Sales Development Executive - German Speaker

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Are you looking to further your career in business development with a market leader in business digital transformation through technology? Do you want to join a company providing a solid career path and focus on people development?

As a Sales Development Executive, you will work and develop in a rich, stimulating environment where you have daily access to technical experts, subject-matter experts, and business professionals. You will find the learning environment highly stimulating, where employees acquire knowledge and skills through instructor-led classes, e-learning courses and work shadowing with the sales team with the view of progressing into an Account Executive role.

Role Description
The CX SDE function plays a crucial role in the sales cycle and acts as a sparring partner for both - Marketing and Sales. As an SDE your are responsible for identifying and creating new qualified sales opportunities in target accounts in Middle East. For our customers you will act as a trusted advisor and will develop relationships with prospects, acting as the initial point of contact.

You will also:

• Developing sales strategies to draw in prospects or to solicit new potential customers
• Initiating contact with potential customers through cold-calling or responding to inquiries and leads generated by Marketing
• Creating relationships with customers to identify their potential needs and qualify their interests and viability to drive sales
• Planning and execution of outbound campaigns with state of the art tools
• Marketing support for major SAP events

As the candidate will be in close contact with our customers and partners.

Role Requirements

• Strong sales hunting skills
• At least 1 years’ experience in telemarketing and/or Demand Generation/Sales Experience working in a software sales organisation
• Experience of modern digital prospecting techniques such as LinkedIn and Social Media Listening, blended with traditional demand generation activities- i.e cold calling
• Proven ability of working to targets in a sales environment
• Understanding of business challenges facing a defined industry and line of business
• Bachelor’s degree
• Native German and fluent English.

Location

Barcelona

Market

DACH Region 

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Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability.
Successful candidates might be required to undergo a background verification with an external vendor.

Requisition ID: 387587  | Work Area: Sales  | Expected Travel: 0 - 10%  | Career Status: Graduate  | Employment Type: Regular Full Time   | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid.