Environmental Senior Account Manager - Massachusetts & New Hampshire

SGS North America Inc.; Concord (NH); Presencial; USD 85.000 - 110.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

401(k) plan

Paid vacation

Floating holidays

Company-observed holidays

Sick time accrual

Benefits from day one

Descripción de la vacante

SGS North America Inc. is seeking an Environmental Senior Account Manager to own profitable growth and client relationships across Maine and surrounding regions.

The role emphasizes consultative selling, pipeline development, and cross-team coordination to address environmental analytical services for contaminated sites, water quality, and risk management. Candidates must reside in Massachusetts or New Hampshire and have a strong background in technical sales or project management.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in chemistry, biology, environmental science, or related field.
• At least five years of experience in technical sales, project management, or a related customer-facing role.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Advanced English-language proficiency.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.

Responsabilidades

• Develop and execute a territory and account plan to drive new business, retention, expansion, and profitable revenue growth.
• Build and maintain a qualified pipeline through targeted prospecting, engagement, and industry relationships.
• Lead discovery conversations, assess customer requirements, and align opportunities with SGS capabilities and service expectations.
• Develop customer-specific value propositions and move opportunities through proposal, negotiation, and close.
• Manage a portfolio of existing customers and identify expansion opportunities while serving as the customer advocate.
• Coordinate with Client Services, laboratory operations, and other SGS lines to ensure effective handoffs and delivery.
• Maintain CRM data accuracy and report progress against performance measures.
• Provide market and customer insights to support plans, budgets, forecasts, and sales materials.

Conocimientos

Written communication

Verbal communication

Self-directed

Analytical thinking

English proficiency

Educación

Bachelor's degree in chemistry, biology, environmental science, or related field

Herramientas

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Descripción del empleo

Full-time Compensation: USD 85000 - USD 110000 - yearlyCompany DescriptionSGS is the world's leading Testing, Inspection and Certification company. We operate a network of over 2,700 laboratories and business facilities across 119 countries, supported by a team of 99,250 dedicated professionals. With over 145 years of service excellence, we combine the precision and accuracy that define Swiss companies to help organizations achieve the highest standards of quality, safety and compliance.Our brand promise, when you need to be sure, underscores our commitment to reliability, integrity and trust - enabling businesses to thrive with confidence. We proudly deliver our expert services through the SGS name and trusted specialized brands, including Brightsight, Bluesign, Maine Pointe and Nutrasource.SGS is publicly traded on the SIX Swiss Exchange under the ticker symbol SGSN (ISIN CH0002497458, Reuters SGSN.S, Bloomberg SGSN:SW).

Job Description

NOTE TO CANDIDATES - Candidates must reside in Massachusetts or New Hampshire. Candidates with an analytical testing sales background are strongly encouraged to apply. Own profitable growth and customer relationships for SGS Environmental Services across Maine. As an Environmental Senior Account Manager, you will develop new business, expand and retain existing accounts, and connect customers with environmental analytical services that support their project and compliance needs. Your work will support customers addressing contaminated sites, water quality, and environmental risk. You will combine consultative selling, disciplined account management, responsive service, and technical collaboration to build long-term customer relationships. We are seeking a self-directed commercial professional who can translate customer needs into qualified opportunities, coordinate effectively across technical and operational teams, and maintain accountability from initial engagement through contract handoff. This is an individual-contributor role with responsibility for building pipeline, achieving revenue targets, retaining assigned customers, and expanding SGS relationships across the territory. A day in the life of a SGS Senior Account Manager You will connect customer needs with SGS capabilities, working closely with Client Services and laboratory operations to set clear expectations and support effective handoffs from sales to service delivery.

Job Functions

• Develop and execute a territory and account plan that prioritizes new business, customer retention, account expansion, and profitable revenue growth.
• Build and maintain a qualified pipeline through targeted prospecting, customer engagement, industry relationships, trade shows, and technical seminars.
• Lead discovery conversations, assess customer requirements, and align opportunities with SGS capabilities, capacity, and service expectations.
• Develop customer-specific value propositions and advance qualified opportunities through proposal, negotiation, and close.
• Manage a portfolio of existing customers, identify expansion opportunities, and serve as the customer advocate within SGS.
• Partner with Client Services, laboratory operations, technical experts, and other SGS business lines to coordinate solutions and deliver effective contract handoffs.
• Maintain accurate account, activity, opportunity, next-step, and forecast information in the CRM and report progress against agreed performance measures.
• Provide market and customer insights to support commercial plans, budgets, forecasts, sales materials, and service-development priorities.
• Represent SGS professionally and ethically in the marketplace while continuously strengthening selling skills, industry knowledge, and environmental services expertise.

QualificationsRequired qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in chemistry, biology, environmental science, or a related field.
• At least five years of experience in technical sales, project management, customer service, or a related customer-facing role.
• Demonstrated ability to develop customer relationships, identify needs, and advance commercial opportunities.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to collaborate effectively with customers and cross-functional teams.
• Self-directed work style, sound commercial judgment, and the ability to prioritize resources and manage multiple opportunities.
• Strong critical-thinking and quantitative skills, with the ability to assess customer requirements, solve problems, and interpret business information.
• Advanced English-language proficiency.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.

Preferred qualification

• At least five years of experience in the environmental industry, including environmental analytical testing or related services.

This position pays $85,000 - $110,000 (dependent on experience) and is eligible for the EHS Sales commission plan. This position is not eligible for overtime pay. In addition, your compensation package includes the following benefits:

• Eligibility to participate in the Company's benefit programs beginning on the first day of the month coinciding with or following the hire date.
• Immediate eligibility to participate in the Company's 401(k) Retirement Plan.
• Paid vacation.
• Four (4) floating holidays annually.
• Seven (7) paid company-observed holidays.
• Sick time accrual.

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 and Indigenous status, 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. Accommodations are available on request for qualified candidates during each stage of the recruitment process. Please note that candidates applying for Canadian job openings should be authorized to work in Canada.