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Danaher Corporation Sales Specialist Confocal - Seattle, WA in Seattle, Washington
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Sales Specialist Confocal - Seattle, WA
Come join a fantastic team! The Sales Specialist Confocal is responsible for growth and expansion of direct sales and profit margins within assigned accounts and/or territory/region on products or services. Establishes professional relationships with key personnel in customer accounts. Meets assigned targets for profitable sales volume and margin dollars.
YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
Create pipeline, and close large value sales in the assigned area. (sales from 250K - 2M per unit). Sales cycles are long, typically 9 months to 2 years, with strong competition and limited funding mechanisms.
The job requires excellent presentation skills to audiences of 5 - 60 highly educated people. On site and off-site demonstrations of highly technical machines are required using the customer's samples which can vary in complexity and quality of preparation widely.
Success in this field requires that the specialist can relate to customer specific scientific needs, and not rely on repeating features of the latest product. Excellent scientific understanding of biology and neuroscience is crucial.
Leica confocal machines have a lifetime of 12-15 years in the field so maintaining an ongoing relationship with existing customers is also crucial to the success of the brand in the region.
Develop strategies designed to increase sales of Leica products in assigned territory. Recommend product, pricing, advertising and sales promotion strategies
Conduct analysis and performance evaluation of all sales in assigned region by use of the Sales Force.Com tool. The evaluation includes sales call activities, follow up on sales leads, attendance at trade shows, contacts with local governments, associations, and academic institutions, and traveling with other product specialists to improve their field sales skills and product knowledge
Generates and acts on the feedback on customer preferences, suggestions, product performance and other information to enhance the sale of Leica Confocal products.
Works with customers or other experts to generate appropriate field data and application notes or publications which highlight product benefits and helps differentiate Leica products
Qualifying and quoting on Confocal products
Performs demonstrations on Confocal products
Ensures that customers are satisfied! Also, must be capable of working effectively with Sales Managers, PLT members, Customer Service Technicians and Representatives, Engineers, Accounting, Manufacturing, and Dealers to do whatever is necessary to satisfy customers' needs.
YOUR PROFILE
Education - BA, BS or MS degree in physics or chemistry or a related scientific field
Experience in working with Confocal and or Widefield Microscopy required
2 years related microscopy experience in a laboratory
Sales experience in selling products of a technical nature is desirable
In-depth knowledge of the microscopy market is also highly desirable
Strong technical, electrochemical, optical and mechanical aptitude
Desired qualifications express expectations for ideal/fully proficient candidates; equivalent experience will also be considered.
WHAT WE OFFER
Competitive Salary as well as relocation packages
Continuous training, support and focus on your personal development
Workplace Flexibility
Summer Hours
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Learn more about what we do and who we are by watching our company video “We Are Leica”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zHmalqMXN4
Are you interested to discover new opportunities in an innovative, team-oriented environment? Do apply online with your complete documents (cover letter, CV, certificates). We are looking forward to your application!
When you join us, you’ll also be joining Danaher’s global organization, where 80,000 people wake up every day determined to help our customers win. As an associate, you’ll try new things, work hard, and advance your skills with guidance from dedicated leaders, all with the support of powerful Danaher Business System (https://www.danaher.com/how-we-work/danaher-business-system) tools and the stability of a tested organization.
Given the essential job duties of this position, the employee is required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment, subject to reasonable accommodation and applicable law.
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