Sales Development Representative

Citrus Connect Recruitment; Leeds; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Workplace pension

Job summary

Citrus Connect Recruitment in Leeds is seeking its first Sales Development Representative to build the sales pipeline for UK clients. You’ll research targets, reach out by phone, LinkedIn and email, and book qualified meetings for the founder.

As an SDR, you’ll own early conversations, qualify interest, and help grow a lean, founder-led team with a clear path into business development.

Qualifications

• Experience in B2B sales or lead generation.
• Comfort with researching and targeting UK businesses.
• Proactive and target-driven with strong resilience.

Responsibilities

• Identify target UK businesses hiring sales teams.
• Prospect via phone, LinkedIn and email to set qualified meetings.
• Maintain CRM with activities and meetings booked.
• Report on weekly progress.

Skills

Phone sales

Lead generation

CRM knowledge

Job description

Sales Development Representative | Citrus Connect | £30,000–£32,000 basic, realistically £40,000 with commission | Leeds City Centre

Do you love a cold call, a sharp LinkedIn message and the buzz of booking a meeting? Join us as our first SDR.

Why Citrus Connect

We’re a specialist recruitment business with one niche: finding closers and direct sales people for UK businesses. We’re founder-led, small and close-knit. We’re paid in stages as our starters stay in their jobs, so we only put the right people in the right roles, and clients come back because of it. 2027 is a big growth year: we’re adding an SDR, a TAS, an RC and a senior roles desk, and you’ll be part of building it.

The role

You’ll open doors. You’ll find UK businesses that hire direct sales people, start the conversation and book qualified meetings for our founder, who pitches and closes. No recruiting and no closing: your job is pipeline.

What you’ll do

• Research and build target lists of businesses hiring sales teams
• Prospect by phone, LinkedIn and email using Enginy and Loxo
• Qualify interest and book meetings into the founder’s diary
• Keep the CRM accurate and report on activity and meetings booked

What success looks like

Around 3-5 qualified meetings a week once you’re up to speed, and a growing list of businesses that know who we are.

What you’ll bring

• Confidence on the phone and resilience when you hear “no”
• Organised, target-driven and keen to learn
• B2B sales, lead generation or recruitment experience is a plus, but attitude matters more

What you’ll get

• £30,000–£32,000 basic plus commission: realistically £40,000 in your first year
• Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm, in our Leeds City Centre office
• Private healthcare and workplace pension
• Training and a clear path into business development