- The Sales Development Representative (
SDR
)
Manager
Lead is a critical role responsible for leading and managing the
SDR
team to drive pipeline growth and support the overall sales efforts of the company. This role requires a strategic and hands-on approach to managing a team of Sales Development Representatives (
SDRs
), setting clear goals, and ensuring the team\’s success in
identifying
and qualifying potential leads.
– Key duties include crafting both outbound and inbound strategies, harnessing the capabilities of Outreach for prospecting, Sales Navigator,
Cognism
,
ZoomInfo,
Lusha. Orum Dialler
and other sales tools. The role also requires providing strong, data-driven coaching to the
SDR
team to drive pipeline growth through outbound prospecting and nurturing leads.
Role & Responsibilities
- Coach and mentor our
SDRs
to master the art of cold calling, prospecting, and effective follow-up.
- Guide the
SDRs
through refining a SoftwareO
ne
elevator pitch, making phone calls to potential clients, and scheduling meetings for the field sales teams with customers.
- Routinely
monitor
outbound prospecting calls, create formali
s
ed feedback, and provide continuous, real-time advice to improve performance.
- Lead, coach, and mentor the
UK
&I
team
to achieve and exceed sales targets.
- Provide guidance, support, and feedback to team members to optimi
s
e their performance and professional development.
-
Develop and implement strategic outreach plans, including inbound and outbound strategies.
-
Conduct strategic research and prospect into organi
s
ations using various tools and techniques.
-
Work closely with sales and enablement in the refinement of strategic sales approaches.
-
U
se
SalesCRM
to
maintain
accurate
activity, contact, and account information.
- Conduct training sessions to onboard new
SDRs
and provide ongoing coaching to enhance their prospecting and communication skills.
- Track team and individual performance metrics, including
session time,
call volume, email engagement, conversion rates,
pipeline generated
and other relevant
KPIs
.
-
Provide regular reports to management, highlighting progress, challenges, and opportunities for improvement.
-
Work closely with
Marketing,
Sales Operations, Demand Generation, and other relevant teams to optimi
s
e lead handoff processes and improve overall lead quality.
What Success in the position looks like?
-
Consistently generate and ensure your team produces quality opportunities to feed the sales funnel.
-
Drive net new prospects that have a direct impact on the revenue
for
UK&I
.
- Collaborate with
Marketing, sales
leadership
and the sales enablement team to enhance the
SDR
onboarding program.
- Conduct a needs assessment and gap analysis for the current
SDR
team and, working with Sales Enablement, create a plan to deliver trainings to the
SDR
org.
- Become an expert in our
SDR
tool stack, including but not limited to: Outreach, LinkedIn Sales Navigator, ZoomInfo,
6Sense
, Drift,
G2
, Salesforce, Looker.
-
Ensure you are a trusted advisor and leader of the team.
-
Successfully
manage and coach to a defined development path from
SDR
to Junior Account Manager to Account Manager over a defined period.
Job Requirements
- Proven skills in account development, opportunity qualification, pre-call planning, call structure/control, and time and territory management.
- Experience in technical sales
required
with a proven
track record
of quota attainment.
- E
xperience in
building,
growing
and managing a high performing
SDR
team
.
- Strong understanding of sales processes and lead generation strategies
, with evidence of coaching to a specific
methodology
.
- Data-driven mindset with the ability to analy
s
e metrics and develop insights
- High
proficiency
in using sales supporting tools such as
Outreach,LinkedIn
Sales, Sales Navigator,
Cognism
, ZoomInfo, Lusha. Orum
Dialler
etc.
-
Knowledge of using Outreach connected to Dynamics is an advantage.
-
Ability to adapt to changing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Company description
SoftwareOne is a leading global software and cloud solutions provider that is redefining how organizations build, buy, and manage everything in the cloud. By helping clients to migrate and modernize their workloads and applications – and in parallel, to navigate and
optimize
the resulting software and cloud changes – SoftwareOne unlocks the value of technology. The company\’s 9,200 employees are driven to deliver a portfolio of 7,500 software brands with sales and delivery capabilities in ninety countries. Headquartered in Switzerland, SoftwareOne is listed on the SIX
Locations
Contact Detail:
SoftwareONE Recruiting Team