Business Development Representative, Senior

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Deer Park (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

SGS is seeking a Senior Business Development Representative in the United States to lead sales growth and build strategic relationships across assigned accounts. You will develop growth plans, maintain reports, and promote a strong market image.

Extensive travel is expected to foster client engagement and cross-sell multiple product lines. Ideal candidates bring 7+ years of industry experience, a technical degree, and exceptional communication with the ability to influence stakeholders.

Qualifications

• College degree in a technical discipline or transferrable experience.

Responsibilities

• Increases sales and grows profitability in assigned accounts.
• Establishes sales growth plan through Sales Target Sheets.
• Develops sales skills and cross-selling opportunities across product lines.
• Maintains sales information systems and expense reporting.
• Creates and maintains relationships with key customers and management.
• Participates in entertainment activities to develop relationships.
• Communicates customer requirements to SGS sales and management.
• Facilitates operational excellence by relaying customer needs to internal teams.
• Promotes industry awareness by attending conferences and company meetings.
• Pursues self-development through approved training programs.

Skills

Sales leadership

Client relationship

Negotiation

Communication

Stakeholder management

Oil & gas knowledge

Strategic thinking

MS Office

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Education

College degree (technical preferred)

Technical discipline preferred

Tools

MS Office

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Business Development Representative, Senior

• Full-time

SGS is the world's leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company. SGS is recognized as the global benchmark for quality and integrity. With more than 89,000 employees, SGS operates a network of over 2,600 offices and laboratories around the world.

The Senior Business Development Representative is responsible for the sales and marketing activities at assigned accounts including development of sales growth plan, generation of required reports, establishing and maintaining customer relationships, and enhancement of the image and reputation of SGS in the marketplace.

• Increases sales and grows profitability in assigned accounts
• Establishes sales growth plan through the development and regular update of Sales Target Sheets.
• Develops sales skills, in addition to technical service knowledge, in order to sell multiple product lines and to be able to develop cross-selling opportunities across business lines as they present themselves.
• Maintains sales information systems and expense reporting systems via communications of weekly highlights, contact reports, expense reports, etc. in a timely and accurate manner
• Creates and maintains business relationships with key customers contacts and management through regularly scheduled meetings, anticipating customer needs and ensuring operational excellence.
• Participates in entertainment activities with existing and new customers to develop and enhance our business relationships
• Communicates customer requirements/opportunities to SGS sales and technical management, and other functional resources as appropriate.
• Continually involved in facilitating operational excellence by communicating customer needs to internal counterparts to ensure timely and accurate solutions to increase customer satisfaction
• Increases industry awareness and knowledge by attending appropriate industry conferences and company meetings.
• Takes the lead on promoting self-development through participation in company approved technical sales and leadership training programs in addition to on-the-job learning opportunities.

Education & Experience

• College Degree, preferably in technical discipline or transferrable experience
• 7+ years industry experience.

Knowledge/ Skills/ Abilities

• A track record of repeated success in selling high value consultancy led solutions in a target led environment.
• Personal impact and exceptional communication skills.
• Highly developed influencing and stakeholder management skills.
• Professional credibility, probably through an understanding of the oil and gas industry.
• Commercial acumen and advanced negotiation skills.
• Must have unquestionable business and personal integrity ethical standards.
• High levels of resourcefulness, influence/organizational savvy, execution skills (strategy through implementation) as well as executive presence/impact are critical to the success of this individual.
• The tenacity and personal drive appropriate for winning new business
• Demonstrate strong computer skills in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and Power Point.
• Ability to interact and effectively communicate with individuals at all levels in an organization
• Demonstrates a collaborative approach to problem solving for win/win solutions with peer team members, management and customers
• Able to juggle multiple demands while working in a fast paced environment
• Demonstrate strong computer skills in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and Power Point.

Travel

• Frequent travel required (34%-66%)

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 company’s rights to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
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