Sales Development Representative

We’re looking for an ambitious and determined Sales Development Representative to join our highly motivated and results-driven sales team, based out of our Manchester HQ.

Location
Manchester
Job type
Permanent

Why we're different

High growth environment
3 years of 100% yoy ARR growth.
Opportunities
Big opportunities for career progression and experiencing a global scale-up journey.
Our GROW values
Culture centred on growth and personal development.

The role

We’re looking for an ambitious and determined Sales Development Representative to join our highly motivated and results-driven sales team, based out of our Manchester HQ. This is the perfect entry level role into Sales, providing tailored mentoring and development from both our VP of Business Development and Chief Revenue Officer, as well as fantastic opportunities to progress your career.

Our ideal candidate is passionate about solving problems through technology and software. You will work in close partnership with our Account Managers, learning about the outbound sales process from start to finish. You should have good research skills, an excellent telephone manner, negotiation skills, resilience, attention to detail and determination to win.

The aim of the role is to build a strong, consistent stream of high-quality new business pipeline within your assigned territory. Using your sound knowledge of our company and business offering, you will research potential sales opportunities, and conduct high quality conversations with prospects through the phone (cold calling), email and LinkedIn Sales Nav. You will track and qualify both inbound and outbound leads within our CRM system. This is a target-based role, meeting daily KPIs, and booking meetings with prospects. You will collaborate with the Account Managers and strive towards meeting team sales targets.

The Summize sales team is really one where best practice is shared, coaching is prioritised and winning is paramount. Across two continents we've been able to collaborate and foster an environment which is built on passion for the product and desire to achieve individual and collective goals.
Jack Finnis
VP of Business Development

Key responsibilities:

  • Build a strong, consistent stream of high-quality new business pipeline within your assigned territory.
  • Consistently and accurately use of the CRM system to track and qualify inbound and outbound leads.
  • Meet daily KPI’s and book in meetings with prospects.
  • Conduct high quality conversations with prospects through the phone (cold calling), email and LinkedIn Sales Navigator.
  • Collaborate with the Account Managers and strive towards meeting team sales targets.  

What we’re looking for:

  • A recent graduate, or at least 1 years’ experience as an SDR/BDR
  • The ability to build strong relationships across key stakeholders
  • Passionate about solving problems through technology and software
  • Resilient and have a positive, can do, approach to work
  • Excellent oral, written, presentation, communication, and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
Being part of an organisation that has grown 100%+ year-on-year for 4 years straight is phenomenal. The ability to impact the direction and speed of the business' growth is not only rewarding but means we're all able to reap the rewards of the work put in.
Jack Finnis
VP of Business Development
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What we offer:

  • 26 days holiday plus flexible bank holidays (increasing by one holiday for each year of service, up to a maximum of 30 days)  
  • Healthcare cash plan with Simply Health  
  • Access to several health care services, including free 24/7 Virtual GP service
  • Cycle to Work and Tech Scheme
  • Access to discounts on things like travel, electronics, fashion, fitness and more
  • Rich learning and development opportunities supported through Udemy Business
  • City centre offices with fantastic perks, fully stocked fridge providing soft drinks and complimentary breakfast  
  • Work from anywhere after one year of employment
  • Employee share option scheme
  • Regular social activities and events
  • Opportunity to be a part of one of Manchester’s hottest tech scale ups
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Apply for the role today!

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We understand the value of having a diversity of identities, backgrounds and thinking within our company so we’re open to hearing from applicants who don’t yet tick all the boxes. If that’s you, please accompany your application with short summary explaining how you’d close the gap on the skills you don’t yet have.