Technical Sales Consultant - Advanced Materials

Join our team as a Technical Sales Consultant in the Advanced Materials sectors!

We're actively seeking an energetic and driven Technical Sales Consultant to support the growth of the USA Advanced Materials sectors. If your background is in material science, or a similar technical discipline, this ambitious and rewarding position could be for you!

Who you are:

You are a forward-thinking Advanced Materials enthusiast who is motivated by success. You have a curious nature and the drive to help leading manufacturers and innovation companies develop some of the most advanced technologies in the world.  You are a creative problem solver who works with your team to find the best path forward. If you have the drive to succeed, want to be a leader and contribute to a winning team, Lucideon could be the place for you.

Job Purpose:

With state-of-the-art facilities, Lucideon has for many decades been at the forefront of research that directly shapes the advancement and progression of many industries, including Aerospace, Energy, Healthcare and Ceramics. Our facilities and organization are internationally recognized for their excellence in material science.

As a Technical Sales Consultant, you will grow the USA Advanced Materials business across a wide range of sectors. This will be achieved through both the acquisition of new customers and the development of existing clients, leveraging Lucideon’s extensive range of existing material solutions and introducing new services to the market. This will involve significant business travel within the USA.

The best Salespeople build long-term relationships with customers that enhance our overall reputation. When you meet potential clients you will get them excited about what Lucideon can do for them.  Your engaging personality and open questioning style will enable you to understand their needs and potential solutions they might not even see.

You will liaise extensively with a team of world-class experts, both technical and commercial, in the USA and the UK to scope high impact, high value solutions to match or exceed client requirements. This role requires someone who is collaborative, a team player and has a desire to work in a results-oriented environment.

Our unique combination of expert consultative support combined with world-class development facilities enables us to solve the toughest challenges for our clients. Our variety of clients and their broad spectrum of needs mean that no two days will be the same.

Key Person Requirements:

• Minimum of Bachelors degree in Material Science, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry or a related technical discipline.
• It is essential to have relevant scientific experience in the Advanced Materials industries, with use of services equivalent to Lucideon’s proposition.
• Full USA Driving license is essential.
• This role is field based, but the successful candidate is expected to be regularly present at our Raleigh (NC) or our Greenville (SC) facilities, so they should either live, or be willing to relocate, to a reasonable commutable driving distance from either of those facilities.

Key Skills & Qualities:

• Demonstrate sales drive and a desire to win business.
• Ability to work with your team to resolve any challenges both internally and externally.

• Exceptional communication skills, both written and oral, at all levels of seniority.
• Excellent organisation skills with the proven ability to prioritize workload.
• Ability to engage easily and credibly with both scientists and engineers at all levels in science/engineering-based businesses.
• Inquisitive, quick-thinking, and skilled at networking, enabling entry and value generation with prospects who have not dealt with Lucideon before.
• Take an interest in technical and commercial market developments with scientific/technical credibility.

Core Features & Benefits

• Up to 45% bonus, plus benefits
• Healthcare benefits, including medical, dental and prescription drug coverage
• Retirement benefits include a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity, with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions
• Disability insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off

Ready to kickstart your career journey? Apply now!