Sales Development Representative (French-speaking)

Whatnot; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic e-commerce platform in London is seeking a French-speaking Sales Development Representative to enhance its seller pipeline. Ideal candidates are self-starters with the ability to engage and qualify potential sellers. Responsibilities include understanding the sales process and developing strong relationships within the community. This role offers opportunities for growth within the sales team and emphasizes collaboration in a remote-friendly environment.

Benefits

Generous Holiday and Time off Policy

Health Insurance options including Medical, Dental, Vision

Home office setup allowance

Monthly allowance for cell phone and internet

Monthly allowance for wellness

Annual allowance towards Childcare

Retirement; Pension plans internationally

16 weeks of paid parental leave

Qualifications

• Fluent in both French and English, with deep understanding of the French market.
• Strong communication skills, verbal and written.
• Ability to manage time and prioritize tasks effectively.

Responsibilities

• Grow seller pipeline and adapt the sales process.
• Identify and qualify top sellers for Whatnot.
• Develop relationships with sellers and drive business growth.

Skills

Fluent French

Fluent English

Strong communication skills

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Resilience

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

Join the Future of Commerce with Whatnot!

Whatnot is the largest live shopping platform in North America and Europe to buy, sell, and discover the things you love. We’re re-defining e-commerce by blending community, shopping, and entertainment into a community just for you. As a remote co-located team, we’re inspired by innovation and anchored in our values. With hubs in the US, UK, Germany, Ireland, and Poland, we’re building the future of online marketplaces –together.

From fashion, beauty, and electronics to collectibles like trading cards, comic books, and even live plants, our live auctions have something for everyone.

And we’re just getting started! As one of the fastest growing marketplaces, we’re looking for bold, forward-thinking problem solvers across all functional areas. Check out the latest Whatnot updates on our news and engineering blogs and join us as we enable anyone to turn their passion into a business, and bring people together through commerce.

Role

As a French-speaking Sales Development Representative, you’ll be responsible for growing our seller pipeline and ensuring that we meet the needs of our buyers on Whatnot. You're a fast learner and a self-starter who is energized by talking to people, solving challenges, and finding the next big sellers to bring onto Whatnot!

• Deeply understanding our end-to-end sales process and collaborate with the team to bring high potential sellers to Whatnot
• Prospect, identify, and qualify top sellers that are a good fit for Whatnot
• Identify seller needs and solve for gaps with creative outreach strategy & discovery including, but not limited to: email copy, warm/cold calls, social media outreach, and in-person events
• Develop relationships with sellers and work with other internal teams to drive growth for the business
• Grow into an Account Executive and Sales Manager as the European team grows

We offer flexibility to work from home or from one of our global office hubs, and we value in-person time for planning, problem-solving, and connection. Team members in this role must live within commuting distance of our London, UK hub.

You

Curious about who thrives at Whatnot? We’ve found that embodying a low ego, growth mindset, and high-impact drive goes a long way here.

As our next SDR you should have;

• A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience
• You are a fluent French and English speaker, with a deep understanding of the French market
• You have a passion for our mission at Whatnot - you live and breathe the needs of our communities and work relentlessly to improve their experiences on Whatnot
• You are always curious and a fast learner, meaning you can pick up and deeply understand all parts of our sales process and the various categories on the platform
• You have strong communication skills- both verbal and written and can hold an engaging conversation
• You have strong attention to detail and organizational and time management skills
• You have the ability to take in qualitative and quantitative data to make a judgment call on if a seller is a good fit for Whatnot
• You have resiliency through the sales process and can handle and work through rejection or objections
• You are excited about our cultural principles and to work in a high-growth and high potential environment where change is a constant

Nice to Have

• Experience with Salesforce or any CRM system
• 1-2 Years of customer-facing experience
• Experience working on a marketplace or two-sided platform
• Passion for creator communities, existing product categories on Whatnot, and/or new verticals that are uniquely suited for live e-commerce

Benefits

• Generous Holiday and Time off Policy
• Health Insurance options including Medical, Dental, Vision
• Work From Home Support
  • Home office setup allowance
  • Monthly allowance for cell phone and internet
• Care benefits
  • Monthly allowance for wellness
  • Annual allowance towards Childcare
  • Lifetime benefit for family planning, such as adoption or fertility expenses
• Retirement; Pension plans internationally
• Monthly allowance to dogfood the app
  • All Whatnauts are expected to develop a deep understanding of our product. We're passionate about building the best user experience, and all employees are expected to use Whatnot as both a buyer and a seller as part of their job (our dogfooding budget makes this fun and easy!).
• Parental Leave
  • 16 weeks of paid parental leave + one month gradual return to work *company leave allowances run concurrently with country leave requirements which take precedence.

EOE

Whatnot is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value diversity, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, parental status, disability status, or any other status protected by local law. We believe that our work is better and our company culture is improved when we encourage, support, and respect the different skills and experiences represented within our workforce.