VWR Sales Representative - Chicago, IL

The Opportunity

Avantor is looking for a dedicated and high energy Sales Representative to maintain and advance our local Pharma, Biotech and Industrial sales efforts.

This role will be a full-time position based in and around Chicago area. You will have the opportunity to consultatively sell Avantor's large portfolio of products and services to a diverse set current and prospective clients with partnership and support of other Sales Representatives and Specialist. If you have a passion for science and enjoy interacting with professionals both as clients and peers let's talk!

What we are looking for

• Education: College degree or equivalent/applicable experience required
• Experience: Prefer 2-5 years of experience working in a complex sales environment, where multiple people are involved in the purchasing decision and there is a solution based selling approach
• Collaboration Tool: Microsoft Office, specifically Teams with preference for experience in CRM systems and Qlikview
• Preferred Qualifications:
  • Preference given to those who have worked in a laboratory or research environment and/or with distribution experience and a scientific background
  • Bachelor's degree within the sciences
  • Excellent communication and team interaction skills, routinely interacting with customers, manufacturers, and staff
  • Ability to carry on a business conversation with business owners and decision makers
  • Ability to work independently and successfully manage time and territory
  • Excellent analytical skills and ability to sell strategically within an account
  • Ability to understand individual customer operations
  • Willingness to travel to customer locations minimum 4 days a week; must have a valid driver's license

How you will thrive and create an impact

• Sell consultatively, detailing products, determine customer needs and requirements, and make recommendations to both prospects and customers of the various solutions Avantor can offer their business.
• Leverage available resources to effectively implement company marketing plan, strategies and sales processes.
• Build and sustain relationships with customers and ensure customer satisfaction and loyalty.
• Work with sales management to develop strategic territory business plans and strategies for achievement of sales growth and quota attainment.
• Manage Avantor's vast product portfolio and execute and implement company defined sales and marketing strategies.
• Prospect and establish new customers by managing a sales pipeline and developing and delivering proposals to customers by illustrating Avantor's value proposition.
• Expand Avantor's role with existing customers by developing retention strategies illustrating Avantor's value proposition in conjunction with evolving customer requirements.
• Represent and develop strong relationships with manufacturers.
• Work directly with local manufacturer representatives to develop and continually improve product knowledge, arrive at most favored pricing, and improve account profitability.

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!

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