Account Manager, Materials (French Speaker)

Location: Cambridge based with occasional travel to France

What a fantastic time to be joining a world leading materials organisation as their Account Manager for France. Our client is a leader in their field and arguably the go-to name in materials, and they have an exciting opportunity for a fluent French speaker to join their team as an Account Manager. The role as an Account Manager, Materials will be hybrid, with time in their Cambridgeshire office when not travelling and occasional visits to customers in France.

The successful candidate will be working with existing customers and prospecting for new clients across the Research, Development, and precision manufacturing within Science and Technology businesses and academia. Their metal, ceramic, glass, polymer, and bespoke materials go into a very broad range of product/applications from the medical device, pharma, instrumentation, optics, and electronics to name but a few.

They are seeking a STEM graduate (or equivalent industry experience) with a proven background in sales. You’ll be taking on a mature territory with established customers, so applicants must have excellent customer relationship management skills. You will also be required to grow the customer base, so applicants must be proactive business developers and able to utilise a range of sales and marketing tools and opportunities to identify, develop, and close sales prospects. This will include telephone/video calls as well as face-to-face customer visits and attending key exhibitions, events, and symposiums.

Requirements:

1. Native level French language and also fluent in English (written & spoken)
2. Degree qualified (or equivalent) in a Science, Technology, or Engineering discipline
3. Developing, influencing, negotiating, and relationship building skills both with internal and external partners
4. Sales skills (face-to-face, telephone, and video)
5. Happy to travel to France to meet customers
6. Good sales leadership skills, able to control and drive meetings to close
7. Creative and results driven

For additional information please contact Richard Taylor

T: +44 7798 868198

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