Société Générale de Surveillance

Testing, inspection, and certification services globally

Industrial Service - Building and Infrastructure Business Director

Business & StrategyConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeShah Alam, Selangor, MalaysiaNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

A college degree in business management, engineering, or a related field.
Five to ten years of operational, business, or management experience in business activities.
Proven leadership ability to lead and motivate a successful team.
Ability to coordinate and motivate a team toward a common goal.
Ability to identify business opportunities in alignment with business strategy.
Technical knowledge and experience in the related field, including use of management methods and tools such as Microsoft Office, PowerPoint presentations, graphs and charts, and financial trends.
Ability to work independently and coordinate several activities simultaneously.
Business and profit orientation with related technical know-how and a competitive, profit-driven approach to developing competitive advantage.
Ability to interact with management at all levels, suppliers, and clients.
Fluency in English and the local language.
Ability to apply judgment and act according to company standards of ethics and integrity.
Strategic planning and execution experience.
Troubleshooting and problem-solving ability.
Knowledge and understanding of financial, commercial, and contracting practices.
Ability to develop staff teamwork and establish team initiatives.

Responsibilities

Analyze market potential and develop competitive positioning and pricing strategies.
Develop new services, products, and concepts for the assigned market segment.
Monitor the market for new technologies and trends.
Monitor and analyze market forecasts and business trends to identify client activity trends and business opportunities.
Develop and implement strategic business plans to grow the business in line with market conditions and company goals.
Deliver agreed country goals, including revenue and profit/local contribution targets.
Achieve the business’s strategic objectives by identifying and securing business opportunities through existing and new products and services.
Initiate development of new services and products, where applicable, to meet emerging client needs.
Translate business strategy into pragmatic action plans and execute them.
Draft, negotiate, and secure contracts for local and international clients.
Promote the company’s image, capability, and integrity to clients.
Manage pre- and post-contract commercial issues.
Ensure integration, communication, and implementation of standardized working practices among laboratory sections and other lines of business.
Comply with customer policies and requirements and applicable regulatory requirements.
Plan, promote, implement, and monitor cross-domain and cross-business projects and opportunities in and outside Malaysia.
Build a strong team to ensure high-quality execution and minimize claims; if a claim arises, lead its efficient resolution in coordination with relevant parties.
Identify, coach, and develop or promote team members as future business leaders for succession planning.
Manage, communicate with, and motivate the team regularly.
Adhere to the company’s Code of Integrity and Professional Conduct and uphold the highest ethical standards.
Follow applicable Quality Management System standards and processes, ensuring compliance with its requirements.
Follow the Health, Safety and Environment policy and safety practices, ensuring compliance with its requirements.
Perform other responsibilities assigned by the reporting manager or senior management.

Job Description

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITES

Analyze market potential and develop competitive positioning and pricing strategies
Develop new services/products and concepts for the assigned market segment.
Monitor market for the development of new technologies and trends.
Monitor and analyze market forecasts and business trends to understand clients’ activity trends for business opportunities.
Develop and implement strategic business plans to grow the business inline with the market and company goals.
Deliver agreed country goals including Revenues and Profit / LC targets (budgeted Local Contributions).
Direct and achieve the business’ strategic objectives by identifying and securing business opportunities through offering of existing and new products and services
Initiate, where applicable the development of new services and products to meet emerging client needs
Translate business strategy into pragmatic action plans and execute
Draft, negotiate and secure contracts for local and international clients
Promote the image, capability and integrity of the company to the clients
Manage pre and post contract commercial issues
Ensure integration, communication and implementation of standardized working practices between all Laboratory sections and other Line of Business.
Comply with customer policies & requirements and regulatory requirements.
Promote and communicate the company image, capability and integrity to clients.
Plan, promote, implement and monitor cross-domain / cross-business projects and opportunities in and outside Malaysia.
Ensure the best quality of executions by building the best team to eliminate / minimize claim occurrence; and if claim situation arises, take lead on its efficient resolution by closely liaising with all relevant parties.
Identify, coach and develop / promote team members as future business leaders (for succession planning).
Manage, communicate and motivate the team on a regular basis.
Adhere and operate to the highest standards of ethics, in accordance with the SGS Code of Integrity and Professional Conduct policies.
Adherence to applicable Quality Management System by exercising necessary standard and process when carry out your responsibilities in executing, fulfilling and ensuring at all times the compliance of the QMS requirements.
Adherence to SGS Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Policy by uphold a good safety behavior and exercising necessary standard and process when carry out your responsibilities at all times to ensure compliance to the HSE requirements.
Perform any other responsibilities as assigned by your reporting manager and/or Senior Management

Qualifications

College degree in business management or engineering or related field.
5-10 years operational/business/management experience in business activities.
Proven leadership ability to lead and motivate a successful team of people.
Able to coordinate and motivate a team towards a common goal
Able to realize business opportunities in conformity to the business strategy
Technical knowledge and experience in related field and in using management methods and tools – MS Office, Powerpoint presentations, graphs/charts, financial trends, etc.
Able to work independently and to coordinate several activities simultaneously
Business and profit minded with related technical knowhow. Competitive and profit-driven; re-invents competitive advantage.
Able to interact with all levels of management, suppliers and clients
Good communication, negotiation, report-writing and interpersonal skills
Acts quickly and decisively; able to make tough calls
Self-motivated and driven; works well under pressure; challenges status quo.
Fluent in English and local language
Applies judgment and acts according to the SGS standards of ethics and integrity.
Possess inspirational leadership.
Experience in strategic planning and execution.
Ability in troubleshooting and problem solving.
Knowledge and understanding of financial, commercial and contracting practices.
Develop staff teamwork and set out team initiatives.

Additional Information

We would like to hear from candidates based in western Europe or the USA.

About the Company

Société Générale de Surveillance

Testing, inspection, and certification services globally

SGS provides testing, inspection, and certification services to help clients meet regulations, ensure quality and safety, and gain market access. It runs laboratory testing, on-site inspections, and certification against standards, often with training and consulting, across a wide range of industries. The services rely on a global network of laboratories and offices that deliver localized solutions with global expertise. What sets SGS apart is its large global footprint and its emphasis on quality, integrity, risk mitigation, and sustainability, enabling it to serve a diverse set of customers from small businesses to multinationals. The company's goal is to help customers comply with regulations, improve product quality and safety, reduce risk, and boost productivity across markets.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland
Founded: 1878

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