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Sales Director – Life Sciences
Location
Virginia
Posted
13 hours ago
Salary
0
Seniority
Lead
Job Description
Sales Director – Life Sciences
TemperPack
• Responsible for all aspects of the sales process: identifying targets, establishing a pipeline, crafting and delivering compelling proposals to prospective customers, building out TCO models, closing and converting new business for the Company. • Build successful partnerships with client business leads and key decision makers at existing customers that are assigned; provide on-going strategic insights and continually identify future value-added solutions based on the changing market dynamics and industry trends. • Build pipeline of opportunities where we have high probability to convert. • Able to think strategically and develop compelling customer value propositions and link solutions to the customer strategy and requirements. • Track changing market conditions and customer feedback to inform new product offerings and to evolve sales strategy. • Collaborate across the company, leveraging cold-chain knowledge, tools and other resources to drive TemperPack’s value into the marketplace. • Build and maintain relationships with key internal and external customers; assist as needed with problem solving and customer relationship management.
Job Requirements
- Minimum 5 years of previous sales or procurement experience in life science, Cold chain, protective, or technical sales experience.
- Background in engineering, sales, and/or general management with experience in Life Science packaging / materials.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Exceptional business and financial acumen, with an ability to envision business pathways to maximize market penetration and value of TemperPack’s solutions.
- Contract development and negotiation.
- High level of energy, motivation, and persistence driven by a strong desire to grow a business.
- Willingness to travel up to 50% as needed.
- Demonstrated ability analyze markets, define new addressable spaces, and prioritize targets to deploy new technology.
- Skilled in value-selling and creating compelling, quantified value propositions for clients.
- Able to map customer organizations, identify decision makers, and penetrate beyond the wall of customer Procurement.
- Strong track record of running deals start to completion.
- Strong pluses: Cold-chain packaging / materials experience.
- Experience in advocating for sustainable packaging/materials solutions.
- Deep understanding of the ESG trends in Life Sciences, and how to position the differentiated, sustainable value of TemperPack’s products.
- NA & European market experience.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Flexible work hours
- Paid time off
- Remote work options
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