
Regional Account Manager
- Lancaster
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Develop, qualify, track, and close leads/new business opportunities to grow revenue in the municipal market segment and meet the company and individual goals.
- Establishes and maintains a productive working relationship between the client and laboratory including sales management, inside business development, technical, and project management staff.
- Ensures customer awareness of Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories Environment Testing capabilities and services to improve selling opportunities.
- Monitors accounts receivable status for accounts assigned and resolves collection issues as required.
- Develops and recommends strategies to facilitate pricing and bid/no bid decisions, establish Master Service agreements and provide budgetary information.
- Reports sales activity within assigned area via CRM system and reports.
- Maintains productive relationships between customers and the Eurofins Environment Testing organization.
- Identifies key target markets and major accounts and develops strategies within assigned area of responsibility to attain market position for Eurofins Environment Testing and maintain profitability.
- Establishes, coordinates, negotiates, and completes contracts with support from the Eurofins legal team and Sales Director.
- Within area of market responsibility collects and documents information to establish pricing and evaluate Eurofins Environment Testing's ability to meet customer requirements to meet win/loss ratios, average discount percentages and profitability.
- Effectively communicates customer needs and wants to Eurofins Environment Testing
- Communicates all business opportunities (e.g. bids, quotes, proposals, and pricing inquires) to the internal business development team to initiate and compete quotes and proposals and closes sales.
- Controls expenses with respect to the selling function pursuant to Eurofins Environment Testing's policy.
- Provides forecasting information to Customer Service Managers to assist operational staff with resource and operational planning.
- This position will target business development and growth within 90 miles of the Lancaster laboratory and will require about 75% travel time.
- The position will require one scheduled onsite day at the Lancaster laboratory site.
- BS/BA in Sciences or related field
- 5-10 years progressively successful sales experience in a service industry
- Authorization to work in the United States indefinitely without restriction or sponsorship
- Ability to travel up to 75% of the time
- Professional working proficiency in English is a requirement, including the ability to read, write and speak in English
- Lab experience and exposure to environmental industry or degree in a science discipline a plus
- Selling skills including identification of prospects, interviewing, negotiating, and closing optimal, but will train the individual with the right drive to succeed
- Working computer skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Familiarity with lab functions and terminology or ability to absorb and learn
- Strong interpersonal, organization, analytical, and planning skills