Business Development Manager (f/m/d) Life Sciences

Overview

In this role you drive new customer acquisition in the Life Sciences market, focusing on cosmetic and pharma-related opportunities. You work closely with cross-functional teams to develop strategic sales plans, manage a busy pipeline, and build credibility with key stakeholders. You’ll identify market trends, forecast sales, and represent Ecolab at industry events to generate leads. This is a growth-focused, field-based role with travel across the UK. You will play a pivotal part in expanding our Life Sciences solutions.

Responsibilities

• Drive new customer acquisition with a hunter approach to expand market presence in cosmetic industries
• Manage significant deal volume and target account pipelines
• Develop and execute strategic sales plans targeting prioritized opportunities
• Respond to inbound lead generation and close new accounts
• Leverage UK pharmaceutical industry knowledge to build credibility with customers
• Conduct market research to identify trends and competitors
• Provide timely sales forecasts to inform management decisions and territory management
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to win new business
• Participate in industry seminars, trade shows, and conferences to generate leads and stay informed about pharma developments

Key requirements

• Bachelor in Engineering or related field
• 6+ years of successful technical or outside sales with a consultative approach
• Ideally experience in industrial environments (Personal Care)
• Willingness to travel within the UK
• Strong interpersonal, intercultural and relationship skills
• Fluent in English
• Analytical with learning agility and a proactive hands-on approach
• Project management, organizational and planning skills

• strong interpersonal skills
• relationship building
• learning agility
• consultative sales approach
• market research
• sales forecasting

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