Senior Sales Administrator

4 days ago


Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa SGS Full time

Company Description

We are SGS – the world's leading testing, inspection and certification company. We are recognized as the global benchmark for quality and integrity. Our 93,000 employees operate a network of 2,600 offices and laboratories, working together to enable a better, safer and more interconnected world.

Job Description

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

Overseeing sales administrators and prepare sales quotations.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES

  1. Oversee sales administrators.
  2. Support BDS's.
  3. Ensure timely creation of quotations and professional submission of all information as requested by clients, ensure follow-up.
  4. Maintain positive relationships with current and potential clients through timely and professional response to quotation related queries.
  5. Correspond with and request quotations from subcontracting laboratories for analysis required falling outside Agri Food Laboratory's scope of capabilities.
  6. Liaise with technical / operations teams to ensure excellent communication channels exist to facilitate the successful handover and execution of new and current business.
  7. Maintain awareness and understanding of all the company's services, ensuring that the full range of the company's services are presented to new and existing clients to maximize sales opportunities.
  8. Forward potential opportunities to other appropriate Business Lines.

Quality & Health & Safety System

  1. Adhere to all quality and safety requirements of the SGS management system.
  2. Actively participate in safety related activities.
  3. Always wear appropriate protective clothing (where required).
  4. Adhere to all relevant HSE procedures and protocols.
  5. Keep workplace and equipment neat and tidy.
  6. Perform Health and Safety inspections in designated areas.
  7. Report deviations and communicate instructions to improve and maintain the quality system.

Specific Authorities

  1. Cease the use of any equipment that may be deemed to constitute a safety hazard or entry to hazardous environments without the necessary knowledge and protection and take action to address the hazard.
  2. Cease to carry on with work that may affect the quality (integrity) of services and take action to address the issue.
  3. Initiate a formal improvement request when a deviation of the system occurs, possible improvements are identified or when nonconformity is identified.

Qualifications

Education

  1. Technical diploma / degree – Food science or equivalent an advantage.
  2. High level of written and verbal English (preferably bilingual English / Afrikaans).
  3. Computer literacy in Word, Excel, Outlook.

Experience

  1. Experience in related fields an advantage.

Competencies

  1. Ability to adopt a flexible approach to work and react effectively to a rapidly changing environment.
  2. Ability to work under own initiative and with a high degree of autonomy.
  3. Knowledge of IT systems, particularly Microsoft Office applications.
  4. Excellent interpersonal and communications skills.
  5. Team player.
  6. Ability to listen and identify client requirements.
  7. Service oriented mind set.
  8. Organization skills.
  9. Accountability and results driven.
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