Sales Development Representative - £40k-£60k + £40k-£60k OTE

Alchemy; Reading; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading data archiving expert in the UK is looking for a Sales Development Representative to join their sales team. The role entails nurturing relationships and generating leads, particularly in the pharmaceutical and life science sectors. Candidates must demonstrate success in sales roles and possess strong communication and interpersonal skills. The position offers a salary range of £40k-£60k plus an additional OTE of £40k-£60k. This is an excellent opportunity for motivated individuals eager to excel in a sales career.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience of over-achieving against sales targets.
• Excellent telephone manner for making initial contact and ongoing communication.
• Interpersonal skills for building and developing relationships.

Responsibilities

• Represent products and services with a comprehensive understanding.
• Generate leads and build relationships with prospects.
• Utilise Salesforce and email for sales opportunities.

Skills

Over-achieving sales targets

Excellent telephone manner

Interpersonal skills

Written and verbal communication skills

Social selling using LinkedIn Sales Navigator

Teamworking skills

Ability to multitask

Experience in a sales role

Knowledge of pharmaceutical/life science industry

Tools

Salesforce

LinkedIn Sales Navigator

Job description

About the job Sales Development Representative - £40k-£60k + £40k-£60k OTE

Our client, an expert in archiving and digital preservation of valuable data, is seeking a self‑motivated Sales Development Representative to join their growing sales team. The successful candidate will have experience in a similar role and ideally a background of selling into Pharmaceutical and Life Science organisations, or a thorough understanding of that market.

Responsibilities

• Represent our company’s products and services, starting with a comprehensive understanding and leading to consumer research to identify how our solutions meet needs.
• Generate leads and build relationships by nurturing warm prospects and finding new potential sales outlets.
• Utilise Salesforce, cold calling, and email to generate new sales opportunities.
• Build long‑term trusting relationships with prospects to qualify leads as sales opportunities.
• Proactively seek new business opportunities in the market.

Skills / Experience

• Demonstrable experience of over‑achieving against sales targets.
• An excellent telephone manner for making initial contact and ongoing communication with customers and business associates.
• Interpersonal skills for building and developing relationships with clients.
• Written and verbal communication skills – needed for communicating with a range of people, both internally and externally, as well as presentation skills.
• Demonstrable experience of social selling using tools such as LinkedIn Sales Navigator.
• Teamworking skills and a collaborative approach to work.
• The ability to multitask and prioritise your workload.
• Demonstrable success in a sales role.
• Experience selling SaaS and Cloud Solutions.
• Knowledge of the pharmaceutical / life science industry highly beneficial.