Make an impact with SGS! With more than 97,000 employees and 2,600 offices and laboratories around the world, SGS is a silent force working hard behind the scenes to deliver quality and integrity to businesses across nine industries. As the world’s leader in providing inspection, verification, testing and certification services, Forbes ranked the SGS Group as one of the world’s top multinationals and one of the world’s most innovative companies. The Dow Jones Sustainability Indices has also recognized the SGS Group for its sustainability processes. In Canada, SGS employs over 2,000 team members across 70 locations.

This National position is responsible for all sales and business development activities to promote SGS’ Infrastructure services, from lead generation through to close. Sales emphasis will be on major construction campaigns, though inspection and repair of aging infrastructure is also part of the sectors served by SGS    The Account Executive will be responsible for and prepare individual sales action plans, and tactics  aligned with the overall sales strategy, target markets, and service off offerings to ensure a targeted and focused approach that will deliver on the overall growth strategy of the business and maximize profit.  Additionally, they will nuture and grow current sales opportunities, prospect and develop new markets to meet required revenue targets within defined areas of responsibility. Incumbents will work colloboratively with external clients, C suite Executives, SGS Operations, and fellow Account Executives  as one team to achieve growth through customer satisfaction.  It is expected that Account Executives contribute to sales and marketing intelligence and maintain a high profile in the industry for the Company

·         Analyse sales performance by category, account and client to establish productive sales plans.

·         Proposal analysis and development

·         Making commercial decisions in line with business plans.

·         Skilled judgement in identifying sales opportunities, closing business and resolving customer related issues.

·         Extensive knowledge of the related field

SGS Canada is an equal opportunity employer and we are committed to achieving greater accessibility by providing accommodation for people with disabilities during our hiring process.  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.