This is a fast-paced, early career sales position focused on selling leadership solutions to organizations to build better leaders and drive business results. We offer onboarding in the form of a Sales Academy to dive into DDI solutions and selling approach that typically lasts 2 - 4 months. Upon successful graduation of the academy, Sales Representatives will be moved into an available market.
Responsibilities
- Lead pursuit of new business, prospecting and securing meetings, by activating networks, maximizing leads, converting leads to opportunities, and driving opportunities to sales
- Secure and conduct meetings with senior HR and line executives
- Target and Win Cross Sell and Expansion Opportunities
- Create opportunities with urgency to surpass revenue goals
- Progress opportunities through the sales cycle to close within target cycle time
- Devise pricing and negotiation strategies to secure contracted work with prospects and clients
- Actively manage multiple opportunities simultaneously across the client buying cycle, balancing activity appropriately between prospects and clients
- Sell strategic product mix in a complex sales situation
- Collaborate with cross functional teams to secure new business and grow new and existing clients while ensuring long term client satisfaction
- Meet & exceed individual sales goals
Sales Academy
- Three focus areas: Product and industry knowledge, sales skills, and cross-functional account team leadership
- Ultimately goal is to rapidly learn to create sales strategy for leadership development across the pipeline of leader levels and manage clients in a cross-functional team
(These are the minimum qualifications you need to be considered for the job)
- BA/BS degree combined with 3 - 5years of relevant experience
- Experience with sales CRM’s
- Demonstrated ability to meet or exceed sales goals
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively to achieve goals, including peer coaching
- Willingness to travel (up to 40%)
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Sales Technology such as 6Sense and Outreach
- Acquisition, consultative selling and/or sales of conceptual integrated solutions
- Proven track record in creating new opportunities and executing winning sales strategies
- Understanding the role of HR in contributing to business outcomes
- Success with social selling and digital prospecting tools
- Certification in one or more sales skills methodology
- Knowledge/application of DDI programs
Salary: The anticipated hiring range for this position is listed below.
Variable Pay: Yes, commission plan
The exact compensation offered will vary based on skills, experience, and geographic location.
Benefits: Click here for an overview of the benefits DDI offers.