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Technical Sales Specialist
Scientific Supplier
Field Sales or Business Dev
East UK
£40,000 - £50,000
Scientific Chromatography
Role Overview
We are supporting a global laboratory instrumentation manufacturer in the search for a Technical Sales Specialist to manage and grow the UK East territory, including Cambridge, Norfolk, Lincolnshire, Stevenage, Leicester, and Nottingham. The organisation operates with a collaborative, technically focused culture where sales teams work closely with application specialists and service engineers to support laboratory customers effectively. You will lead the sales process across R&D, QC, and production laboratories within pharmaceutical, food, feed, cosmetics, and chemical industries, as well as academic and analytical laboratories.
Company Information
Zenopa is partnered with a global provider of high-quality laboratory instrumentation recognised for precision engineering and reliable performance within laboratory environments. The organisation supports laboratories across multiple sectors including pharmaceuticals, food science, chemicals, and academic research. Their approach combines technically capable sales teams with strong application and service support, ensuring customers receive consistent guidance from initial engagement through to installation and ongoing support.
Role Requirements
Drive sales growth across the assigned territory through structured customer engagement.
Identify and develop new business opportunities across the full product portfolio.
Follow up on marketing-generated leads while independently building a strong sales pipeline.
Deliver technical product presentations and equipment demonstrations to laboratory customers.
Build long-term relationships with customers to support continued business and satisfaction.
Person Specifications
Experience in technical or solution-based sales within laboratory instrumentation, or a technical role with strong commercial exposure.
Proven experience selling laboratory equipment or scientific instrumentation into sectors such as pharmaceuticals, chemicals, food, or research.
Strong understanding of laboratory environments and the ability to communicate technical concepts clearly.
Comfortable working independently while contributing to a collaborative team environment.
Scientific degree (Bachelor’s level or higher) preferred.
Package
Bonus structure: up to £10,000 at 100% target performance, uncapped with higher earning potential.
Company car, phone, laptop, and office equipment.
Pension plan.
Vitality health insurance.
If you are motivated by consultative technical sales and building long-term relationships with laboratory customers, we encourage you to apply.
Unless stated otherwise, candidates applying for UK-based positions must already be authorised to work in the UK.
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Locations
Basildon
Benfleet
Bishop's Stortford
Bourne
Brackley
Brentwood
Buckingham
Bury St Edmunds
Cambridge
Chelmsford
Clacton-on-Sea
Colchester
Corby
Cromer
Dereham
Dunstable
Ely
Felixstowe
Great Yarmouth
Harlow
Harpenden
Harwich
Hatfield
Hertford
Hitchin
Ipswich
Kettering
Leicester
Leighton Buzzard
Lincon
Loughborough
Louth
Luton
Mansfield
Market Harborough
Market Rasen
Melton Mowbray
Milton Keynes
Newark
Newmarket
Newport Pagnell
Northampton
Norwich
Nottingham
Peterborough
Rayleigh
Royston
Saffron Walden
Southend-on-sea
St Albans
Stamford
Stevenage
Sudbury
Sutton-in-Ashfield
Thetford
Towcester
Welwyn
Wickford
Date Updated
24 Mar 2026
Job reference
75615
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