Sales Development Representative

Prime Team Partners; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Job summary

Prime Team Partners in Charlotte, NC seeks an ambitious SDR to join a Seattle-based AI startup. This role blends outbound prospecting with exposure to deployments and AI-powered solutions used on production lines, including occasional customer site visits.

You will gain hands-on experience with manufacturing quality inspections, work alongside technical, machine learning, and customer-facing teams, and explore future growth into technical sales or leadership roles.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of SDR, BDR, inside sales, customer-facing, or related experience.
• Strong communication skills and a willingness to learn.
• Interest in manufacturing, technology, AI, industrial automation, or software sales.
• Comfortable working independently and interacting with customers onsite.
• Curious, resourceful, and highly motivated.
• Ability to travel throughout the Charlotte region and occasionally beyond as customer needs require.

Responsibilities

• Prospect and engage manufacturing companies through outbound outreach
• Schedule meetings and create qualified opportunities for the sales team
• Research target accounts and identify key decision-makers
• Support sales opportunities throughout the buying process
• Visit customer manufacturing facilities as needed to support deployments and implementations
• Learn how manufacturers perform quality inspections and monitor production processes
• Work alongside technical, machine learning, and customer-facing teams
• Gain exposure to demos, pilots, proof-of-concepts, and customer success initiatives

Skills

1-3 years SDR experience

Strong communication

Interest in manufacturing AI

Independent worker

Travel willingness

Customer-facing

Job description

Charlotte, NC | Remote + Customer Site Visits

A Seattle-based AI startup helping manufacturers improve quality and operational efficiency is looking for an ambitious SDR to join its growing team.

This is not a typical SDR role. While prospecting and pipeline generation are important, you'll also gain exposure to customer deployments, manufacturing environments, technical sales, and AI-powered solutions used on production lines. The company is looking for someone early in their career who is curious, eager to learn, and interested in growing beyond traditional SDR responsibilities.

What You'll Do

• Prospect and engage manufacturing companies through outbound outreach
• Schedule meetings and create qualified opportunities for the sales team
• Research target accounts and identify key decision-makers
• Support sales opportunities throughout the buying process
• Visit customer manufacturing facilities as needed to support deployments and implementations
• Learn how manufacturers perform quality inspections and monitor production processes
• Work alongside technical, machine learning, and customer-facing teams
• Gain exposure to demos, pilots, proof-of-concepts, and customer success initiatives

What We're Looking For

• 1-3 years of SDR, BDR, inside sales, customer-facing, or related experience
• Strong communication skills and a willingness to learn
• Interest in manufacturing, technology, AI, industrial automation, or software sales
• Comfortable working independently and interacting with customers onsite
• Curious, resourceful, and highly motivated
• Ability to travel throughout the Charlotte region and occasionally beyond as customer needs require

Compensation

• Base salary: $50,000-$70,000 depending on experience
• Additional performance-based incentive compensation ~10% + medical, dental, vision, PTO and Paid Holidays
• Significant growth opportunity into technical sales, solutions consulting, or customer-facing leadership roles

This is an excellent opportunity for an SDR who wants more than just booking meetings and is excited about learning manufacturiPrime Team Partners is an equal opportunity employer. Prime Team Partners does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, pregnancy status, gender, age, marital status, disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected by applicable state or federal civil rights laws.