Sales Executive - Paper Product Testing

Location: Appleton, Wisconsin, USA; regular face-to-face customer meetings, customer visits, and attendance at industry and trade show events are required.

Salary: USD 75,000–95,000 yearly base salary.

Company

hirify.global provides inspection, verification, testing, and certification services across industries through a global network of offices and laboratories.

What you will do

• Generate, qualify, and close global and domestic sales opportunities for testing, inspection, and audit services.
• Build relationships with customers, hirify.global affiliates, client services, global sales, technical teams, and operations.
• Develop quotations, proposals, sales and marketing plans, and negotiate fees, terms, and conditions.
• Lead written responses to customer RFPs, coordinate input from different disciplines, and present solutions to customer groups.
• Secure non-disclosure agreements, service agreements, and statements of work.
• Maintain sales reports, call reports, trade show reports, customer platform data, and other management presentations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent educational background in Analytical Sciences, Engineering, Business, or a related field.
• 4–7 years of demonstrated sales success in the professional services industry.
• 2 years of experience in the relevant business-unit industry and 2 years of project or contract management experience.
• Advanced English, intermediate mathematical skills, and advanced reasoning skills.
• Strong ability to sell concepts persuasively and diplomatically, with a results-oriented and proactive approach.
• Ability to interact with clients regularly, including face-to-face meetings; work independently; adapt quickly; multitask; meet deadlines; and work across global time zones.
• Leadership, strategic thinking, analytical or clinical laboratory, negotiation, project management, organizational, target-oriented, service-oriented, and relationship-management skills.
• Intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and Outlook, plus general computer literacy.
• Professional presentation standards, flexibility, responsiveness, and the ability to manage relationships under stress.

Nice to have

• Direct experience in scheduling and planning.
• International business exposure involving imported consumer products.
• French, Korean, or Spanish language skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance; life insurance; and employee assistance programs.
• 401(k) with company match and immediate vesting upon enrollment.
• Online training, virtual and classroom development experiences, and tuition reimbursement.
• Paid time off and family leave.
• Commitment to integrity, professional conduct, health and safety, equal opportunity, and employee development.