Business Development Representative

Sauce; New York (NY); On-site; USD 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Mental health coverage

Parental leave

Flexible work environment

PTO policy

Job summary

Sauce is seeking an energized Sales Development role to proactively build targeted restaurant accounts and execute high-volume outbound outreach. You will research operators, initiate conversations, and qualify prospects to hand off to Account Executives.

The role emphasizes persistence, discovery, and disciplined cadences to drive meetings and pipeline. This position offers a fast-paced, high-growth startup environment with clear paths to advancement and direct collaboration with sales

Qualifications

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Comfort and confidence with cold outreach, especially cold calling.
• Resilience, persistence, and the ability to stay motivated through rejection.
• Strong discovery skills and the ability to create interest where none existed.
• Highly organized and disciplined in managing high-volume outreach and cadences.
• Ability to research and prioritize accounts strategically.
• Experience using CRM systems such as HubSpot or Salesforce.
• Strong work ethic, sense of urgency, and a self-starter mindset.
• Coachable mindset and desire to learn.
• Experience working in technical and SaaS industries, including fintech, healthtech, and similar sectors.

Responsibilities

• Proactively prospect and build targeted account and contact lists against Sauce’s Ideal Customer Profile.
• Execute high-volume, multi-channel outbound outreach via cold calling, email, SMS.
• Research restaurants and operators to personalize outreach and identify compelling reasons to engage.
• Open conversations with restaurant owners and operators who have had no prior contact with Sauce.
• Conduct discovery to qualify prospects and uncover pain around delivery costs, margins, and direct ordering.
• Schedule qualified meetings and hand off well-prepared opportunities to Account Executives.
• Follow up persistently and manage structured outreach cadences to maximize connect and conversion rates.
• Maintain accurate prospect, activity, and qualification records in HubSpot.
• Build and manage a healthy top-of-funnel pipeline to consistently hit outbound activity and meeting targets.
• Test and refine messaging, target segments, and sequences in partnership with Sales and Marketing.
• Collaborate closely with Sales, Marketing, and Revenue Operations to sharpen targeting and improve conversion.
• Provide market feedback on objections, segments, and outreach performance.
• Consistently exceed outbound activity, meeting, and pipeline-generation goals.

Skills

Cold outreach

Communication

Discovery skills

High-volume outreach

Research accounts

Persistence

Self-starter

Tools

HubSpot

Salesforce

Job description

What You’ll Own

• Proactively prospect and build targeted account and contact lists against Sauce’s Ideal Customer Profile
• Execute high-volume, multi-channel outbound outreach via cold calling, email, SMS
• Research restaurants and operators to personalize outreach and identify compelling reasons to engage
• Open conversations with restaurant owners and operators who have had no prior contact with Sauce
• Conduct discovery to qualify prospects and uncover pain around delivery costs, margins, and direct ordering
• Schedule qualified meetings and hand off well-prepared opportunities to Account Executives
• Follow up persistently and manage structured outreach cadences to maximize connect and conversion rates
• Maintain accurate prospect, activity, and qualification records in HubSpot
• Build and manage a healthy top-of-funnel pipeline to consistently hit outbound activity and meeting targets
• Test and refine messaging, target segments, and sequences in partnership with Sales and Marketing
• Collaborate closely with Sales, Marketing, and Revenue Operations to sharpen targeting and improve conversion
• Provide market feedback on objections, segments, and outreach performance
• Consistently exceed outbound activity, meeting, and pipeline-generation goals

What You Bring

Required

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Comfort and confidence with cold outreach, especially cold calling
• Resilience, persistence, and the ability to stay motivated through rejection
• Strong discovery skills and the ability to create interest where none existed
• Highly organized and disciplined in managing high-volume outreach and cadences
• Ability to research and prioritize accounts strategically
• Experience using CRM systems such as HubSpot or Salesforce
• Strong work ethic, sense of urgency, and a self-starter mindset
• Coachable mindset and desire to learn
• Experience working in technical and SaaS industries, including fintech, healthtech, and similar sectors.

Preferred

• Restaurant industry experience
• Experience in outbound sales, BDR, SDR, or cold-calling-heavy roles
• Experience selling SaaS to SMB or restaurant
• Track record of consistently exceeding outbound activity and pipeline targets
• Startup experience

Why Sauce

• High-growth startup environment
• Clear path to Account Executive
• Work directly with sales leadership
• Make a measurable impact on company growth
• Help independent restaurants compete and win

What We Offer:

• Strong & Competitive Compensation Package
• Company-Sponsored Insurance Package (Health, Dental, Vision, Mental Health)
• Paid Parental Leave
• Flexible Work Environment
• Responsible Paid Time Off Policy
• Salary Range: $80K - $90K OTE