SGS & Co

Client Director

SGS & Co$100K — $110K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Business Services
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Sales, Marketing or related field
  • Advanced degree (MBA, Master's) preferred
  • 8+ years progressive experience in related fields
  • 5+ years in a leadership role
  • Ability to travel periodically
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Responsibilities

  • Direct senior-level client and agency relationships as a trusted advisor.
  • Provide thought leadership and strategic insights tailored to client needs.
  • Ensure smooth management of ongoing client projects and solve issues proactively.
  • Analyze account performance metrics to drive profitability and growth.
  • Identify opportunities to increase revenue by meeting client challenges with company solutions.
  • Lead innovative proposal development for account expansion and new business.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams for business development initiatives.

Benefits

  • Health care plans with prescription drug coverage
  • Dental and vision plans
  • Life insurance options
  • Flexible spending accounts for medical and dependent care
  • Short and long-term disability insurance
  • 401(k) Savings Plan
Full Job Description
POSITION SUMMARY:

The Client Director leads deep, consultative relationships with senior-level client and agency contacts. This role acts as a trusted advisor to clients and the broader project and account teams. The Client Director applies a deep understanding of the Company's and the client's industry, business, and products and translates client needs into opportunities to sell additional solutions and drive revenue growth within assigned client accounts. This role ensures the smooth production of campaigns, from briefing designers and copywriters, to managing budgets and directing a dedicated account and project management team.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Directs senior-level relationships with clients and key agency players. Establishes trusted advisor relationships in which clients and colleagues seek out advice and counsel.
  • Acts as a strategic partner to assigned clients by demonstrating a deep understanding of their market and business sectors and their specific challenges and opportunities. Provides thought leadership, insights, and perspectives that support client initiatives and align services and solutions with client needs.
  • Maintains existing business relationship with assigned clients by staying closely connected to internal project teams, monitoring progress of ongoing client projects and helping to address and resolve any issues or problems.
  • Analyzes the profitability and growth of assigned client accounts through KPIs and other metrics; utilizes data in decision-making to maintain or improve account portfolio performance.
  • Seeks to increase revenue by translating assigned client's challenges into opportunities to sell additional products and services across the company portfolio and drive revenue growth within the location.
  • Leads the development and delivery of innovative proposals to capture both account growth and new business opportunities.
  • Leverages strategic positioning with client to participate in the Strategic Account Planning (SAPs) process.
  • Develops and executes targeted "white space" opportunities for greater penetration of the client's marketing spend through selling adjacent services or expanding into new client product lines.
  • Ensures client retention is maximized by facilitating the delivery of custom tailored solutions to meet clients' objectives and expectations.
  • Plans, directs, and coordinates activities of employee(s) to ensure goals or objectives are accomplished. Mentors, coaches, trains and develops team.
  • Identifies and pursues new business opportunities within target markets by building relationships with prospective clients, uncovering unmet needs, and positioning company capabilities to drive pipeline growth and new revenue generation.
  • Collaborates with cross-functional teams to support business development efforts, including networking, lead generation, pitch participation, and the development of tailored solutions that align with prospective client objectives and market opportunities.
  • Additional duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:
  • Bachelor's Degree in Sales, Marketing or related field
  • Advanced degree (MBA, Master's) preferred
  • 8+ years progressive experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience
  • 5+ years in a leadership role (direct or indirect)
  • Periodic travel either locally, nationally, and/or internationally may be required.
  • High degree of proficiency MS Office Suite, Outlook & Internet applications
  • Strong analytical, prioritizing, interpersonal, problem-solving, presentation, budgeting, project management (from conception to completion), & planning skills
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills (including analysis, interpretation, & reasoning)
  • Solid understanding and application of mathematical concepts
  • Ability to develop and maintain collaborative relationships with peers and colleagues across the organization, as well as, internal and external clients
  • Ability to work well autonomously and within a team in a fast-paced and deadline-oriented environment.
  • Ability to work with and influence peers and senior management
  • Self-motivated with critical attention to detail, deadlines and reporting

PHYSICAL ASPECTS/WORK ENVIRONMENT:
  • Regularly required to stand; walk; sit; and talk, hear and see.
  • Occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.

* Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.

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Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

This is a remote position in the US. We are open to candidates in various states, with the exception of those residing in the following: AK, DC, ME, NH, NM, OK, HI, MS, MT, NV, NE, ND, SD, VT, WY, WV

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets, and we pay differently based on those defined markets. The U.S. pay range for this position is $100,000 - $110,000 USD annually. Ultimately, in determining pay, we will consider the successful candidate's location, experience, and other job-related factors.

Group benefits currently include a selection of health care plans with prescription drug coverage, dental plan, vision plan, basic and supplemental life insurance, a flexible spending account for medical and dependent care expenses or a health savings account based on plan selection, short/long term disability and 401(k) Savings Plan.

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About SGS & Co

SGS ) is a Swiss multinational company headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland which provides inspection, verification, testing and certification services. It has more than 93,000 employees and operates over 2,600 offices and laboratories worldwide. It ranked on Forbes Global 2000 in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020 and 2021. The core services offered by SGS include the inspection and verification of the quantity, weight and quality of traded goods, the testing of product quality and performance against various health, safety and regulatory standards, and to make sure that products, systems or services meet the requirements of standards set by governments, standardization bodies or by SGS customers.
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