Advanced Imaging Sales Specialist - Life Science Systems Italy; m​/f​/d

Overview

Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, Evident employs around 4,500 people at a total of 57 locations worldwide. Evident Europe, headquartered in Hamburg, Germany, employs approximately 770 people in 16 countries. The product portfolio includes a wide range of microscope systems used in clinical diagnostics, medical and basic research, as well as in various industrial areas.

• Drive the sales process for high-end life science microscopy systems and advanced systems in the territory (whole Italy) in collaboration with the European Life Science Sales Team.
• Present our product portfolio to customers, organize and perform onsite and remote demonstrations, and apply expert knowledge to solve customer applications and issues.
• Achieve the agreed sales target for the territory and contribute to the team target.
• Observe market trends and, together with Sales Management, propose and develop strategic sales activities to grow the business and market success.
• Coordinate with senior sales specialists and other sales and application specialists in Europe for demo and workshop activities.
• Travel within the territory (approximately 60-80% of time) and support colleagues outside the territory (approximately 10% travel).
• Conduct lectures and training at customer events and participate in local exhibitions.
• Gather best-practice cases and share knowledge within the Advanced Life Science Systems sales team.
• Support Marketing and Sales Management in collecting testimonials, image materials, and application notes from customers.

• University degree in Biology, Chemistry, Biotechnology/Engineering or related field is an advantage.
• Proven track record in Sales, Application, or Product Support for high-end microscopes.
• Strong technical understanding of optics, optical instruments and imaging methods.
• Experience in using and/or selling complex, software-controlled instrumentation.
• Good understanding of biological applications in the high-end confocal imaging field.
• Ability to identify and translate market trends and demands into operational sales activities.
• Strong communication and presentation skills; ability to work autonomously and in a team.
• Native Italian speaker; additional languages are advantageous.
• Fluency in English is essential;
  Italian is predominantly used in field operations.
• Highly motivated and able to work in an international environment.
• Ideally based in Northern Italy with good access to highways, train stations, and airports; home-office based options.

• 26 days of holidays
• Flexible working hours, including mobile work
• 14 salaries
• Regular training courses
• A motivated team and an interesting customer structure
• Contributions to an employee pension plan
• Company car with fuel card
• iPad, iPhone, Laptop

Evident Europe GmbH is an equal opportunities employer and we look forward to receiving your application.