What are the responsibilities and job description for the Inside Sales Representative position at Avantor?
The Opportunity
Avantor is looking for an Inside Sales Representative to join our Direct Sales Team supporting primarily the Southeast region. The representative will help drive the team to achieve territory growth targets, customer satisfaction, revenue generation, and long-term customer goals in line with company business strategy.
This is a remote position.
What we’re looking for
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.
Why Avantor?
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!
Pay Transparency
The expected pre-tax pay for this position is
$54,600.00 - $91,000.00
Actual pay may differ depending on relevant factors such as prior experience and geographic location.
EEO Statement
We are an Equal Employment/Affirmative Action employer and VEVRAA Federal Contractor. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state/province, or local law.
If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at recruiting@avantorsciences.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.
For more information about equal employment opportunity protections, please view the Know Your Rights poster.
3rd Party Non-Solicitation Policy
By submitting candidates without having been formally assigned on and contracted for a specific job requisition by Avantor, or by failing to comply with the Avantor recruitment process, you forfeit any fee on the submitted candidates, regardless of your usual terms and conditions. Avantor works with a preferred supplier list and will take the initiative to engage with recruitment agencies based on its needs and will not be accepting any form of solicitation.
Avantor offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision coverage, wellness programs, health savings and flexible spending accounts, a 401(k) plan with company match, and an employee stock purchase program. Employees also receive 11 paid holidays, accrue 18 PTO days annually, are eligible for volunteer time off and 6 weeks of 100% paid parental leave (except in states that offer paid family leave). These benefits may not apply to employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement or those subject to other eligibility rules.
Avantor is looking for an Inside Sales Representative to join our Direct Sales Team supporting primarily the Southeast region. The representative will help drive the team to achieve territory growth targets, customer satisfaction, revenue generation, and long-term customer goals in line with company business strategy.
This is a remote position.
What we’re looking for
- Education: College Degree or equivalent experience required.
- Experience: 1 - 3 years Sales experience preferred.
- Business to Business Sales Experience preferred
- Excellent listening, verbal and written skills
- Excellent communication and team interaction skills, routinely interacting with customers, manufacturers, and VWR staff
- Ability to communicate efficiently and effectively over the phone
- Ability to work in a fast paced environment
- Ability to carry on a business conversation with business owners and decision makers
- Ability to handle difficult situations and interactions
- Ability to work independently and successfully manage time and territory
- Ability to understand individual customer operations
- Willingness to travel to customer locations as needed
- Computer Knowledge (Microsoft Office), Salesforce knowledge is a plus
- Manage a territory consisting of 250-400 customers within a specific Market Segment.
- Drive market share gains and meet company expectations for growth by completing a large volume of outbound phone calls each day.
- Communicate effectively and persuasively to a high volume of people throughout the workday over the phone.
- Prospect and establish new customers by managing a sales pipeline in Sales Force and developing and delivering proposals to customers by illustrating VWR’s value proposition.
- Determine the requirements of existing and new customers and also their expectations to provide customer solutions based on VWR Value proposition.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the prospect’s challenges and asking smart questions that will build the case for VWR’s products and services. Staying on the phone and setting up an appointment to talk in the future for a defined period of time.
- Follow up with customers post sale in order to ensure customer satisfaction.
- Expand VWR’s role with existing customers by developing retention strategies illustrating VWR’s value proposition in conjunction with evolving customer requirements.
- Sell consultatively, detailing products, determine customer needs and requirements, and make recommendations to both prospects and customers of the various solutions VWR can offer their business.
- Work in conjunction with sales management team providing proposals and implementing sales strategies to achieve sales growth and quota attainment.
- Manage and sell VWR’s vast product portfolio using the VWR Advantage Strategy (VAS).
- Represent VWR and present a professional image to customer and manufacturers to supply an outstanding image and impression of VWR.
- Work directly with local manufacturer representatives to develop and continually improve product knowledge, arrive at most favored pricing, and improve profitability.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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.
Why Avantor?
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!
Pay Transparency
The expected pre-tax pay for this position is
$54,600.00 - $91,000.00
Actual pay may differ depending on relevant factors such as prior experience and geographic location.
EEO Statement
We are an Equal Employment/Affirmative Action employer and VEVRAA Federal Contractor. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state/province, or local law.
If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at recruiting@avantorsciences.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.
For more information about equal employment opportunity protections, please view the Know Your Rights poster.
3rd Party Non-Solicitation Policy
By submitting candidates without having been formally assigned on and contracted for a specific job requisition by Avantor, or by failing to comply with the Avantor recruitment process, you forfeit any fee on the submitted candidates, regardless of your usual terms and conditions. Avantor works with a preferred supplier list and will take the initiative to engage with recruitment agencies based on its needs and will not be accepting any form of solicitation.
Avantor offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision coverage, wellness programs, health savings and flexible spending accounts, a 401(k) plan with company match, and an employee stock purchase program. Employees also receive 11 paid holidays, accrue 18 PTO days annually, are eligible for volunteer time off and 6 weeks of 100% paid parental leave (except in states that offer paid family leave). These benefits may not apply to employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement or those subject to other eligibility rules.
Salary : $54,600 - $91,000
