Regional Business Development/Sales Manager APAC – Climate Change
- Full-time
Company Description
We are SGS – the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company. We are recognized as the global benchmark for sustainability, quality and integrity. Our 97,000 employees operate a network of 2,650offices and laboratories, working together to enable a better, safer and more interconnected world.
Job Description
Main responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Develop and execute outbound sales efforts and marketing strategies
- Manage inbound leads through the entire sales process, from qualification to closure
- Manage business development activities and client retention
- Project manage the full cycle of the project validation and/or verification
- Provide on-going support to regional and local sales teams
- Geographical responsibility: Global
KEY REPONSIBILITIES
Responsibilities will include but not limited to the following activities:
- Build sales pipeline with inbund and outbound sales
- Maintain Salesforce opportunities pipeline always up-to-date
- Represent SGS at events
- Develop and execute on an effective sales strategy for developing new business
- Understand and identify industry trends, key developments and SGS solutions portfolio competitive landscape to draw conslusions and set sales priorities
- Prepare and deliver prospects and clients presentations
- Understand the wider SGS solutions portfolio to identify bundling opportunities and cross-selling
- Co-operate across divisions
- Support local sales efforts through coaching
- Work with the marketing team to build effective marketing campaigns and collateral
Qualifications
CORE COMPETENCES & QUALIFICATIONS
- Undergraduate degree in a relevant field
- Minimum 5 years experience with sales, business development and marketing strategies
- Relevant experience in business development and sales in the sustainability field
- Skilled on highly technical solutions sales
- Business understanding of the drivers behind corporate climate actions and initiatives climate to formulate a business case
- Fluent English + other languages would be a plus
- Able to be flexible in response to work demands, including international travel globally
- Proficiency in CRM platforms (SalesForce)
- Comfortable with remote work
- Proficiency in MS Office
- Fluent English + other languages would be a plus
- Able to be flexible in response to work demands, including international travel
- Location: Flexible in the APAC region
Additional Information
REQUIRED SKILLS & PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
- Knowledge of climate change drivers
- Exceptional communication and presentation skills
- Previous experience with the TIC industry in a similar role would be an advantage
- Comfortable working across geographies and in a fast-paced environment with multi-stakeholders
- Strong drive for results, action-oriented, with self-direction
- Solution oriented and creative mindset