Remote Sales Engineer Bioprocess EMEA - Watson-Marlow — Columbus
Traveler-Friendly Insight
Is this role compatible with a nomadic lifestyle? Partially — with important caveats.
This Sales Engineer role is officially listed as "Remote" within the EMEA region, which gives geographic flexibility on paper. However, the requirement to travel 60–70% of the time for in-person customer visits across the EMEA patch fundamentally changes the nature of "remote." This is not a laptop-on-a-beach role — it's a road-warrior sales position where your home country serves as a base, not a fixed office.
Timezone & schedule: The role spans EMEA, meaning your working hours will be anchored to European and Middle Eastern business hours (roughly CET/GMT overlap). Async flexibility is limited given the consultative, relationship-driven nature of the sales cycle.
Visa considerations: Because 60–70% travel is required, you'll need a stable legal base in an EMEA country with the right to work. Digital nomad visas (e.g., Portugal's D8, Spain's Digital Nomad Visa, Germany's Freiberufler) are generally for remote workers, not those conducting regular commercial activity in-country — so a proper work permit in your territory is strongly advised.
- Cost of living advantage: With no salary disclosed, it's hard to benchmark, but FTSE100 sales engineers in EMEA typically earn £60k–£90k+ base. This would stretch well in lower-cost EMEA hubs like Lisbon or Warsaw, less so in Zürich or London.
- Travel perks: Extensive customer travel implies company-covered expenses — a significant perk for those who enjoy being on the move professionally.
Job Title: Sales Engineer - Bioprocess
Location: EMEA (Remote)
Website: wmfts.com
Group: spiraxgroup.com
Market: Pharmaceutical & Biotech
Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions is part of Spirax Group, a FTSE100 and FTSE4Good multi-national industrial engineering Group with expertise in the control and management of steam, electric thermal solutions, peristaltic pumping and associated fluid technologies.
When you join us, you will be integrated into a cooperative and encouraging team, participate in challenging yet critical work, and experience ongoing growth opportunities to help you achieve your full potential.
Job SummaryAs a Sales Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in driving sustainable business growth by establishing and nurturing customer relationships, providing technical expertise, and promoting our innovative fluid management solutions across the Life Sciences market — specifically driving our product portfolio across Upstream Bioprocessing applications.
You will be responsible for identifying and engaging potential customers, managing a robust pipeline of opportunities, and supporting key account growth through consultative sales practices. The role involves frequent interaction with customers, including on-site visits and virtual demonstrations, to showcase the features and benefits of our cutting-edge products.
Your ability to work autonomously, travel extensively, and adapt to dynamic challenges will ensure success in this impactful role.
Key Responsibilities- Account Management: Establish and maintain a sustainable pipeline of potential opportunities by growing key customers and high-growth industries within Upstream Bioprocessing.
- Business Development: Identify and engage potential customers through research, networking, and industry events, promoting the full range of Watson-Marlow products.
- Consultative Selling: Use a consultative approach to guide customers through their buying journey. Research each customer to form a hypothesis about their potential pain or gain, validate this directly with the customer, then help scope and define the problem. Co-develop a tailored solution and implementation plan with the customer.
- Customer Partnering: Act as a trusted advisor for existing customers, offering technical expertise and building long-term relationships by understanding customer needs, troubleshooting issues, and providing proactive recommendations to enhance system performance.
- Managing Sales Leads: Take ownership of sales leads and inquiries, providing tailored quotations and ensuring timely follow-ups.
- Allocating Workload Strategically: Strategically allocate workload across EMEA support functions to free capacity for high-impact commercial initiatives.
- Demonstrating Products: Proactively visit customers and attend exhibitions showcasing Watson-Marlow products through on-site or virtual demonstrations, highlighting features, benefits, and real-world applications.
- Researching Trends: Research competitor, market, and industry trends; engage in ongoing professional development to stay at the forefront of industry advancements; share insights and best practices with global colleagues.
- Utilising CRM Tools: Use CRM tools to track and manage leads, ensuring consistent follow-ups and progression through the sales funnel, and deliver accurate and timely forecasts.
- Driving Total Customer Solutions: Adopt the Total Customer Solutions approach by utilising consultative sales skills and acting as a true partner to the key customer base.
- Championing Core Values: Foster a culture of safety, collaboration, customer focus, excellence, and respect across teams to deliver exceptional results.
- Strong understanding of fluid handling applications across upstream Bioprocessing is essential.
- BSc or Diploma in an aligned subject, or equivalent technical experience within an aligned industry, is required.
- Technical sales experience selling process capital equipment or similar services/products into life sciences customers is required.
- Strong commercial acumen, with a proven ability across both key account management and business development in a technical B2B environment.
- Entrepreneurial skills including problem solving, budgeting, networking and collaboration — ability to act independently is essential.
- Ability to travel 60–70% across the designated EMEA patch is essential for face-to-face customer partnering.
- Competitive salary
- Flexible working arrangements
- Generous holiday allowance
- Three days' paid volunteering leave
- Additional support through our Everyone is Included Group Inclusion Plan
- Gender-neutral parental leave
- 15 days of extra paid caregiver leave
- Paid time off and support for anyone experiencing pregnancy loss or domestic abuse
- Menopause-friendly workplace principles
Everyone is Included at Spirax Group
We are passionate about creating inclusive and equitable working cultures where everyone can be themselves and achieve their full potential. We support teams and strong relationships where everyone's contribution is valued — across social and cultural backgrounds, ethnicities, ages, genders, gender identities, abilities, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, and everything else that makes us unique.
We are also a Disability Confident Committed Employer. If you would like to apply using this scheme, please select this option in our application form. If you require accommodations during the application process, please let us know.
Learn more at spiraxgroup.com/inclusion.
Company OverviewAt Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions, part of Spirax Group, we are driven by innovation and dedicated to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is empowered to make a difference. As a world leader in manufacturing peristaltic pumps and associated fluid path technologies for the life sciences and process industries, we offer a wide range of products including tubing, specialised filling systems, and products for single-use applications.
With customers in 116 countries, our technologies play an essential role in critical industrial processes across industries as diverse as Food & Beverage, Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology, Power Generation, Semiconductors, and Healthcare.
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