New Business Sales Manager - Certification

Remote, the UK·Full-time·Added today (last checked 3 Nov)

SGS

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Our summary

Salary: From £45,000 a year
About £2,990 a month after tax.
Work mode: Remote, with limits
Contract: Full-time

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The role

Job Title: New Business Sales Manager - Certification
Job Type: Permanent
Location: The role is remote, however we are looking for some based in either of the following areas - West Midlands, Yorkshire, Manchester or Milton Keynes
Hours: 37.5 Hours per week plus company car
Salary: from £45,000 pa DOE
Industry: Business Assurance

The primary purpose of this role is to win new clients and generate sustainable, profitable new business growth for SGS Business Assurance. This is a proactive new-business role focused predominantly on identifying, targeting and converting organisations that do not currently purchase the relevant services from SGS. You will own the new-business sales cycle from prospect identification and initial engagement through discovery, solution development, commercial negotiation and close.

Proactively identify, target and win new clients within agreed markets, sectors and propositions.
Develop and execute individual territory and target-account plans that create a sustainable pipeline of new business.
Generate opportunities through proactive prospecting, networking, referrals, events, campaigns and other appropriate channels.
Build relationships with relevant decision-makers
Take ownership of opportunities from initial prospect engagement through to commercial close.

Qualifications

Essential Qualifications/ Experience

Relevant degree, professional sales qualification or demonstrable equivalent commercial experience.
Full clean driving licence for use in the UK
Experience selling certification, assurance, professional or technical services.
Experience selling within a regulated or standards-led environment.
Existing relationships within relevant target sectors.
Proven track record in a target-driven B2B new-business development role.

Hiring process

3 steps2 interviewsa task to do

Application
Recruitment team contact
With recruitment team
If your skills and experience match current or future needs, a member of the recruitment team contacts you.
Interviews
Face-to-face or virtual interviews, also a chance to learn about the job, your future manager and the culture.
Assessments
Not every role
For some positions: personality, cognitive and technical assessments, a short psychometric study, or more thorough assessments by external consultants.
Additional screening and reference check
Selection and offer · With HR team

An email acknowledges receipt of every application.
Unsuccessful candidates are informed and may be contacted for future openings.

About SGS

Industry: Testing & Certification
Founded: 1878
Employees: 50,000–100,000
Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland

In their own words

About the company & team

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 100,000 employees operate a network of 2,600 offices and laboratories, working together to enable a better, safer and more interconnected world. Our brand promise – when you need to be sure – underscores our commitment to trust, integrity and reliability.

SGS’s Business Assurance division helps companies build trust and manage risk through certification, audits, training, and advisory services—empowering them to meet global standards and boost performance.

Additional information

At SGS, we believe in rewarding our employees for their hard work and commitment. As part of our team, you would be eligible for:

Performance related Sales bonus (discretionary and subject to eligibility criteria)
Private medical cover - Immediate access
Competitive pension scheme + Life Assurance
Generous Annual Leave allowance (increasing with service) plus bank holidays
Retailer Discounts
Enhanced maternity/paternity and adoption pay
Length of Service Awards
Christmas Vouchers
Health & Wellbeing initiatives
An additional day off for your birthday
Discounted Gym Membership

SGS is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and as such we recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job classifications without regard to race, colour, 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.

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