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Description
Scientific Certification Systems (SCS) is a pioneer and leader in the field of third-party certification of environmental and sustainability market claims, and one of the fastest growing privately held companies in the United States (Inc. Magazine) and the Bay Area (San Francisco Business Times). SCS seeks candidates who share our commitment to social and environmental responsibility, and who are highly motivated to contribute to our continued success.
Position Overview:
We are currently seeking an individual with a solid background in science or engineering as well as strong sales experience to become a member of our Environmental Certification Services division.
Responsibilities:
- Engage prospective clients
- Generate leads
- Manage sales process from identifying and qualifying leads to close
- Work with individuals or teams of scientists/engineers to write detailed complex proposals
- Manage face to face meetings with prospective clients
- Represent SCS at professional and business conferences
- Track and maintain clear progress on multiple fronts
- Forecast sales
- Assume accountability to drive sales to meet high, yet achievable goals
- Maintain positive working relationships within SCS to attain maximum measurable results
- Fully understand and communicate corporate mission
Qualifications:
- Solid grounding in science or engineering (preferably Chemical Engineering, but any science or engineering background will be considered. Graduate degree preferred, but not essential. Experience and ability are most important.)
- Sales experience
- Exceptional verbal and writing skills
- Presentation skills
- Experience with proposal writing
- Ability to work with complex concepts
- Ability to learn quickly
- Ease of communication with both science and non-science audiences
- Comfortable dealing within various levels of companies, up to and including C level executives
- Understanding of business fundamentals and value propositions
- Ability to work across a wide range of business sectors
- Ability to multi-task in an extremely fast paced environment
- Ability to travel
Additional Attributes: (not required)
- Work experience in ISO environment
- Familiarity with ISO 14000 Series
- International business experience
Compensation: We offer our employees competitive salaries and an excellent benefits package.
To Apply:
To be considered for this position, please apply online and include your cover letter, resume, and salary requirements.