Inside Sales Representative

  • Full-time

Company Description

Aspiring Sales Leaders Apply Here! Join a fast growing startup and make a difference by contributing to our mission of helping the world’s largest supply chains become more sustainable! EcoVadis is expanding our team in the US with this Sales Development Representative role which will be a key contributor to articulating the story of EcoVadis and its products.

By joining the EcoVadis New York team you will play a critical role in helping EcoVadis to expand its presence in the USA and to continue our growth in large, Global 500 companies. In this sales and marketing role, you will generate qualified leads for our Sales team via cold calling and account research. Join us as we ride this terrific wave of momentum into the US market.

Corporate Profile


EcoVadis offers an exciting, truly international job opportunity in an innovative and dynamic environment. Awarded as the fastest-growing startup in the sustainable supply chain space, EcoVadis is driven by a young team of over 35 nationalities making a real impact on the environmental and social practices of companies around the world.


EcoVadis aims at improving environmental and social practices of companies by leveraging the influence of global supply chain. More than 130 Global Multinational companies have selected the EcoVadis solution, including Fortune 500 such as Verizon, Subway, Coca Cola Enterprises, Heineken, Dupont, Johnson & Johnson, L’Oréal, Nestlé, Renault-Nissan.

Job Description

Candidates for this position must be highly-motivated, tenacious, and self- starters. If you are interested in being part of something extraordinary and like working alongside of people who are smart, organized, thorough, and take pride in initiating meaningful relationships with future customers, then this is the team for you. 


Specific Responsibilities include: 

  • Generate new business opportunities to fuel revenue for EcoVadis
  • Scheduling discovery calls for Account Executives
  • Conducting high-level discovery and educational conversations with Senior Executives (Directors of Sustainability or Procurement) in Target Accounts
  • Evangelize the importance of Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility for the supply chain of Global 500 companies
  • Leveraging your teammates (Marketing and Account Executives) to develop targeted lists, call strategies, and messaging in order to drive opportunities in regional areas
  • Maintaining a call volume of 25+ calls per day with the intent to qualify leads and create pipeline growth
  • Meeting or exceeding your quota
  • Staying up-to-date on industry trends and competition
  • Recording and documenting all calls and communications in Salesforce.com in order to identify trends for improvement
  • Monitoring social networks for sales opportunities and leads
  • Reporting on weekly results, both qualitative and quantitative



Qualifications

You must have an outgoing personality along with an exceptional level of drive and a desire to learn new skills and to build a career in sales and marketing. You should have excellent verbal and written communication, interpersonal, and active listening skills, as well as the ability to easily connect with others. Specific qualifications for the role include:

  • 4-year college degree
  • 2-5 years of experience in Sales Development, Lead Generation, Sales, and/or Marketing
  • Positive and energetic phone skills
  • High energy and positive attitude 
  • Highly motivated, driven and self-starting individual 
  • Ability to work in a fast paced, team environment
  • Open minded and flexible 
  • Excellent written/verbal communication skills
  • Cold-calling experience, preferred
  • Experience working in Sustainability, CSR or B2B Procurement, a plus
  • Proficiency with Salesforce, LinkedIn, a plus
  • Good time management with strong organizational skills 
  • Eligibility to work in the US


Additional Information

Perks at EcoVadis:

  • Work closely with a cross functional team of highly motivated and intelligent folks with a unique range of startup and enterprise experience 
  • Vibrant company culture with frequent team building events 
  • Mentorship opportunities 

Where: Based in the WeWork space on 42nd Street in midtown Manhattan

When: From May 2016


Are you interested? Please apply directly online by clicking on the link below.

For more information about EcoVadis please visit our site: www.ecovadis.com

Keywords: Sales Development Representative; Business Development representatve, Inside Sales Representative; Lead Generator

EcoVadis does not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected category. 

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