Sales Development Representative (French Speaking)

When your groceries arrive at your door or you sign for your online parcel, one or more of our software, telematics or proof-of-purchase solutions has probably been used. Our solutions deliver value to many of the UK's leading grocery retailers and food logistics providers as well as to household names including JCB, Eddie Stobart, Carlsberg, Waitrose, and Royal Mail.

We are looking for a French speaking Sales Development Representative to support Microlise's future French partnerships, and enable a safe, efficient and sustainable connected world. As a key member of the Marketing team, you will be pivotal in generating leads and sales appointments in the French region, through the identification of new business opportunities and the outreach to prospects through telephone, email, social media, and other digital tools.

Are you an excellent communicator with initiative and demonstrable experience within a Sales Development role? Looking to kickstart your career in a growing, industry leading organisation? Yes?! Then we'd love to hear from you.

A Day in the Life of…

What you will be doing:

• Setting Appointments: Schedule high-quality meetings for our sales team, ensuring they meet agreed quality standards.
• Outreach: Use phone, email, social media, and other tools to engage prospects and spark interest in Microlise's solutions.
• Lead Qualification: Identify and qualify new business opportunities, ensuring they align with our goals.
• Follow-Up Management: Ensure all leads are followed up promptly, meeting agreed service-level agreements (SLAs).
• CRM Management: Keep our systems updated with accurate and detailed records of your activities.
• Building Expertise: Develop a strong understanding of Microlise products and services to communicate value effectively.
• Performance Ownership: Take full accountability for achieving individual KPIs, staying aware of progress, and proactively adjusting activities to meet or exceed targets.

What we are looking for:

• A fluent (near native) understanding of the French language, both written and verbal.
• Previous experience in a business development role, ideally within technology, transport, or a similar B2B environment.
• Demonstrable experience of initiative, self-sufficiency, and motivation.
• Enthusiasm, passion and a drive to succeed.
• Excellent communication skills and able to deliver an engaging and professional experience via the telephone.
• Ability to engage and build effective relationships with stakeholders quickly.
• Organised and able to prioritise own workload in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to find imaginative and practical solutions and make well-considered decisions.

Why Microlise?

Proudly Midlands-based, Microlise has been operating for over thirty years, and recently became a Publicly Listed Company with shares trading on the London Stock Exchange. Our growing business is guided by our culture which drives the way we behave, the way we work, the way we connect with our customers, and the way we support and develop our people.

• Full support and training to ensure you are well equipped to succeed in your role.
• Private medical insurance with Vitality Health including rewards for members such as: Free Amazon Prime, Apple Watch, discounted gym membership and many more.
• 33 days holiday, including bank holidays, increasing year on year to 38 days, then further increases with length of service.
• Life Assurance, 4 times your annual salary.
• Free Costco membership, 20% off EE mobile and line rental, and other discounts with Reward Gateway.
• Invested in employee health and well-being with over 20 mental health first aiders in the business.
• Employee Assistance Programmes.
• Great staff extras: Easter eggs, yearly BBQ, Christmas gifts, annual staff awards and many more incentives.
• Free Microlise Cresswell Racing Tickets, support British Superbikes.
• Executive Box at Motorpoint Arena Nottingham.
• Great Place to Work™ certified – We have been recognised by the global authority on workplace culture, so come be a part of our success.
• Best Workplace in the UK™ for Development, Technology, Wellbeing and Women.

Recruitment Process:

For successful candidates, interviews will take place whilst the advert is still live; so don't delay getting your application in!

Recruitment Agencies:

Whilst we make every effort to directly source candidates for our live roles, we do have a very small preferred supplier list on the occasion we may require additional support. We therefore do not accept speculative CVs and/or cold calls to our Recruitment Team or Hiring Managers.