Senior Technical Sales Specialist - Louisville, KY

Work Schedule · Standard (Mon-Fri) · Environmental Conditions · Office, Some degree of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) required (safety glasses, gowning, gloves, lab coat, ear plugs etc.) · Job Description · As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you'll discover meanin ...

Job description

Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions
Office, Some degree of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) required (safety glasses, gowning, gloves, lab coat, ear plugs etc.)

Job Description
As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you'll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world's toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

The Technical Sales Specialist (TSS) is a key commercial role within the Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry ) Division (CMD) of Thermo Fisher Scientific. This is a technology focused role with the primary responsibility for selling and supporting within CMD. In line with the strategic objectives of CMD, the purpose of this role is to enhance the business potential through increased sustained revenue growth of our instrument and consumables portfolio in the respective product lines. In addition to demonstrating expertise in their assigned technology, the individual supports the sales colleagues by selling the product portfolio within group in new and existing accounts. The TSS elevates the customer's curiosity about the products and drives the Thermo Fisher Scientific value proposition from sample to knowledge. The TSS will act from the prospecting phase up to the closing phase of the deal.

Key responsibilities

Selling Agility
Identifies and prioritizes new client opportunities and sales potential for the respective product lines with the result of growing business; Coordinates actions to enhance market penetration
Supports and directs Account Managers to uncover new potential opportunities within this market and customer segment with a view to enhance allegiance and sales revenue for Thermo Fisher Scientific
Proactively develops and drives sales strategies across the respective product lines.
Has the ability to develop trust and valued relationships with major decision makers; clarifies goals and reaches agreement while maintaining the interests of all parties
Supports Account Managers with strategy development and execution. Acts as trusted advisor within an account and brings in technical authorities as needed to advance the solution process
Apply and develop the Business Unit strategy, from prospection to closing
Results Leadership
Shares the voice of customer towards the Business Unit. Also attends technical visits to Business Unit, manufacturing, R&D sites, and Demo centers; Supports new Product Introduction (NPI) prospects within territory to improve adoption rates and revenue return
Supports and leads the sales funnel and forecast in collaboration with the country leads and their sales teams. Works on strategies to achieve sales goals and metrics, including value proposition development
Uses Thermo Fisher Scientific's sales tools to efficiently handle the accounts, opportunities, pipelines and forecast in an accurate and timely manner
Maintains awareness of competitor and industry activity; Introduces new products and services as available
People Leadership
Develops close working relationships with Key Opinion Leaders (KOL) and scientists' leaders to promote specific CMD products and solutions
Represents CMD at knowledge-based seminars and customer workshops. Exchanges of account information and Sales Leads within and across Thermo Fisher Scientific commercial divisions
Works adeptly in a team selling environment engaging the correct internal company resources to address customer challenges
Serve as a mentor, leader and motivator to the account management team
Technical Knowledge
Leads the partnership and coordination with sales-/ field application-/ lab application/ and IES specialists (as well as any other internal partner) to provide technical expertise
Provides training to country sales teams to improve confidence in selling to customers in the respective product lines as well as driven positioning
Maintains and improves technical knowledge on assigned product lines, company literature; Positively always represent Thermo Fisher Scientific throughout customer locations
TERRITORY
The territory has up to 75% travel within Southern Indiana, Southern Ohio, New York City and Manhattan area.

Minimum Requirements

• 5+ years consistent track record of sales experience in analytical/relevant instrument market and running complex, high-value accounts.
• Bachelor's degree required, Masters' degree preferred: in science
• Strong market knowledge and business insight of industry sector, markets and key trends preferred
• Experience in conducting seminars and presentations.
• Commercial mentality, strongly motivated by desire to win new business, with validated steadfast pursuit of opportunities
• Strong interpersonal, oral and written communication, and presentation skills
• Fluent in English and other languages as need in the assigned region
• Demonstrated commercial excellence working in matrix environment
• Ability to explain and sell the technical aspects of Thermo Fisher Scientific's scientific product portfolio
• Ability to travel to customer locations up to 80% including overnight travel
• Demonstrate Thermo Fisher Scientific values - Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.