Regional Sales Manager - Automotive

**Regional Sales Manager - Automotive**

* Multiple Cities, Birmingham| Memphis| Nashville| Montgomery|, Multiple States, United States

* Full-time

**Company Description**

SGS is the world's leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company. SGS is recognized as the global benchmark for quality and integrity. With more than 89,000 employees, SGS operates a network of over 2,600 offices and laboratories around the world.

**Job Description**

The Regional Sales Manager - Automotive plays a pivotal role in cultivating new business opportunities and developing long-term business partnerships with clients in the service and manufacturing industries. As the Regional Sales Manager, you will assess customer needs and create solutions based on the CBE product portfolio including: industry recognized training and certification, ISO standards and other complimentary schemes. To be successful in this role, you will be responsible for achieving sales targets and increasing revenue through selling clients SGS solutions that are applicable for their businesses.

* Responsible for all sales activities to include: audits, training and full solutions within assigned territory.

* Develops and implements agreed upon business/marketing plan which will meet both personal and business goals by expanding customer base in the assigned territory.

* Works within the sales and support teams for the achievement of customer satisfaction, revenue generation, and long-term overall account goals in line with SGS vision and values.

* Develops a database maintained in the Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system of qualified leads attained through consultant referrals, face to face meetings, calls, direct mail, email, and networking.

* Sells and makes recommendations to prospects and clients on the various solutions the company offers to solve their business issues.

* Generates proposals in compliance with Accreditation Body requirements and/or product sector requirements.

* Maximizes all opportunities within the process of closing a sale resulting in the taking of market share from competitors.

* Maintains accurate records of all sales and prospecting activities including sales calls, presentations, closed sales, and follow-up activities within the assigned territory and /or product sector.

* Gathers and submits detailed business information for pricing.

* Creates and conducts effective proposal presentations and RFP responses that identify a prospects business challenges and the effects of those challenges.

* Participates in and contributes to the development of educational programs offered to clients.

* Maintains effective working team relationships with all support departments.

* Assists in the implementation of company marketing plans.

* Includes the appropriate International Sales Manager (ISM) and/or International Account Manager (IAM) on any opportunities that meet the criteria for a Global Key Account.

* At all times, adopts safe behavior by exercising due regard for the health and safety of SGS employees and clients, in line with SGS policies and procedures.

* At all times, complies with SGS Code of Integrity and Professional Conduct.

* Adheres to internal standards, policies and procedures.

* Performs other duties as assigned.

**Qualifications**

* Bachelors degree in Business, Marketing or related discipline

* Minimum 3-5 years of experience in Sales

* Minimum 3-5 years solutions selling of experience in Automotive Sales

* Experience with ISO standards

Preferred:

* Experience in the Certification industry

* Experience Value-added problem-solving sales process

* Experience selling services to manufacturers or service providers to manufacturers

In the course of employment, you will be required to travel to and/or work at a client site. The company requires employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to travel commercially and many clients require visitors performing work at their locations to be vaccinated. Therefore, this role requires a candidate who is fully vaccinated or will be prior to an anticipated start date. The successful candidate will be required to provide proof of having received a COVID-19 vaccination.

The company will provide a reasonable accommodation upon request after an offer is extended.

**Additional Information**

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

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodations. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required.

This job description should not be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements, but a general description of the job. Nothing contained herein restricts the companys rights to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

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Regional Sales Manager - Automotive

* Multiple Cities, Birmingham| Memphis| Nashville| Montgomery|, Multiple States, United States

* Full-time