Job Summary:
TradeCentric is developing a best practices organization for Business Development to support best-in-class cloud software technology and solutions. This position will support Account Executives performing new business acquisition in the United States and Canada.As a Business Development Representative, you will be joining a social, high-performing team required to collaborate with peers to effectively attract and qualify prospects evaluating the purchase of TradeCentric solutions. The successful incumbent will be comfortable cold calling, cold emailing & engaging via social media and video.
It is important that you have a basic understanding of B2B lead generation and business development. If you are energetic, tech savvy, motivated and creative, this position will challenge and enhance your skillset. This is a quota-carrying role for career–minded individuals that offers a strong introduction and foundation for a future role in Sales, pre-sales, solution consultancy or management with a global software organization. You will receive a best-in-class onboarding and continuous on the job coaching and personalized development to support your professional growth.BDRs are responsible for partnering with the Account Executives in the field to develop a territory strategy for discovering, nurturing, and qualifying a pipeline of leads, and converting those leads to Sales-qualified opportunities and revenue.
BDRs are also responsible for working with their Sales & Solution Engineering Teams to actively support & progress opportunities through the sales pipeline funnel to close. Their prospecting activity is split between outbound prospecting, strategic sales–driven prospecting, and following up on inbound leads generated from partner and customer engagement Marketing. Success in this position is measured by generating Sales Qualified Leads which result in Account Executive pipeline creation and activity-based metrics in place to achieve this outcome.
Report To:
VP of Sales
Pay Range:
Base salary ranges from $50,000 to $55,000, with OTE of $85,000-95,000. Final compensation will be based on skills, experience, and qualifications.
Work Location:
This role is 100% remote. While we prefer candidates based in the below city/states, we are open to considering candidates from other locations if you feel you meet the role’s qualifications. Don’t hesitate to apply if you’re excited about this opportunity and believe you’re a great fit!-Charlottesville, Virginia-Minneapolis, Minnesota-Raleigh, North Carolina-Chicago, Illinois-Boston, Massachusetts
What You're Great At:
- Outbound prospecting: This role uncovers & develops new business opportunities via outbound cold calling into targeted accounts by working strategically with an assigned Sales team of field-based Account Executives, articulating business value through persona-based research, storytelling, social selling, etc.
- Inbound lead development: This role is responsible for qualifying and developing new business leads that come from partner and customer engagement across our campaigns and digital events to generate Sales Qualified Leads (SQLs).
- Opportunity progression: BDRs will be assigned opportunities to progress working as part of a ‘win-team’ with an Account Executive and Solution Engineer. Activities include re-engagement to understand any blockers, changes in the buying team or decision making process, change in organizational priorities, as well as nurturing additional relationships to move the opportunity forward.
Prospecting Activity:
- This role will act as a trusted business advisor and build customer relationships via outbound telephone cold-calling and the use of email, social media and video engagement.
- This role identifies key contacts and target accounts through Salesforce.com and research tools (e.g., LinkedIn & ZoomInfo).
- All lead generation activity, progress & forecasting is tracked and managed within Salesforce.com using the approved processes and tools. BDRs provide weekly progress & forecasting updates in their manager 1:1 meeting
- BDRs qualify leads using the B2B BANT criteria: Budget, Authority, Need, Timeline and against best in class prospecting strategies.
- Sales Qualified Leads (SQL) are approved and monitored for quality via our SQL definition process agreed with Sales.
What It Takes To Excel:
- College graduate or 1+ year of proven successful outbound lead generation experience in a technology environment preferred
- Achievement of quarterly targets
- Strong interpersonal and effective verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to listen and understand a prospect’s business challenges
- Ability to work unsupervised and within a team environment
- Creative, can-do attitude when researching leads and cold calling prospects
- Ability to adapt in a fast-paced, high-growth tech environment - only constant is change
- Strong organizational, planning and prioritization skills
- Goal-oriented, positive, self-starter with strong analytical skills and a track record of autonomy, ownership, and execution
- Ability & desire for continuous learning
- Experience with Salesforce.com, ZoomInfo, and LinkedIn a plus
About Us:
TradeCentric is a leading innovator at the crossroads of eCommerce and eProcurement, transforming how B2B buyers and suppliers connect, automate, and scale their operations. Recognized for our rapid growth, TradeCentric has earned a place on the INC. 5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in America for the three consecutive years. Backed by private equity, we continue to expand our best-in-class B2B Connected Commerce solutions and technology platform to enable frictionless trade for thousands of businesses worldwide.Our purpose-built solution integrates with every leading eCommerce and eProcurement/ERP system to help suppliers and buyers seamlessly automate and accelerate their mission-critical transactions.
By eliminating the complexity of disconnected systems, TradeCentric drives efficiency, lowers costs, and powers growth for our partners.Here is an overview of the TradeCentric Platform.
Company Benefits
At TradeCentric, we have a strong and innovative team dedicated to transforming the way our clients do business. It is our people who make it happen and we strive to take care of our employees in every way we can. Below is a list of benefits that are offered to employees, once eligibility is met:🩺 Health Benefits: Medical, Dental and Vision💰 Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA)👨👩👧👦 Dependent Care FSA (DCFSA)📈 401k with Company Match 🕒 Flexible Time Off🕒 Volunteer Time Off👶 Paid Parental Leave🛡️ Company paid Short Term & Long Term Disability🛡️ Company paid Life InsuranceTradeCentric is an equal opportunity employer (M/F/D/V).
We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law.Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.Apply for this job
