Technical Sales Representative

Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT), the world's leading specialty measurement company, has pioneered chromatography, mass spectrometry and thermal analysis innovations serving the life, materials, and food sciences for over 60 years. With approximately 8,000 employees worldwide, Waters operates directly in 35 countries, including 15 manufacturing facilities, with products available in more than 100 countries. Our team focuses on creating business advantages for laboratory-dependent organizations to enable significant advancement in healthcare delivery, environmental management, food safety, and water quality.

Working at Waters and TA Instruments enables our employees to unlock the potential of their careers. Our global team is driven by purpose. We strive to be better, learn and improve every day in everything we do. We’re the problem solvers and innovators that aren’t afraid to take risks to transform the world of human health and well-being. We’re all in it together delivering benefit as one to provide the insights needed today in order to solve the challenges of tomorrow.  

Technical Sales Representative

Overview

TA Instruments is looking to hire an enthusiastic Technical Sales Representative to direct sales of our world-class analytical instruments.  You will be based of in Germany North and West (Cologne / Dusseldorf area) and will be required to travel across their assigned region. The position is remote.

TA Instruments is a division of Waters and is the world leader in manufacturing industry-leading systems for thermal analysis, rheology, microcalorimetry and mechanical analysis. We offer innovative and reliable instruments that help scientists in top laboratories test the physical properties of their materials. Our instruments contribute to leading discoveries in medicine, materials science, electronics and other areas of science devoted to improving our world. 

Responsibilities

• Direct the sales of TA Instruments thermal analysis, rheology, microcalorimetry, and thermophysical systems to R&D labs, QC labs, government and academic laboratories within assigned territory.
• Visit customer sites on a regular basis to give sales presentations, perform instrument demonstrations and training.
• Strive to pursue new business prospects and penetrate differenciating accounts.
• Communicate via email, social media, and phone with potential new customers and forward appropriate information to corresponding territory sales representative for follow-up.
• Work closely with TA Sales Representatives, Inside Sales team, and Regional Applications staff to discuss leads and research strategies on a weekly basis.
• Maintain an up to date customer/contact database to support the distribution of marketing materials.
• Attend product related technical shows and other marketing related activities and represent company products and services.
• Submit accurate and timely monthly sales forecasts.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelors degree in Chemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering or other technical field.

Experience

• Experience in capital equipment sales; prior thermal, rheology, microcalorimetry, or thermophysical properties experience highly desirable
• Must have a strong work ethic, positive attitude, and be ultra-responsive to internal and external customers.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, specifically including an effective telephone presence and professional email correspondence.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with a diverse customer base.
• Ability to prioritize activities that achieve sales goals, good time and territory management skills.

Travel

• Must possess a valid driver’s license.
• Must be able to travel both by ground and air carrier.
• Must be willing to travel 60-70% of the job.
• Must be fluently in German and English.

We are proud to be a “Best Place to Work” for equality as awarded by the European Human Rights Campaign Foundation and at Wilmslow we work with a number of partners including Stonewall, STEM Women and STEM Returners in ensuring we are an open and inclusive workplace where people can bring their whole selves to work – this is really important to us! When you join Waters you can contribute to this mission by joining our European Diversity Hub!

Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our core values at Waters Corporation. It is our responsibility to actively implement programs and practices to drive inclusive behavior and increase diversity across the organization. We are united by diversity and thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products, our customers and our community.