Business Development & Sales Manager

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 99,600 employees operate a network of 2,600 offices and laboratories, working together to enable a better, safer and more interconnected world.

Job Description

As a Business Development & Sales Manager, you contribute to enhance our presence in the European Health Science Drug market by generating sales leads, driving revenue through prospecting, acquiring, developing and expanding business leads to achieve short- and long-term revenue and profit growth.

• Prospect new customers and develop new opportunities with existing clients in Switzerland and Europe
• Prepare sales contracts ensuring adherence to law-established rules and guidelines
• Promote the Company’s products/services addressing or predicting clients’ objectives
• Build long-term relationships with new and existing customers and lead important new/strategic projects and act as the reference person
• Establish, monitor and coordinate timely action plans, taking into consideration positive and negative deviations from target
• Lead the process to establish a mid-term strategy and a yearly budget focused both on financial gain and customer satisfaction
• Represent the SGS Health Sciences R&D/QC in conventions, exhibitions, professional associations (etc.)
• Collaborate with the different sites in Switzerland, and maybe other affiliates in Europe, and with the Global Health Science Drug development team to develop a growth strategy
• Sell Health Science Drug services utilizing the strength of the business infrastructure and resources
• Enhance business’s presence and market share by managing the existing and new clients
• To sell and lead the roll out of new products developed by the business

Qualifications

• Scientific educational background with abasic knowledge of the activities of a chemistry laboratory and/or the pharmaceutical industry
• Good understanding of the regulatory QC requirements (GLP, GMP, FDA, EMA)
• About 5 years sales experience in the Life Science Industry for small and/or large molecules
• Proven working experience as a business development manager, sales executive or a relevant role
• Experience in customer support is a plus
• Market knowledge

Additional Information

What’s in it for you

• Have the chance to develop and build up an area yourself
• Great benefits and a modern workplace
• Be a part of an internationally driven organization with a purpose that will broaden your horizon

Interested? Send us your application and corresponding documents, your earliest possible start date, and your salary expectations by applying through the following link: