What we are looking for

• Education: College degree or equivalent experience required
• Experience: 2 years professional sales experience
• Collaboration Tools: Microsoft Office, specifically Teams with preference for experience in Salesforce or Qlikview
• Location: Must be located in Cedar Rapids, IA
• Preferred Qualifications:
  • Business-to-business sales experience, preference may be given to those with distribution experience.
  • Experience in a sales environment, where multiple people are involved in the purchasing decision and there is a solution based selling approach.
  • A proven track record of sales success driving growth with a consultative, strategic selling approach
  • Experienced in working in a fast paced and targeted environment.
  • Demonstrated capability to effectively utilize best in class selling processes (e.g. SPIN, Consultative Selling)
  • Excellent communication and team interaction skills, routinely interacting with customers, manufacturers, and staff.
  • Willingness to travel to customer locations minimum 3 days a week.

How you will thrive and create an impact

• Demonstrate strategic agility in approach to customers and projects (solutions must be tailored to meet individual customer needs). Implement agreed strategies across defined accounts while maintaining and developing existing business.
• Drive new and existing business by the amount and impact of customer visits. Call customers frequently to create opportunities for selling the VWR portfolio of products. Understand customer profile, be able to identify trends and opportunities that will generate sales.
• Utilize local and global internal (cross-functional) and external contacts to help achieve targets.
• Plan, forecast and achieve objectives and Key Performance Indicators in territory/ accounts, using pre-call planning for increased effectiveness.
• Possess and exhibit skills that develop mutually beneficial relationships and drive strategic conversations with Customers.
• Have the ability to manage customer interactions professionally by demonstrating excellent listening and organizational skills, and by using probing questions and reflective language to engage customers and build trust.
• Is able to synthesize and integrate sales data to support management decisions.
• Ability to work independently and successfully manage time and territory.

Disclaimer:

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of employees assigned to this position. Avantor is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

Dare to go further in your career. Join our global team of 14,000 associates whose passion for discovery and determination to overcome challenges relentlessly advances life-changing science.The work we do changes people's lives for the better. It brings new patient treatments and therapies to market, giving a cancer survivor the chance to walk his daughter down the aisle. It enables medical devices that help a little boy hear his mom's voice for the first time. Outcomes such as these create unlimited opportunities for you to contribute your talents, learn new skills and grow your career at Avantor.We are committed to helping you on this journey through our diverse, equitable and inclusive culture which includes learning experiences to support your career growth and success. At Avantor, dare to go further and see how the impact of your contributions set science in motion to create a better world. Apply today!

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