Sales Executive

Junior Sales Executive Permanent Birmingham Materials Science Competitive salary Starting ASAP

Location: West Midlands (regional travel involved)Salary: Competitive salaryContract: Permanent, full-time

An exciting opportunity has become available for a Junior Sales Executive to join a well-established organisation operating within the materials science sector. This role has been created to support continued growth across the business, with a strong focus on developing new customer relationships while strengthening existing accounts. It offers excellent exposure to technical sales, customer engagement, and commercial strategy. This position would suit a graduate or early-career sales professional looking to build a long-term career within a technical, manufacturing-led environment.

What you'll be doing

• Developing and managing relationships with new and existing customers across your allocated territory
• Planning and carrying out customer visits to maximise sales activity and regional coverage
• Identifying new business opportunities and generating leads through proactive market engagement
• Preparing quotations and managing the follow-up process to secure new and repeat business
• Maintaining accurate and up-to-date records of sales activity using the CRM system
• Acting as a key point of contact for customers, providing technical information and support where required
• Monitoring sales performance and trends within your area and taking action to drive growth
• Promoting the full range of services and processes to increase cross-selling opportunities
• Representing the business at exhibitions, customer meetings, and technical presentations
• Working closely with internal teams across operations, quality, and sales to deliver an excellent customer experience

What we're looking for

• A strong interest in technical or B2B sales within a manufacturing or industrial environment
• Graduate within a Scientific industry - Ideally chemistry or Material Science
• Confident communication skills, with the ability to build rapport with customers

How to Apply If you'd like to apply, please use the link provided or email your CV to . For more information, please call Tom on . If this role isn't right for you, feel free to get in touch or visit to view other opportunities.

SRG is the UK's leading specialist recruiter across the scientific, engineering, clinical, pharmaceutical, FMCG, energy, biotech, chemical and medical device sectors. As scientists ourselves, our deep technical understanding means we're passionate about finding the right roles for our candidates and the right talent for our clients.

Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.