Apprentice

As part of the IPs Team: Support sales performance - Drive incremental sales within existing contracted accounts by identifying untapped customer contacts and purchasing potential, executing targeted commercial campaigns, promoting strategic products and converting customer engagement into qualified sales opportunities.

• Direct Marketing / Account Activation – Key Responsibilities
  • Identify and map relevant contacts and decision-makers within existing contracted customer accounts,
  • Contract activation: develop targeted actions to increase current ontract adoption.
  • Execute sales campaigns to promote selected products, categories, new launches, promotions and strategic supplier initiatives.
  • Identify cross-sell and upsell opportunities based on customer profile, purchasing history, contract coverage and portfolio potential.
  • Generate and qualify commercial leads through proactive customer contact and transfer relevant opportunities to the appropriate Sales or specialist teams.
  • Proactively contact customers by email, phone and digital channels to introduce relevant products, solutions, promotions and contractual benefits.
  • Follow up marketing campaigns and quotations to convert customer interest into concrete sales opportunities and orders.
  • Support the adoption of strategic product ranges, including VWR Collection / proprietary products and priority supplier portfolios.
  • Collaboration with Sales & IPS: Work closely with Account Managers, Sales Specialists and IPS teams to coordinate actions, share qualified leads and avoid duplication of customer contact.
  • CRM & performance tracking: Record activities, contacts, leads and outcomes in CRM and monitor KPIs such as contacts created, campaigns executed, leads generated, opportunities, conversion and incremental sales.

• Provide a first level of technical response on selected product the ranges.
• Technical responses and realization of customer offers and follow-up of offers.

• Track and relaunch customer offers to maximize conversion rate
• Consolidate feedback from the field to refine future proposals

• Strong interest in developing sales and identifying new business opportunities within existing accounts.
• Customer-oriented approach – Ability to understand customer needs and translate them into relevant product or commercial proposals.
• Proactive prospecting skills – Comfortable identifying and approaching new contacts within existing customer organizations.
• Communication skills – Confident communicating with customers by phone, email and digital channels.
• Sales development skills – Ability to identify cross-selling, upselling and portfolio penetration opportunities.
• Sensitivity for data, appetite for analysis (advanced Excel required)
• Good ability to structure and use customer files
• Interest in scientific products and technical environment
• Organization, rigor, spirit of initiative
• Interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate with a variety of interlocutors
• Knowledge of a CRM (Salesforce) or a data visualization tool is a plus

• Student in Bac +2 to Bac +4 in analytical marketing, biochemistry, biology, data/CRM or technical sales
• A first experience in a B2B or scientific environment is appreciated

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