TX)

When joining PerkinElmer, 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 OneSource services.

Job TitleSenior Sales Specialist (Houston, TX)
Location(s)US Remote - TX

We are looking for a sales professional to represent PerkinElmer's Atomic Spectroscopy, Chromatography, and Materials Characterization product lines. Duties include presenting PerkinElmer capabilities in the marketplace, providing an interface to the end user customer, and representing PerkinElmer products and services in an assigned territory. The territory for this position is Houston and surrounding area.

Key Responsibilities

· 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.

· Your responsibility is to develop a plan for each of the product lines which you sell in order to ensure that each line is fairly represented.

· 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 PerkinElmer support services to customers, provide information about techniques and products, follow up 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 forecast updates, and rigorous funnel management in order to achieve/improve monthly forecasting accuracy and growth targets.

· Cultivate partnerships with customers and other suppliers to solve customer problems.

· 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 capability to function in a consultative role for the customer.

· Teamwork Work closely with regional extended sales team, service team, field application scientists, and business units in order to promote a high level of customer service.

· Plan and execute customer events throughout the year. Willing & able to travel up to 35% of the time

Basic Qualifications:

- Bachelor’s Degree - 5+ years’ experience with analytical laboratory software and instruments - 5+ years of successful capital equipment sales experience

Preferred Qualifications: - Excellent communication and presentation skills - Sales experience in a virtual environment - Experience working in laboratories utilizing the instrumentation assigned to sell - Experience utilizing a CRM tool such as Salesforce.com

- Thorough understanding of business factors affecting account's profitability and competitive status as well as laboratory - Must possess a valid driver’s license & a clean driving record

PerkinElmer is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability status, age, or veteran status or any other characteristics protected by applicable law. PerkinElmer is committed to a culturally diverse workforce.

The annual compensation range for this full-time position is $(95,000) to $(105,000). The final base pay offered to the successful candidate will be determined by factors including internal equity, work location, as well as individual qualifications, such as job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

PerkinElmer is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability status, age, or veteran status or any other characteristics protected by applicable law. PerkinElmer is committed to a culturally diverse workforce.