Sales Development Representative

Sideways 6; Manchester; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic software solutions company in Manchester is seeking a passionate Sales Development Representative to engage potential customers and generate leads. The ideal candidate will have strong communication skills, a collaborative mindset, and a desire to thrive in a performance-based environment. Responsibilities include outreach via calls, emails, and social media to build a pipeline and qualify leads. This role offers competitive salary and generous benefits including annual leave, gym membership, and access to development platforms.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Cycle to work scheme

Access to Learning & Development platform

Life Insurance

Auto Enrolment Pensions

Healthshield

Free Gym membership

Free Friday lunch

Qualifications

• Demonstrable passion for starting a career in sales.
• Proven resilience shown in previous environments.
• Intense curiosity and desire to learn and develop new skills.

Responsibilities

• Conduct outreach to prospective customers via calls, emails, and social media.
• Use LinkedIn Sales Navigator to identify and target prospective customers.
• Qualify and develop leads in conjunction with Marketing campaigns.

Skills

Exceptional communication skills

Tech-savvy

Goal-oriented

Fluency in spoken and written English

Creative and inquisitive

Natural and persuasive communicator

Collaborative team player

Tools

Salesforce

LinkedIn Sales Navigator

ZoomInfo

Job description

Sales Development Representative

Department: Sales

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Manchester, UK

Reporting To: Jefferson Bartels

Compensation: £28,000 - £32,000 / year

Description

Interact provides enterprise-grade intranet software that connects over three million employees to leading global names like Levi's, Domino’s, Teva Pharmaceuticals, and Technicolor.

Our team of customer-focused problem solvers are passionate about helping organizations to communicate better. We do this together by constantly working to improve every service and product we offer. With offices in Manchester, New York, Dubai, Tulsa, and Warsaw, we operate across North America, EMEA, and Australia.

Click on any of our vacancies and you’ll see one thing in common – they all begin with this message. Why? Because at Interact we treat everyone with the same respect and honesty. Whether you’re a developer fresh out of college or a seasoned salesperson, we live the motto that we uphold for our customers: our people are our most valuable assets.

The Sales Development Representative will possess exceptional communication skills when engaging with potential customers, building relationships and identifying new sales leads. The Sales Development Representative is responsible for building pipeline through account-base sales, with tactics including calls, email, and leveraging social media to target prospects and manage interaction.

A little about you...

• A demonstrable passion for starting a career in sales.
• Proven resilience shown in previous environments (e.g., academics, sports, part-time work, or personal projects).
• An intense curiosity and desire to learn, develop new skills, and be coached.
• Goal-oriented and highly motivated to contribute to team targets.
• Excited by a performance-based and commission-driven environment.
• Tech-savvy and eager to learn new software, including CRM (like Salesforce) and sales outreach tools.
• Strong grasp of professional communication, both written and verbal.
• Familiarity with professional social media platforms like LinkedIn.
• Fluent in spoken and written English.
• Creative, inquisitive, and willing to try new outreach methods.
• A natural and persuasive communicator.
• Resilient; able to handle rejection and maintain a positive, motivated attitude.
• Collaborative and eager to work as part of a wider team (inbound, sales, and marketing).
• Natural tenacity and a strong desire to win and succeed.

About the role...

• Conduct daily consistent outreach to prospective customers via calls, emails and social media activity
• Use LinkedIn Sales Navigator to identify, target and engage prospective customers and develop quality leads
• Build out accounts with associated target contacts (account mapping) using ZoomInfo, SFDC and LI Sales Navigator
• Build and evaluate the effectiveness of sales sequence, create and test new messages
• Qualify and develop leads in conjunction with Marketing campaigns
• Conduct high-level conversations with C-level executives, VPs and directors within our ICP
• Identify customer needs and present Interact solutions in a compelling way
• Arrange quality meetings that turn into opportunities and product demos for account executives
• Assist and participate in product demos and handoff meetings with account executives; ensure AEs are fully briefed on past conversations with prospectConsistently meet daily phone call, email and social media outreach KPIs, as well as meeting qualified opportunity quota goals
• Maintain consistent records in Salesforce and adhere to tracking and reporting expectations

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave (with the option to buy and sell additional days)
• Cycle to work scheme
• Access to Learning & Development platform
• Life Insurance
• Auto Enrolment Pensions
• Healthshield (Cashback on dental check-ups and fillings, eye tests, physiotherapy, prescriptions and much more
• Reimburse for usage of personal mobile phone
• Free Gym membership and Free Friday lunch for office based staff