Sales Development Representative

KPA; Westminster (CO); Hybrid; USD 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a motivated Sales Development Representative to drive growth in the Automotive sector. This role is crucial for developing new business through inbound leads and outbound efforts, requiring collaboration with marketing and sales teams. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical and communication skills, along with a customer-focused mindset. Join a team recognized for its commitment to safety and excellence, and be part of a culture that values integrity and teamwork. This is an exciting opportunity for those looking to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401k with company match

Paid time off

Employee Assistance Programs

Mental health benefits

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of experience in a similar sales role, preferably in B2B SaaS.
• Strong customer focus and desire to build a career in sales.

Responsibilities

• Generate qualified meetings and opportunities in the Automotive Business Vertical.
• Manage outbound strategies and lead pipeline for new business.

Skills

Sales Development Representative experience

Outbound sales skills

Analytical skills

Interpersonal skills

Project management skills

Communication skills

Customer focus

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Salesforce

Outreach

Hubspot

Job description

Founded in 1986,KPAis a leading provider of Workforce Compliance software and consulting services. We succeed if our clients can send their employees home at night, having not experienced a workplace accident or injury. The combination of software, consulting, and training helps clients identify, remedy, and prevent workplace safety and compliance problems so they can focus on what’s important – their core business.

Help us help keep people safe and businesses working efficiently. Named as one ofBuilt In Colorado’s Best Places to Workfor six years in a row, KPA is made up of talented individuals working together for the greater good. We’re here to help our clients build safe, thriving organizations, and we’re looking for people with a common goal to help us do it.

Position Description:

KPA has an immediate opening for a hungry and driven Sales Development Representative to develop new business from a range of inbound leads and outbound sales efforts to drive substantial sales growth in new and existing markets within the Automotive Industry. This role requires cross-functional collaboration, working closely with marketing and sales teams. A successful candidate will be familiar with the SDR function and tenacious about growing business for their sales teams in their designated territory and vertical. The SDR role is pivotal for KPA’s success and scaling.

In this entry sales role, you will be accountable for activity metrics, meetings set metrics, outreach cadence expectations, and accountable for bookings. This position requires an organized, focused, and positive individual who can take coaching and learn while doing. Integrity is a must.

Responsibilities:

• Actively generate qualified meetings and opportunities within the Automotive Business Vertical.
• Manage an ongoing outbound, account-based strategy to drive new business for a sales team.
• Manage a lead pipeline of inbound marketing generated leads.
• Apply social selling tactics to generate new business.
• Work closely with Account Executives to develop territory and account plans.
• Participate in discussions with marketing and sales management teams to develop and monitor marketing plans, lead generation, and effective measurement against sales goals.
• Precisely track business metrics including activity metrics, meetings set metrics, outreach cadence expectations, and accountable for bookings.
• Effectively use marketing and sales automation systems including Salesforce, Outreach, and Hubspot.

Knowledge, Experience, Requirements:

• 1-3 years of experience in a similar role carrying a monthly performance target, preferably in a B2B SaaS environment.
• A proven track record of managing strategic outreach efforts that make a measurable impact on lead conversion, sales pipeline generation, and sales bookings.
• Experience in an outbound, cold calling sales environment.
• Experience working in a field-based, team-selling environment.
• Hard working & action-oriented.
• Strong customer-focus.
• Desire to build your career in sales.
• You have a sense of humor and are a fundamentally good person.
• Strong analytical, interpersonal, and project management skills.
• Creative thinker with strong oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to combine strategic thinking with strong implementation skills – instinctively understands angles and positioning.
• Knowledge or experience working within the Automotive industry.

Compensation:

• Base Salary Plus Uncapped Commission
• Annual base salary of 50-55k
• Annual OTE (On Target Earnings) of 80-85k

Location:

• KPA is headquartered in Westminster, CO just outside of Denver. We operate in a hybrid, remote-first work model where local candidates can go into the office for in-person collaboration, team meetings, or events. The SDR team goes into the office on average once per week and attendance is expected.

Don’t meet every job requirement? At KPA, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply unless they meet every requirement. If you’re excited about the role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification, we still encourage you to apply! You might just be the right candidate for this or other roles.

As a growing company,KPAvalues its employees by supporting them with a full benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible Spending Accounts, PTO, Paid and Floating Holidays, 401k with Company match and immediate vesting, Company-funded Life Insurance, Employee Assistance Programs, and No-cost Mental Health Benefits.

About KPA

Founded in 1986, KPA is a leading provider of Environment, Health & Safety (EHS), and Workforce Compliance software and consulting services. KPA solutions help clients identify, remedy, and prevent workplace safety and compliance problems across their entire enterprise. The combination of KPA's software, consulting services, and award-winning training content helps organizations minimize risk so they can focus on what's important—their core business.

We are passionate about what we do, how we do it, and why we do it. Our culture is driven by the KPA core values – Integrity, Helpful, Excellence, Agile, Respectful, and Teamwork. Success will be determined by the capabilities, energy, and character of the people we bring into our organization and the performance they achieve.

KPA, with headquarters in Colorado and teammates throughout the United States, is recognized as one of Colorado's Best Midsize Places to Work by Built In Colorado for 2024.

“To be ranked in Built In’s Best Places to Work Awards is a recognition of KPA’s dedication to creating a team of outstanding professionals and our efforts to create a positive and safe workplace culture for everyone,” said Chris Fanning, KPA President and CEO. “I believe we’ve developed a high caliber organization comprised of passionate people who are experts in their respective fields and deliver great value to our customers.”

KPA is committed to providing equal opportunity in all of our employment practices, including selection, hiring, promotion, transfer, and compensation, to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, religion, religious dress/grooming, color, ethnicity, sex (including sex stereotyping), sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, creed, uniform service member status, military or veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, breast-feeding and/or pregnancy-related conditions, age, protected medical condition, leave status, physical or mental disability, genetic characteristics, or any other legally-protected status in accordance with the requirements of all federal, state, and local laws. In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire.

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