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The Material Sales Specialist position is a highly skilled and highly technical sales position which relies heavily on consultative selling skills to meet customer requirements and individual/territorial sales targets. Success requires strong customer support and sales skills, both product and application, for Materials EM and X-ray/CT products in the assigend academic and industry market in their defined territory. This requires technical knowledge of each of the various systems and components and excellent time management skills. At all times, conduct in accordance with company guidelines and standards is expected. This position requires strong communication skills and the ability to work in teams with application/specialists, service, and administration and related positions of other departments.
The selling and support of Electon and X-ray/ CT instrumentation (and related components) in a large variety of Academic and Industrial Materials (as assigned), including, but not limited to, microelectronics and Pharma; includes X-Ray/CT Microscopes, Electron Microscopy, their related third party equipment as required while using the skill sets developed in sales training. Professional account and project management, including professional Selling Skills: Information Gathering skills, Information Sharing skills, proposal generation, Proposal Presentation skills (including a technically correct quotation), Proof of Concept (demonstration), Negotiation, maintenance of project related data in the CRM system, forecasting, and a strong focus on customer retention, profitability and growth to the customer base.
Materials Research Sales Specialist - EM/XRM
Pleasanton, CA
We are looking for people who are keen to try something new:
- Official quotations are created by the Material Science Sales Specialist for all EM and X-ray/CT products in combination with additional components as required.
- Submits monthly forecast per the defined process.
- Organization of and participation in regional workshops and seminars within defined territory, and involving specialists as needed for the various products outlined above and on as needed basis
- Participation at national conventions, regional meetings and seminars
- Compliance with ad hoc and scheduled management requests for feedback and data
- Perform presentations of assigned products (independently and in a team setting) at demonstrations, meetings, seminars, and workshops using the corperate approach and professional presentation tools
- High-level knowledge of latest EM and X-ray/CT technologies, including hardware and software
- Active communication Field personal and Regional Managers to align projects and leads/ opportunities and coorsinate workshops/ customer meetings/ customer events
- Active participation in on-going personal development, including self-inspired or corporate training, both product- and sales-related, based on dialogue with management on an ad hoc basis.
- Primary duties and responsibilities centered around Sales acheivement include: Customer Support, Installation and Training, and Product Support:
- Customer Support involves:
- Answering questions, resolving problems, providing application advice – via phone, fax, email, Go-to-Assist, or on-site visits
- Providing advice on equipment, methods, applications and techniques
- Coordinate training and help resolving application issues with colleagues
- Assisting customers with room specifications, design, and LDA understanding independent of or in conjunction with the Specialist/Service Engineer
- Installation and Training involves:
- Coordinate the necessary and promised technical training as required
- Ensuring that everything is finished!
- Ensure that any equipment problems are fixed or actions exist to rectify
- Issues (final check on installations and upgrades/ updates by service)
- Post-installation follow-up for customer satisfaction purposes
- Product Support Responsibilities:
- Providing feedback to the appropriate Product/ Segment Manager based on product and trend observations in the market
- Ensuring accuracy of part numbers and quotation kits
- Providing feedback regarding literature and promotional material
- Providing feedback regarding Technical Support Material - Unique specs, data sheets
- Providing feedback for Application Bibliographies
- Providing competitive information
You are:
- Bachelor degree or higher in Material/ Electronic/ Geoscience/ Natural or Applied Science preferred from an accredited college or university. Strongly prefer technical knowledge of high-end electron/ Ion microscopy and/ or X-Ray/CT technology. Good knowledge of MS Office, and strong presentation skills required. Prior experience in technical sales (preferably in the Electron Microscope and/or x-ray/CT space) and managing a field coverage area for technical sales or product support. Positive “can do” attitude coupled with a willingness to continuously acquire product and application knowledge independently. Knowledge and experience in material related applications is a huge plus.
- Willingness and ability to travel domestically (50% +) and seldom overseas. In addition to sales function, may asked to work in assigned teams on defined projects as directed by management. Must have driving record in good standing, a valid U.S. driver license, and be able to drive a company provided car/van.
In a spacious modern setting full of opportunities for further development, ZEISS employees work in a place where expert knowledge and team spirit reign supreme. All of this is supported by a special ownership structure and the long-term goal of the Carl Zeiss Foundation: to bring science and society into the future together.
Join us today. Inspire people tomorrow.
Diversity is a part of ZEISS. We look forward to receiving your application regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion, philosophy of life, disability, age, sexual orientation or identity.
Apply now! It takes less than 10 minutes.
Join us today. Inspire people tomorrow.
Diversity is a part of ZEISS. We look forward to receiving your application regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion, philosophy of life, disability, age, sexual orientation or identity.
Apply now! It takes less than 10 minutes.
