Territory Sales Manager

SPT Labtech

• $100K — $120K *
US-AnywhereRemote in Houston, TX
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of capital equipment sales experience in the Life Sciences market
  • Experience with automated liquid handling technologies or lab automation solutions
  • An undergraduate degree in a Life Science discipline; knowledge in Genomics or Protein Crystallography is a plus
  • Strong communication skills for formal and informal presentations to different audience levels
  • Proficient in using CRM tools, with experience in Salesforce preferred
  • Driven and resilient with the ability to meet sales targets
  • Self-starter attitude, comfortable with owning a sales territory and accountable for results

Responsibilities

  • Promote and develop market sales of liquid handling and sample management products
  • Manage pre-sale activities up to purchase orders and support post-sales
  • Collaborate with sales specialists and marketing teams while working independently
  • Conduct product presentations and customer demonstrations
  • Develop a global strategy based on managing the customer database and measurable objectives
  • Build consultative relationships with customers through a structured approach to solutions
  • Ensure optimal product knowledge and participate in CRM data management

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package
  • Commitment to diversity and inclusivity
  • Support for employee needs for a better work-life balance
  • Opportunity for professional growth and learning
  • Competitive salary package with commission structure
Full Job Description
If you bring confidence, resilience and a growth mindset to everything you do, this is your opportunity. As our Territory Sales Manager - Central, you'll own the annual sales territory for SPT Labtech's liquid handling portfolio across Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. No two days look the same: product demonstrations, outbound lead generation, trade shows and more are all in your hands. You'll thrive in a collaborative team environment, working alongside an experienced sales team, applications and marketing, while owning your pipeline end-to-end, rolling up your sleeves to solve real customer problems, and building trusted relationships with genomics, protein crystallization, and drug discovery labs across the region.

Your key responsibilities will include:

Promotion, market development and sales of SPT Labtech's liquid handling and sample management product lines into the genomics, protein crystallization, and drug discovery market(s) across your sales territory

Managing every pre-sale activity until purchase order and supporting post sales activities.

Working independently and collaborating closely with sales specialists, support, product management and marketing teams.

Scheduling and conducting product presentations and demonstrations to customers.

Achieving the 10 missions listed below:
  • Knowing how to present the company, its history, its culture, its strategy, and all associated skills.
  • Effectively managing our "customer" database, proposing a global strategy based on quantifiable objectives and the means to achieve them.
  • Organizing work time according to the priorities defined to achieve own goals and those defined by the company.
  • Respecting and knowing how to implement the priorities of the company (products/strategy) and those markets covered.
  • Ensuring the development and follow-up of all opportunities by being able to build a balance between different product lines to sell and to manage an efficient sales collaboration with product specialists.
  • Building a consultative relationship and becoming a trusted advisor with our customers by a structured commercial approach based above all on the accumulation of information to propose the most adequate solution for their business.
  • Knowing how to position SPT solutions in relation to end-user's workflows and explaining above all the benefits of the proposed solutions by using all the available communication tools (website, brochure, slide deck, application notes, videos,).
  • Having a perfect command of the products and services programs and knowing how to propose a global solution by cross selling our product range.
  • Ensuring that application knowledge is maintained at an optimal level by relying on the support functions (training, binomial tour, e-learning).
  • Being responsible for CRM data and management.

About you and your skills:
  • You'll ideally be located in the Texas area to contribute to the smooth running of our sales and business operations with an established network across the area.
  • You'll have 5+ years' experience in a capital equipment sales role in the Life Sciences market with experience selling automated liquid handling technologies or are familiar with lab automation solutions.
  • An undergraduate degree or equivalent qualification in a Life Science discipline, a background in Genomics or Protein Crystallography is advantageous.
  • Above all, you'll bring drive and tenacity, the hunger to hit targets and the resilience to keep pushing.
  • A growth mindset and genuine curiosity, with the confidence to back yourself in front of any audience and the humility to keep learning.
  • A self-starter's attitude, comfortable owning your territory and holding yourself accountable to results.
  • Excited by the significant travel (up to 50%) over the region and based near a convenient travel hub.
  • Familiar with CRM use as a central sales tool. Experience with Salesforce would be desirable.
  • Proven success and ability to develop business.
  • Ability to effectively make formal and informal product presentations to individuals as well as to large groups, including physicians, research associates, purchasing groups, lab managers, and executive members of an organization.
  • Autonomous, team player and capable of working remotely.

Our commitment to you:

We offer a competitive salary package and commission with a comprehensive, valued benefits package.

We embrace diversity and inclusivity, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical ability, or family status. We prioritize supporting our employees' diverse needs as we strive for excellence together.

If the above resonates with you, apply with an up-to-date CV and be a part of our journey to reshape the future of science.

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