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Graduate Chemist looking to pivot into a commercial role required in Cambridgeshire. Great opportunity to kick-start a career in technical sales and undertake extensive travel across the UK and Europe.

Title: Business Development Executive - Graduate

Location: Cambridgeshire

Salary: ~£27,000 per annum + benefits

Term: Permanent

SRG is working with a well-respected, global company who supply a huge range of speciality chemicals and pharmaceutical intermediates to a wide range of industries including pharmaceutical, biotechnology and academic institutions. With a genuine drive for innovation, they are now looking for a Chemistry graduate to join them as a Business Development Executive and drive sales of their products to facilitate cutting-edge research. Adopting a value-based sales approach, you will travel extensively across the UK and Europe, meeting customers to continually develop and grow customer relationships. This would be an amazing opportunity for a Chemistry graduate looking to utilise their degree outside the lab and pivot into a customer-facing, commercial role.

Benefits: Multinational chemicals supplier with a strong focus on innovation and a small, dynamic commercial team where you can really make a difference. Lots of opportunities for international travel, generous annual bonus scheme (up to 10%), relocation package, Christmas shutdown, flexible working, annual salary reviews and free on-site parking.

Role / Description

Building existing customer relationships to ensure customer satisfaction and ultimately look to increase account spend
Travelling approximately 50% of your time across the UK and Europe to visit customer sites
Generating leads to identify new potential customers in your region
Using a variety of methods to target the new potential UK & European customers
Spending approx. 80% of your time managing existing accounts and 20% new business development
Maintaining and updating the database to build a global customer pool
Keeping abreast of product development & trends in specific industry and project areasRequirements

Degree-level qualified (or equivalent) in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Natural Sciences, Forensic Science or a closely related subject
Full, clean UK driving licence.
Willing, able and excited to travel across the UK and Europe
A proactive approach and drive to deliver exceptional customer service
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Fluent in English, both written and verbal - fluency in other European languages would be highly desirable but not essential
If you would like to apply for this position, please use the link provided. Alternatively, please email a copy of your CV to For more information regarding this position or any others, please call Amy on (phone number removed). If you have a scientific background and this position is not relevant / suitable for you, please feel free to get in touch or visit to view our other vacancies.

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Keywords: Technical Sales, Graduate, Chemistry, Chemical Sales, Business Development, Account Manager, Pharmaceutical Intermediates, Chemical Distributor, Commercial

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