Product Specialist - Scientific Products South East England
Job description
Home-based, with travel to Milton Keynes (preferably based in Oxford/Cambridge Corridor or North West)
Do you have excellent customer communication skills, lots of self-motivation and, preferably some experience of sizing and specifying the types of applications found in the non-invasive life science/electronics industry. Are you looking for a new challenge that comes with great rewards and a genuine career development path? Then make the move to SMC as a Business Development Consultant Product Specialist (Scientific Products).
About SMC
Imagine working for a global market leader in pneumatic and automation technology, where innovation and customer satisfaction is at the forefront of everything they do. In fact, dont imagine it, make the first move to become part of it.
Over the years weve done some pretty big things:
- Weve mapped the human genome, improved your vision, battled cause & delivered cure for Covid-19
- Weve got airplanes into the air, cars on the road, battened down the hatches on board ship, and reduced the CO2 footprint of commercial freight
- Weve put bread on your table, pulled you a pint, put the shirt on your back and a phone in your pocket
About the role
A key member of our well-respected and successful team of product specialists, this challenging role is home based, but with a customer-facing field bias thats designed to help increase market share. Indeed, well rely on you to seek out, support and develop customers in conjunction with our field sales team and provide application and product knowledge during joint visits and project meetings for our which include chillers, heat exchangers, Sensors, media separated valves, clean wet pumps and process gas controls. Youll also be responsible for identifying new opportunities for the product, plus you may well get to be part of European working groups and participate in meetings held with our Europe colleagues. In short, this is an interesting, varied and vital role at the heart of our Product Solutions team.
What youll need
To succeed, youll ideally need proven knowledge of the types of applications found in the non-invasive life science/ electronics industry for example fluid and/or gas handling, analytical instruments for fluids and gases as these are the types of market areas youd be working in. Comfortable presenting to customers and colleagues as you are liaising with them to solve problems from a technical perspective, a flexible approach and ability to manage a busy workload, including planning and managing your own projects, is important too. Youll also need a valid passport and driving license as some UK and European travel will be involved.
The benefits on offer
As well as an attractive salary based on your skills, qualifications and experience, we offer a Pension scheme, SMC rewards and benefits portal including retail discounts and comprehensive ongoing training and development. Our product specialist and technical teams will also provide full product training, as well as some application training, although a lot of this is best done on the job.
From putting the soles on your shoes, to the tarmac they walk on; from a packet of crisps to silicon chips; from wooden toothpicks to electric cars; youd be amazed at the things we get involved in.
If you want to do some really big things, get in touch!
