Sales Manager - Agrochemicals

Experienced Agrochemical Sales Manager looking to further develop their career required for a market-leading agrochemical contract research organisation in Greater London.
Title: Sales Manager - Agrochemicals
Location: Hybrid, 1 day a week in Greater London office
Salary: £65,000 per annum + benefits
Term: Permanent
SRG is exclusively partnering with a market-leading chemicals contract research organisation, who offer a wide range of agrochemical studies to global manufacturers of biocides and pesticides. With world-class, market-leading facilities and equipment that are second to none, they have a well-known reputation for success in the market. Adopting a value-based sales approach, you will travel extensively across the UK and Europe, meeting customers to continually build, develop and grow customer relationships.
Benefits: Company car/car allowance, BUPA healthcare, matched company pension scheme, relocation package + more
Role / Description

• Identifying, contacting and developing new business using a variety of methods
  
• Attending agrochemical conferences globally to continually grow market presence
  
• Growing existing customer relationships to ensure customer satisfaction and ultimately look to increase account spend
  
• Travelling approximately 1/3 of your time across the UK and Europe to visit customer sites
  
• Generating leads to identify new potential customers in your region
  
• Spending approx. 50% of your time managing existing key accounts and 50% new business development
  
• Maintaining and updating the database to build a global customer pool
  
• Keeping abreast of product development & trends in the agrochemical industry.
  Requirements
  
• Recent direct experience in consultative and technical sales of crop protection/crop health products or sales of agrochemical study services
  
• Degree-level qualified (or equivalent) in Chemistry, Plant Biology or a closely related subject
  
• Experience with writing and negotiating commercial contracts
  
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  
• Willing to travel 1/3 of your time across the UK, Europe and internationally
  
• Full, clean UK driving licence
  
• A proactive approach and drive to deliver exceptional customer service
  
• Fluent in English, both written and verbal - fluency in other European languages would be highly desirable but not essential.
  If you would like to apply for this position, please use the link provided. Alternatively, please email a copy of your CV to For more information regarding this position or any others, please call Amy on (phone number removed). If you have a scientific background and this position is not relevant / suitable for you, please feel free to get in touch or visit (url removed) to view our other vacancies.
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  Keywords: Business Development Manager, Sales Manager, Account Manager, Key Account Manager, Account Management, Business Development, Chemical Sales, Technical Sales, Agrochemical Sales, Crop Protection, Crop Health, Adjuvants, Agriculture, CRO.
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