Job Description
MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB
The Product Manager EUDR will be responsible for developing, promoting, and selling services, while ensuring outstanding internal expertise and service excellence across all involved staff.
This role will report to the Global Business Manager Forestry Timber and Paper.
RESPONSIBILITIES
EUDR Service Development
* Conduct market research, competitor analysis, and identify strategic partnerships.
* Define service objectives and roadmap in alignment with business goals.
* Develop pricing strategies and commercial models.
* Ensure services are scalable, cost-effective, and compliant with relevant regulations.
* Collaborate with cross-functional teams (e.g., operations, IT, sales, legal) to design and launch services.
* Communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders to ensure alignment.
* Establish business processes and partnerships (e.g., IT solutions, consultancies) to enhance service delivery and sales.
Marketing and sales
* Support marketing and sales teams with service positioning, messaging, and training.
* Promote services at industry events and deliver external trainings (e.g., webinars).
* Assist in the creation of marketing and sales collateral (e.g., brochures, presentations, FAQs).
* Prepare complex contracts for international clients, including all required documentation and annexes.
Technical Management
* Manage internal knowledge and expertise related to EUDR services and solutions.
* Ensure excellence and consistency across SGS affiliates, auditors, and involved staff.
* Ensure services meet legal, regulatory, and quality standards.
* Identify and mitigate operational and reputational risks.
* Develop, implement, and maintain service procedures and templates.
* Define and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs).
* Drive continuous improvement initiatives.
Operations
* Coordinate and organize audits for complex international contracts in collaboration with affiliates.
* Manage partnerships and joint activities with IT solution providers and consultancies.
* Lead and conduct EUDR assessments in the role of auditor.
* Perform technical reviews to ensure quality and compliance.
Other
* Perform any other reasonable tasks as assigned by direct line manager.
Qualifications
Education
* Tertiary education or secondary education with equivalent professional training and work experience in the primary sector or processing of related commodities (cattle, coffee, palm oil, rubber, soya, wood).
Experience
* Extensive commercial experience in the primary sector or processing of related commodities.
* Operations experience in a testing inspection and certification environment.
* Good understand and experience with EUDR or EUTR is a must have
Competencies
* Leadership skills, ability to drive and lead operations.
* Decisive, adaptable, ethical, problem solver, persuasive, commercially-sensitive.
* Customer and commercial focus.
* Verbal & written English communication skills – highly developed presentation skills and ability to interact effectively with senior management of organizations.
* Computer literate.
* Multiple language proficiency an advantage.
This is remote based position, and we are open to candidates located everywhere across Europe. However, they must hold a valid work permit for their country of residency.
For your CV to be reviewed please kindly send it in English.
Additional Information
Why SGS?
* Global and very stable company, world leader in the TIC (Testing, Inspection and Certification) industry.
* Flexible schedule and hybrid model.
* SGS university and Campus for continuos learning options.
* Multinational environment where you will work with colleagues from multiple continents.
* Benefits platform.
Join Us: At SGS we believe in innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement. We offer a supportive and inclusive work environment that encourages professional growth and personal development.