Business Development Manager at SGS

Job Description

• Accountable for achieving the annual regional revenue target through working with affiliates sales and operation team
• Set and review pricing based on costing and regional market intelligence
• Provide strategic guidance on regional business development opportunities
• Support the local sale team and/or prepare complex client quotes, service agreements, proposals, responses to RFS, RFP’s or tenders within set deadlines ensuring professional submission of all information as requested by clients and with proper collaboration technical and operations functions to ensure that project scope, schedules and budgets are accurately planned, monitored, communicated, and met
• Assist in the development of the annual Sale Plan with Management and Sale Team, including setting specific product/services sale targets, competitive activity, sales effort, and promotion programme
• Coordinating the sales initiative with the relevant team members as per the strategy
• Prepare regional sale pipeline and market intelligence summary for senior management team
• Global Key Account – In conjunction with Global VP, identification of major and mid-tier clients
• Develop and execute specific key account strategic plan to maximize business relationships, and converting opportunity to revenue growth
• Acts as the customer's advocate in interactions with the SGS organization to ensure the customer obtains the best value from the SGS offerings. Sets appropriate customer expectations on SGS product and service offerings
• Track BD activity and won work through the business to completion utilizing SGS systems (including CRM) and reporting
• Actively participate in industry functions
• Ensure face to face client and developmental sales interaction
• Support new global sales and BD initiatives when required
• Support with relevant business market research for new opportunity
• Support marketing campaigns when required
• Provide guidance and support to the regional client services team to ensure clients’ needs are being addressed
• Adhere to all quality and safety requirements of the SGS management system
• Perform any other reasonable tasks as assigned by direct line manager

Qualifications
Education

• National Diploma/Degree in relevant field – and/or 10 years proven experience in the sector or within the company in the functions, knowledge, skills and experience sufficient to be recognized as a qualification through Recognition of Prior Learning

Experience

• At least 10 years of experience within service industry for Mining and Minerals or within a major mining group or related industry
• A proven track record of successful business growth/business development of no less than USD$20 million annual revenue in TIC industry
• 5 years of experience with key account management

Work under pressure and meet deadlines

• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Languages: Proficiency in English (Read, Speak, Write)
• Any other languages are an added advantage
• Planning and organising
• Ability to problem solve
• Adapting and responding to change
• Combination of strategic and business development skills set
• Enjoy working in a multi-disciplinary and culturally team environment
• Enjoy and willing to travel frequently for business
• Maintain the highest standard of personal and technical integrity
• Strong interpersonal, presentation and communication skills