Sales Executive Consumer Product Testing
Fairfield, OH - USA
Job Summary
Primary Responsibilities:
- Responsible for promoting SGS services (testing inspection and certification) to new Consumer Product clients for deal closure.
- Responsible for driving end-to-end sales execution from identifying new business opportunities to negotiating and closing contracts ensuring individual performance directly supports the national sales strategy and annual targets of SGS US Consumer Products.
- Responsible for partnering with internal support networksincluding client services technical and operational teamsto execute targeted sales initiatives aligned with SGS US Consumer Products annual performance objectives.
Specifically These Responsibilities Are To:
- Develop sales plans with manager to ensure the achievement of annual targets.
- Develop and maintain business relationships with potential and/or target customers.
- Be highly proficient selling and presenting SGS services.
- Issue proposals and negotiate fees terms and conditions as necessary.
- Manage sales cycle and move events and activities to close leads and opportunities.
- Follow all reporting and web/call leads to meet company mandated time frame.
- Consistently and accurately provide sales reports and other reports timely as required by management.
- Work closely with technical and lab teams to present value-added service solutions to prospective customers.
- Work closely with customer service team to ensure ease and transparency of client information and requirements for order process.
- Escalate and resolve client order issues in strict alignment with client requirements keeping operation and lab teams fully informed.
- Attend industry and trade show events in support of leads generation and prospecting.
- Constantly and proactively seek latest industry trends with the ability to sell new SGS services.
- Other duties assigned as necessary in response to business needs.
Qualifications :
Profile:
- Ability to establish effective working and team relationships with internal and external customers and work in a collaborative manner.
- Creative and strategic thinking skills to develop innovative solutions to sell to the client.
- Ability to interface with management of customers to their supply chain partner and other customer structures domestically.
- Capable of building trust valuing others and communicating effectively.
- Customer focused high integrity excellent work ethic.
- Self-managed and responsible to meet targets and goals.
- Strong communication and organizational skills.
- Highly motivated dependable and detail oriented.
- Demonstrates ability to acquire new knowledge at a rapid pace.
- Travels up to 50% of time.
Skills:
- Highly organized to handle fast paced environment.
- Strong people skills to include cross cultural sensitivity.
- Ability to close sales in a timely manner supported by sales training experience.
- Proven selling experience with high energy and motivation.
- Proven analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- University graduate or equivalent educational background.
- 3 years of consumer products testing sales experience in a multinational organization.
- International business exposure and understanding of global supply chain for producing consumer Products.
- Strong written and spoken English skills other languages are an advantage.
- Persuasive diplomatic but always to the point and a strong ability to sell a concept.
- Hands-on open-minded proactive team player.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office- Word Excel PowerPoint and Outlook 365 LinkedIn.
Additional Information :
Compensation
The expected salary for this position is $75000 to $103000 per year. This range represents the minimum and maximum base salary we reasonably expect to pay for this role. Actual compensation within the range will depend on skills experience and qualifications.
Our Benefits
We care about your total well-being and will support you with the following subject to your location and role.
- Health: Medical dental and vision insurance life insurance employee assistance programs.
- Wealth: In addition to base pay we offer 401(k) with company match (immediate vesting upon enrollment).
- Happiness:
- Professional Growth: Online training courses virtual and classroom development experiences tuition reimbursement program
- Work-Life Balance: Paid-time off and family leave
In compliance with applicable state and local pay transparency laws we provide clear and equitable compensation information for all applicants.
Position anticipated to close July 27 2026.
Additional information
SGS is an Equal Opportunity Employer and as such we recruit hire train and promote persons in all job classifications without regard to race color religion sex national origin disability age marital status sexual orientation gender identity or expression genetics status as a protected veteran or any other characteristics protected by law.
To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodations. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge skills and/or abilities required.
This job description should not be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties responsibilities or requirements but a general description of the job. Nothing contained herein restricts the companys rights to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
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Remote Work :
Yes
Employment Type :
Full-time
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