Technical Specialist & Sales, Consumer Products

About the Position

Technical Specialist & Sales, Consumer Products

Høje Taastrup, Denmark

SGS is the world’s leading Testing, Inspection and Certification company. We operate a network of over 2,500 laboratories and business facilities across 115 countries, supported by a team of over 100,000 dedicated professionals. With more than 145 years of service excellence, we combine the precision and accuracy that define Swiss companies to help organizations achieve the highest standards of quality, compliance and sustainability.

You would become a part of a smaller team within our Nordic Connectivity & Products Division, working out of our Danish office in Taastrup, in close cooperation with our colleagues in Sweden and Finland. Connectivity & Products Division focuses on product safety and has around 170 team members across the Nordics.

For more information about SGS, please visit www.sgs.com/en-dk/

We are now looking for a new Technical Specialist to help build up the advisory services part of our business line within Scandinavia. This is a new position, and you can have the opportunity to help develop the role.

In this position, you will work with safety and performance testing of various consumer products and materials, familiarizing yourself with relevant legislation and requirements of consumer products and professional products and tasks related to testing. Consumer products include a wide range of products sold to consumers, such as, but not limited to, toys, food contact materials, homeware and home textiles & apparel. Food products are not in our scope.

This is a hybrid position that combines both sales activities and expertise work.

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Responsibilities

• Follow up on incoming customer enquiries from the Scandinavian market
• Arrange meetings with potential clients on product compliance
• Assist in mapping and identifying potential Scandinavian customers in cooperation with the Nordics Sales Team and local management
• Investigate applicable legal requirements for various products
• Prepare test plans
• Coordinate testing across our global SGS laboratory network
• Manage product safety projects from initial client meetings to the preparation of test reports
• Work with an international network of experts
• Monitor changes in legislation and standardization issues related to compliance
• Take care of customer contact in matters related to testing
• Be involved in the development of our services

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Requirements

• Suitable education with a minimum of a bachelor's degree in an applicable field (e.g. biotechnology, materials technology or food science or similar)
• Minimum of 2-3 years of professional experience working with product compliance
• Chemical understanding and knowledge of chemical legislation, food contact materials legislation, consumer product safety requirements and standards
• Good communication and co-operational skills
• Fluent Danish and English, both oral and written
• Persistent and active approach to project work

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We Offer

• A chance to be an important part of our Nordic team
• Opportunity to work independently with a wide range of tasks and develop our testing and expert services
• Investment in your onboarding and development
• Pleasant community, comfortable and modern workspace
• Flexible working hours
• Well-being and a sense of community are important values to us

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Application Process

If you are interested in the position, please send in your CV and cover letter in English via the application link no later than October 18th 2026. If you have any questions about the position, you can contact Operations Manager Lene Simonsen at +45 4130 1876, preferably between 14:00-16:00 on workdays. We will review applications as they are received and schedule interviews throughout the application period.

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