Inside Sales Team Lead (CAD/CAM/CAE/PLM or allied solution sales)

Cognisol; Ahmedabad District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognisol is seeking an experienced Inside Sales leader in India to drive revenue, lead generation, and pipeline through a high-velocity approach. You will manage a PAN India team, mentor members, and coordinate with Sales, Marketing, and Engineering to advance opportunities.

The role emphasizes CRM governance, KPI tracking, and strategic outreach across multiple channels to achieve aggressive targets and build a scalable sales process.

Qualifications

• 5-8 years of experience in Inside Sales, B2B Sales, Business Development, or Technical Sales.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in team handling/leadership preferred.
• Strong experience in lead generation, prospecting, MQL/SQL qualification, pipeline management, and sales conversion.
• Experience managing CRM, sales reports, lead tracking, and sales funnel governance.
• Strong communication, presentation, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience in CAD/CAE, engineering software, simulation, SaaS, or technical solutions will be an advantage.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and process improvement capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Inside Sales team to achieve new-logo, revenue, MQL, SQL, and technical meeting targets.
• Drive outbound prospecting, lead generation, qualification, and conversion through calls, emails, LinkedIn, events, campaigns, and ecosystem engagement.
• Manage the complete funnel from MQL -> SQL -> Technical Meeting -> Opportunity -> Closure.
• Maintain 3X pipeline coverage and monitor MQL-to-SQL and SQL-to-closure conversion.
• Ensure timely follow-up and effective management of all leads, including lead ageing and pipeline prioritization.
• Manage and expand prospect databases across PAN India through market research, associations, social media, events, and other sources.
• Ensure 100% CRM compliance, accurate funnel tracking, reporting, and lead status updates.
• Monitor renewals, past opportunities, and expired DRs and drive re-engagement activities.
• Conduct weekly team meetings and monthly 1:1 reviews to track performance and provide coaching.
• Monitor team productivity and support improvement plans for low-performing team members.
• Mentor and develop team members for higher responsibilities and future leadership roles.
• Conduct regular team engagement and knowledge-sharing activities.
• Identify customer/prospect insights and implement process improvement initiatives to improve lead quality, productivity, and conversion.
• Work closely with Sales, Marketing, Application Engineering, and other internal teams to ensure effective opportunity progression.
• Experience in engineering software, CAD/CAM/CAE/PLM, or other technical solution sales would be highly desirable.

Skills

Inside Sales

B2B Sales

Business Development

Team Leadership

Lead Generation

Pipeline Management

CRM

Communication

Negotiation

Stakeholder Management

Analytics

Process Improvement

Tools

AutoCAD

CAD

SolidWorks

CAM

PLM

CAE

Job description

Experience

• 5-8 years of experience in Inside Sales, B2B Sales, Business Development, or Technical Sales.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in team handling/leadership preferred.
• Strong experience in lead generation, prospecting, MQL/SQL qualification, pipeline management, and sales conversion.
• Experience managing CRM, sales reports, lead tracking, and sales funnel governance.
• Strong communication, presentation, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience in CAD/CAE, engineering software, simulation, SaaS, or technical solutions will be an advantage.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and process improvementcapabilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the Inside Sales team to achieve new-logo, revenue, MQL, SQL, and technical meeting targets.
• Drive outbound prospecting, lead generation, qualification, and conversion through calls, emails, LinkedIn, events, campaigns, and ecosystem engagement.
• Manage the complete funnel from MQL -> SQL -> Technical Meeting -> Opportunity -> Closure.
• Maintain 3X pipeline coverage and monitor MQL-to-SQL and SQL-to-closure conversion.
• Ensure timely follow-up and effective management of all leads, including lead ageing and pipeline prioritization.
• Manage and expand prospect databases across PAN India through market research, associations, social media, events, and other sources.
• Ensure 100% CRM compliance, accurate funnel tracking, reporting, and lead status updates.
• Monitor renewals, past opportunities, and expired DRs and drive re-engagement activities.
• Conduct weekly team meetings and monthly 1:1 reviews to track performance and provide coaching.
• Monitor team productivity and support improvement plans for low-performing team members.
• Mentor and develop team members for higher responsibilities and future leadership roles.
• Conduct regular team engagement and knowledge-sharing activities.
• Identify customer/prospect insights and implement process improvement initiatives to improve lead quality, productivity, and conversion.
• Work closely with Sales, Marketing, Application Engineering, and other internal teams to ensure effective opportunity progression.

Experience in engineering software, CAD/CAM/CAE/PLM, or other technical solution sales would be highly desirable.

Skills: autocad,cad,sales,inside sales,solidworks,cam,plm,cae