Title:  German speaking Digital Sales Development Representative

Job Summary

As a NetApp Inside Sales Development Rep, you will play a key role in following up on- and nurturing contacts until they are ready to engage with our sales team. You will work closely together with all the sales teams and channel- and marketing organization. You will get to have a 360º interaction with all NetApp parties. 

You are excited to learn as much as possible about NetApp’s product portfolio, acquiring technical knowledge to be able to drive a consultant approach conversation with prospects. You are very eager in creating new business by searching for key prospects on various social media channels, and then creating a dialogue with these prospects both on- and offline. 

You are at ease turning both existing database and cold calls into warm exchanges. You like working in a team but are also comfortable to work on your own. 

You will be supported by sophisticated contact nurturing tools and will have access to data intelligence from your team. You will utilize your selling skills by building strong relationships with prospects over the phone and LinkedIn and keeping them updated on events and new solution introductions. 
 

Job Requirements

The essential responsibilities of an Inside Sales Development Rep are: 
• Prospecting by making a large amount of phone calls, both from NetApp’s existing database and cold to capture sales 
• Understanding prospects’ needs and qualifying them 
• Making use of various social media channels and search for the right targets 
• Developing a solid understanding of our data management solutions 
• Communicating our value proposition in a pitch to potential customers 
• Following up on marketing-, channel- and sales campaigns (demand gen, webinars, seminars, trade shows, etc.) 
• Building account maps and driving campaigns together with marketing, channel and sales in these accounts 
• Monitoring sales follow-up and progress from prospects to opportunities 
• Managing- and tracking prospects 
• Prepare weekly activity- and status reports 

Education

A master's or bachelor's degree is preferred