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Business Development/Execution Office Support
SGS
Job at a glance
- Employer
- SGS
- Position
- Business Development/Execution Office Support
- Location
- Nairobi, Kenya
- Job type
- Contract
- Experience
- Practical sales experience
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in business admin, marketing or equivalent
- Salary
- Not stated in the advert
- Application deadline
- Open until filled (listed until 20 October 2026)
- Posted on VacancyKE
- 2 October 2026
VacancyKE summary
SGS is hiring for a Business Development and Execution Office Support role in Nairobi. You will drive sales strategy for designated accounts while coordinating inspection registrations and invoicing processes.
What stands out about this opportunity
- Combines business development with operational execution support
- Internal training provided on inspection procedures
- Focus on growing revenue for designated regional accounts
Key responsibilities
- Lead generation: Create sales plans to grow revenue for designated accounts or regions.
- Manage customer relations by identifying client needs and recommending suitable solutions.
- Conduct market research and prepare presentations, quotations, service agreements, and tenders.
- Maintain an updated database of client contact information via telephone, mail, email, and networking.
- Coordinate inspections by ensuring correct registration of results executed by inspectors.
- Follow up on pending requirements for files, registrations, and licenses.
- Ensure accurate and timely invoicing for all jobs executed.
- Monitor key performance indicators for inspectors and provide customer service.
Who should apply?
This role suits professionals with a background in business administration or marketing who possess practical sales experience and strong customer service skills.
Key requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in relevant field
- Practical sales experience
- Customer service skills
- International trade knowledge
How to apply
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Original employer advertisement
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The employer’s advert
Business development:
• Lead generation - Overall sales strategy and creating sales plans to grow SGS revenue for designated accounts/region.
• Customer relations management - Anticipate, identify, and understand client’s needs and concerns. Make recommendation to clients of the various solutions the company offers and translate those into sales opportunities.
• Market and competitor research - Prepare presentations, quotations, service agreements and tenders within set deadlines.
• Maintaining of customer database - Maintain a database of clients with contact information: telephone, direct mail, e-mail and networking.
Execution Office Support
• Inspection coordination - Ensuring the correct registration of inspection results executed by the inspectors of the assigned country/area/region.
• Follow up on pending requirement for files, registrations and licenses.
• Invoicing – Ensure accurate and timely invoicing for all jobs executed.
• Customer service for the execution office.
• Monitor Key performance indicator for the inspectors
Any other duties assigned to you from time to time by Management
• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, marketing or equivalent.
• Practical sales experience.
• Knowledge on inspection procedures (internal training).
• Excellent customer service skills.
• International trade and regulatory compliance knowledge.
The incumbent shall be responsible for overall sales Strategy to grow revenue for
designated accounts / region through contacting potential clients to establish new
business and retain existing clients. They shall also be responsible for correct
registration of inspections results executed by the inspectors ensuring key
performance indicators are achieved in Inspection execution.
• Lead generation - Overall sales strategy and creating sales plans to grow SGS revenue for designated accounts/region.
• Customer relations management - Anticipate, identify, and understand client’s needs and concerns. Make recommendation to clients of the various solutions the company offers and translate those into sales opportunities.
• Market and competitor research - Prepare presentations, quotations, service agreements and tenders within set deadlines.
• Maintaining of customer database - Maintain a database of clients with contact information: telephone, direct mail, e-mail and networking.
Execution Office Support
• Inspection coordination - Ensuring the correct registration of inspection results executed by the inspectors of the assigned country/area/region.
• Follow up on pending requirement for files, registrations and licenses.
• Invoicing – Ensure accurate and timely invoicing for all jobs executed.
• Customer service for the execution office.
• Monitor Key performance indicator for the inspectors
Any other duties assigned to you from time to time by Management
• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, marketing or equivalent.
• Practical sales experience.
• Knowledge on inspection procedures (internal training).
• Excellent customer service skills.
• International trade and regulatory compliance knowledge.
The incumbent shall be responsible for overall sales Strategy to grow revenue for
designated accounts / region through contacting potential clients to establish new
business and retain existing clients. They shall also be responsible for correct
registration of inspections results executed by the inspectors ensuring key
performance indicators are achieved in Inspection execution.