Outbound SDR for Workforce Solutions

ESP Enterprises Inc.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

ESP Enterprises Inc., a Houston-based workforce solutions provider, is seeking a Sales Development Representative to identify prospective clients, connect with decision-makers, and set qualified meetings for the sales team.

You will be the first point of contact, handling cold outreach and follow-up with persistence, and you will collaborate with recruiters and account teams to articulate ESP’s direct hire and staffing offerings. The role emphasizes measurable results and CRM accuracy.

Qualifications

• One or more years of experience in sales development, inside sales, outbound prospecting, recruiting, or a related customer-facing role.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to write concise, personalized outreach.
• Confidence making cold calls, handling objections, and engaging business decision-makers.
• Strong organization and follow-through, including the ability to manage multiple outreach sequences and priorities.
• A proactive, coachable approach and the resilience to stay consistent through rejection.
• Comfort working toward measurable goals and taking ownership of results.
• Experience using a CRM or applicant tracking system and Microsoft Office tools.

Responsibilities

• Research target companies and identify hiring managers, HR leaders, operations leaders, and other decision-makers.
• Generate new business opportunities through outbound calls, personalized emails, LinkedIn outreach, and referrals.
• Build and maintain prospect lists aligned with WFS’s target industries and service offerings.
• Monitor job postings, company growth, and project announcements to identify timely reasons to reach out.
• Engage prospects in conversations about hiring challenges, workforce needs, timelines, and current staffing partnerships.
• Qualify opportunities and schedule discovery meetings for WFS sales leadership.
• Clearly communicate the value of ESP’s direct hire, contract, contract-to-hire, payroll, and project staffing solutions.
• Partner with recruiters to develop targeted outreach highlighting available talent and relevant candidate expertise.
• Re‑engage inactive accounts and nurture prospects that may have future hiring needs.
• Maintain accurate contact records, outreach activity, qualification notes, and next steps in PCRecruiter.
• Provide clear handoffs to the sales team, including prospect needs, key contacts, and agreed follow-up.
• Meet established activity, qualified meeting, and opportunity‑generation goals.

Skills

Cold calling

Outbound prospecting

CRM experience

Written communication

Time management

MS Office

Tools

PCRecruiter

LinkedIn

ZoomInfo

Job description

ESP Enterprises Inc., a Houston-based workforce solutions provider, is seeking a Sales Development Representative to identify prospective clients, connect with decision-makers, and set qualified meetings for the sales team.

You will be the first point of contact, handling cold outreach and follow-up with persistence, and you will collaborate with recruiters and account teams to articulate ESP’s direct hire and staffing offerings. The role emphasizes measurable results and CRM accuracy.