Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins laboratories work with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic, and labelling is accurate.
Eurofins is dedicated to delivering testing services that contribute to the health and safety of society and the planet, and to its corporate responsibility to protect the environment and ensure diversity, equity, and inclusion across the entire network of Eurofins companies.
Job Description
Working hours are Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm.
We are currently looking for a Graduate Business Development Associate to join our Environment Testing division in Cork.
This role is an ideal opportunity for those who are recently graduated / starting out in their Sales career and wish to develop their current skillset. Whilst previous sales experience is preferable, we are keen to speak to candidates who are committed, proactive and can demonstrate enthusiasm towards the Life Sciences industry.
Responsibilities
* Identifying leads and developing prospects to generate project pipeline.
* Key account management, identifying opportunities for service delivery improvement.
* Working with group marketing to devise marketing materials and tools.
* Executing on the local requirements of global agreements.
* Assisting in the timely completion of Sales Reports.
* Monitoring customer satisfaction with existing clients to ensure service delivery.
* Identification of growth opportunities.
* Ensuring timely and good quality handover of won work to the logistics, operations, and lab teams.
Qualifications
* Previous experience within a Sales environment is preferable but not essential (e.g. field sales, telesales, or a customer service position where you were expected to upsell).
* Current and valid driving licence.
* Confident in selling to a diverse customer base.
* Excellent presentation, communication (written and verbal), and interpersonal skills.
* Strong organisational, multi-tasking and time management skills.
* Committed to customer care.
* Hardworking and self-motivated.
* Able to work well under pressure.
Additional Information
What Happens Next
Our people are the backbone of what we do, so it's incredibly important we find the right individuals to join us. As a potential new recruit, you'll be invited to meet the team in the form of an assessment centre or a staged interview process dependent on the role and its requirements. This will give you the opportunity to see what working for Eurofins is really like and enable us to get to know your key skills and strengths.
Your Data
As part of any recruitment process, the company collects and processes personal data relating to job applicants. The company is committed to being transparent about how it collects and uses that data and to meeting its data protection obligations.
Closing Date
We reserve the right to close or extend this position depending on application numbers. Therefore we would urge candidates to submit an application as early as possible. Due to the high volume of applications we receive, please be aware that if you do not receive a response within 4 weeks of the vacancy expiry date, unfortunately, on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful.
We Support Your Development! Do you feel you don’t match 100% of the requirements? Don’t hesitate to apply anyway! Eurofins companies are committed to supporting your career development.
We Embrace Diversity! Eurofins network of companies believe in strength and innovation through diversity, being an Equal Opportunity Employer. We prohibit discrimination against employees or applicants based on gender identity and/or expression, race, nationality, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, and everything else that makes employees of Eurofins companies unique.
Sustainability Matters to Us! We are well on our way to achieving our objective of carbon neutrality by 2025, through a combination of emission reduction and compensation initiatives. We encourage our laboratory leaders to make sustainable changes at their local level, and in addition to their initiatives, we also count on our dedicated carbon reduction team to help us achieve this goal!
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