Business Development Associate
SGS
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United Kingdom
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About the role
- Manage customer enquiries, produce accurate and timely quotations, process orders, and support continuous improvement across sales operations.
- Identify and engage potential new clients through targeted outreach, networking events, and collaboration with the marketing team to deliver growth strategies.
- Drive commercial success by improving enquiry‑to‑order conversion rates, generating new business revenue, and creating compelling business cases for SGS services.
- Maintain accurate reporting and documentation in Salesforce, preparing business plans, progress updates, and supporting responsible sales practices as required.
- Conduct market research, maintain industry knowledge, and develop strong client relationships while collaborating with internal teams to support strategic planning and delivery.
Requirements
- Sales qualification, or time served to demonstrate experience.
- Full clean driving licence for use in the UK.
- Educated to degree level (or equivalent) in a relevant scientific, technical, engineering discipline (desirable).
- Customer Service qualification such as NVQ, Practitioner, Institute of Customer Service (desirable).
Benefits
- Performance related bonus (discretionary and subject to eligibility criteria)
- Private medical cover (subject to eligibility criteria)
- Competitive pension scheme + Life Assurance
- Generous Annual Leave allowance (increasing with service) plus bank holidays
- An additional day off for your birthday
- Retailer Discounts
- Enhanced maternity/paternity and adoption pay
- Length of Service Awards
- Christmas Vouchers
- Health & Wellbeing initiatives
- Discounted Gym Membership
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
sales operationsquotation productionorder processingmarket researchbusiness case developmentreportingdocumentationenquiry-to-order conversionbusiness revenue generation
Soft Skills
customer relationship managementcollaborationstrategic planningcommunicationnetworking
Certifications
sales qualificationcustomer service qualificationNVQInstitute of Customer Service