Founding BDR: AI Manufacturing Outreach

Wintermeyer Ventures; New York (NY); On-site; USD 84,000 - 98,000; Full time

Job summary

Wintermeyer Ventures is seeking a founding Business Development Representative in the United States to help build outbound sales and create pipeline for the sales team. You will work closely with company leadership and support outreach to manufacturers across the United States.

You will make 20–40 cold calls daily, optimize email/LinkedIn outreach, and qualify leads for senior account executives. Expect 8–10 days of travel per month to conferences and customer sites; collaborate on outbound

Qualifications

• 1–2 years of BDR/SDR experience with quota-carrying outbound software sales to manufacturers or distributors.
• Proven ability to generate pipeline through cold calling and outbound activities with measurable results.
• Familiarity with manufacturers and the ability to build trust with owners and operators.
• Experience using sales tools: dialers, LinkedIn Sales Navigator, email sequencing and automation, and CRM systems (Salesforce, HubSpot).
• Willingness to travel 8–10 days per month to events and customer sites.
• Authorized to work in the United States without visa sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Make 20 to 40 cold calls daily to manufacturing owners, plant managers, and operations leaders.
• Monitor and optimize automated outreach channels and track conversion metrics.
• Qualify leads on introductory calls for senior account executives.
• Travel 8–10 days per month to conferences and customer sites to generate leads in person.
• Lead projects like in-person mail campaigns and conference planning, and help develop outbound playbooks.

Skills

Cold calling

Outbound sales

CRM tools

LinkedIn Sales Navigator

Sales metrics

Travel readiness

Tools

Salesforce

HubSpot

Dialers

Job description

Wintermeyer Ventures is seeking a founding Business Development Representative in the United States to help build outbound sales and create pipeline for the sales team. You will work closely with company leadership and support outreach to manufacturers across the United States.

You will make 20–40 cold calls daily, optimize email/LinkedIn outreach, and qualify leads for senior account executives. Expect 8–10 days of travel per month to conferences and customer sites; collaborate on outbound