Sales Executive Petroleum Products & Renewable Energy

Sales Executive Petroleum Products & Renewable Energy

SGS has an impressive diversity of services. The Natural Resources division specializes in the inspection and quality control of chemicals, liquefied gases, and petroleum products.

Function Description

As a Sales Executive, you will work in the port of Antwerp within a driven team. As a commercial relationship builder, you know how to convince customers like no other, convey our value to the client, and be the face of SGS.

A selection of your responsibilities:

• You will proactively search for potential customers in the market (hunting) and open the right doors.
• You maintain existing customer relationships (farming) in collaboration with the customer service department.
• You conduct regular price negotiations.
• Thanks to your experience and sales skills, you identify the needs of the client and turn them into sales opportunities.
• You actively contribute to a strategic development plan and conduct market analyses together with the sales team across borders.
• You are responsible for the implementation of new projects/new contracts within our organization.
• You participate in sector-related conferences in the country and abroad.

Function Requirements

• You have obtained a Bachelor's or Master's degree and preferably have relevant work experience in the chemical industry, petroleum sector, or logistics.
• Experience in the inspection or lab sector is a great added value.
• You are commercially hearted. Through your creativity, you see opportunities and know how to capitalize on them by working driven and proactively.
• Independence, flexibility, and motivation are your main assets.
• You are a positive and mature person who combines empathy with diplomacy.
• You are not discouraged by setbacks and through your strong communication skills, you can negotiate at a high level as a professional.
• You are skilled in making persuasive sales presentations. Knowledge of Power BI is a plus.
• A very good knowledge of Dutch and English is necessary. Knowledge of additional languages is a plus. You are willing to stay abroad occasionally.

Additional Information

You will find yourself in an exciting and varied job with the possibility to develop. As a stable and international company, we guarantee the necessary job security and offer you a competitive salary, company car, and the classic extralegal benefits (meal vouchers of 8 EUR and insurances) as well as the option to participate in our bicycle lease plan. This is one of the ways to put our sustainability policy into practice. Finally, you will have the necessary freedom and independence to launch initiatives so that SGS can become even better in its service provision. SGS grows together with its employees!

Ready to be part of the SGS family? We look forward to your response! Send us your CV and possibly a short story about yourself. Do you have questions about this position? Contact Pascal Plessers via pascal.plessers@sgs.com. We are ready to welcome you to our team and together face new challenges at SGS. See you soon!

Need more information? Do you dare to take on the challenge at SGS? We stand for certainty and quality, recognized worldwide as the pioneer in inspection, control, analysis, and certification. With more than 2600 offices and a dedicated team of almost 100,000 professionals around the world, we work together on a better future. In Belgium, around 1900 colleagues give their best every day to help our customers as efficiently and professionally as possible.

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