SENIOR SALES EXECUTIVE

A global leader in independent inspection, testing, certification, and consulting services is seeking experience candidates for Senior Sales Executive with details:

Job description:

• Meets and exceeds sales target: generation of order income and revenue from new and existing large and medium customers as defined in the sales plan.
• Develops and maintains a customer focused list (together with Area Sales Manager) by proposing focused customers and business opportunities based on marketing leads, own opportunities, certificate expiry lists, market knowledge, etc.
• Identifies solutions for customer needs, if necessary with the involvement of Subject Master Experts.
• Generates new leads (e.g. on fairs) and converts assigned sales leads generated by e.g. marketing or other channels.
• Executes customer visits and or visits of industry events.
• Acquires new customers.
• Maintains / grows customer loyalty and ring-fences critical business through regular customer interaction and visits.
• Maintains positive relationships with existing customers to up-sell the service portfolio.
• Recovers lost customers.
• Documents all activities in the relevant TR IT tools (e.g. Salesforce.com).
• Responsible for the on-time delivery, quality and follow-up of the quotation according to the customer needs.
• Follows up on quotations with customer (can be delegated to sales support).
• Conducts the final negotiation of quotation and contracts with the customer in collaboration with relevant stakeholders / P&L responsible persons and in line with TR requirements.
• Supports in the cash collection of unpaid / overdue invoices for the customers for which (s)he is responsible.
• Contact for cross-BF (Business Function) / cross-BS (Business Stream) inquiries from other Sales colleagues.
• Monitors market and competitors.
• Conducts sales analytics in area of responsibility.
• Participates in regular sales reviews with the disciplinary Supervisor.
• Supports the Area Sales Manager in defining the yearly sales plan.

• University degree in Business Administration or equivalent work experiences.
• Good command of spoken and written English
• 3-5 years of professional experience in Sales or related area.
• Ideally first experience in Testing Inspection, Certification (TIC) or related field,
• Experience in one or more areas within scope of Solar, Machinery, Components, Power electronics is preferable.