Sales Manager (dfm) – Life Science CEE

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Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences diagnostics and biotechnology

At Leica Microsystems one of Danahers 15 operating companies our work saves livesand were all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact.

Youll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danahers system of continuous improvement you help turn ideas into impact innovating at the speed of life.

Shape the Future with Us!

At Leica Microsystems we have been shaping the future for over 175 years with groundbreaking optical and digital solutions. With a culture rooted in customer focus innovation and teamwork we lead the market in microscopy imaging and analysis unveiling the invisible and empowering our customers to build a better healthier world.

Joining Leica Microsystems means contributing to scientific discoveries and supporting surgeons in making critical decisions. Our advanced microscopes and AI-based image analysis solutions enable users to gain profound insights into development and engineering challenges. Here you will work on meaningful projects alongside passionate colleagues driving progress and pushing the boundaries of whats possible.

Learn about the Danaher Business System which makes everything possible.

The Sales Manager LSR CEE is responsible for leading regional (or district or national) sales. Formulates sales strategy for assigned territory or products Develops sales forecast budget and manpower plans. Supervises and trains distributors and/or sales force to achieve sales targets. Pursues key prospects negotiates and constructs appropriate terms of sales.

This position reports to the Sales Director Central & Eastern Europe and is part of the Commercial Central & Eastern Europe Team working remotely.

In this role you will have the opportunity to:

• Sales Leadership & Strategy: Drive sustainable sales growth in the CEE Life Sciences business by achieving revenue targets executing market-focused strategies and leveraging market insights to identify growth opportunities.
• People Leadership: Lead develop and coach a high-performing sales team while building organizational capabilities and ensuring the required competencies to achieve business objectives.
• Sales Execution & Forecasting: Drive sales excellence through performance management accurate forecasting and effective use of CRM and sales tools to achieve business targets and ensure execution transparency.
• Key Account Management: Support strategic customer engagements and complex sales opportunities by building strong relationships with key stakeholders to drive customer satisfaction and long-term business growth.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner cross-functionally with Business Units Marketing and EDC to drive customer success and leverage customer insights to support product innovation and business growth.

The essential requirements of the job include:

• University degree in Life Sciences ideally at Masters or PhD level.
• Extensive sales experience in Life Sciences academia biopharma and biotech environments.
• Proven leadership experience in managing coaching and developing sales teams including at least 2 years leading teams of 5 or more sales associates.
• Strong knowledge of clinical and translational research biopharma and biotech segments including workflows product applications and portfolio selling.
• Established network within translational research and/or biopharma.
• Solid experience with CRM systems forecasting tools sales analytics and Microsoft Office applications.
• Fluent written and spoken communication skills in German and English.

Travel Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements:

• Ability to travel list specifics 50% travel overnight within territory or locations
• Must have a valid drivers license with an acceptable driving record

Leica Microsystems a Danaher operating company offers a broad array of comprehensive competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether its a health care program or paid time off our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits Info.

This job is also eligible for incentive pay.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus commission benefits or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Companys sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Companys sole discretion consistent with the law.

German and English

Join our winning team today. Together well accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrows science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.

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Required Experience:

Manager

Employment Type : Full-Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1