Digital Sales Intern - Benelux

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Job Description

The Fisher Scientific Channel is building a bridge between business and science as the single source for a comprehensive range of laboratory equipment, chemicals, instruments, life sciences reagents, and consumable supplies.

This position will be remote - although based in the Netherlands - and will require fluency in English. You will work in a diverse, multi-cultural environment.

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The Digital Sales Intern supports the growth of the high number of low-revenue customers in the Benelux region. This person will join a team of Digital Account Managers and interns driving growth within this broad customer base across Europe.

What will be your day job?

• Develop and implement a strategy to grow sales within territory while encouraging customers to self-serve on our website.
• Manage daily customer interactions, including responding to quotation requests and handling any issues.
• Contact high-potential customers through phone, video call and social media channels to drive revenue growth
• Understand customer needs, assess potential sales growth and identify the level of account manager support required.
• Tailor messaging based on industry-specific challenges, business objectives or initiatives.
• Demonstrate how to use our website to find answers and place orders.
• Build up a network of customer contacts for further marketing.
• Collaborate with the Digital Marketing team to prioritise which customers to contact based on their potential for growth or their cost to serve.
• Transfer high-potential customers who need regular account management support to our Inside and Field Sales teams. Proactively engage with the receiving Account Managers to build momentum with the customer.
• Welcome & profile new customers to the business and support their eCommerce experience right from the start.
• Pilot new sales tactics, e.g. using LinkedIn to find and approach prospects, and work together as a team to continue improving our approach.
• Support the eBusiness team to identify, prioritise and solve customer experience issues on our website.
• Maintain a pipeline of opportunities in Salesforce to meet or exceed sales objectives and manage pricing within territory to optimize profitability.

Education

• Studying towards a Bachelor’s degree. Science or Business focus preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Proficiency in English
• Problem solving
• Able to demonstrate persistence and overcoming barriers to find success
• Self-directed and goal-oriented
• Excellent communication skills and able to build rapport
• Comfortable approaching new contacts and able to handle rejection
• Digital mindset – able to use technology to improve impact. Knowledge of how to use social media to grow Sales reach is beneficial.
• Self-awareness and adaptability
• Knowledge of Word, Excel and PowerPoint a must, SFDC preferred
• Occasional travel across Europe, attending regional, national or international meetings