As a Business Development Representative, you will play a key role in outbound & inbound prospecting, and lead development for IFS-Ultimo. We are looking for a candidate with knowledge of finance and/or back-office applications to help engage prospects and identify customer needs. You will be responsible for establishing IFS-Ultimo as a potential solution and developing cold accounts into warm and targeted accounts through various channels of engagement.
Key responsibilities
- Use various channels like calling, email, and social media to engage prospects and qualify them as valid sales opportunities. Engage in conversations of value given the research and understanding of the prospect and IFS Ultimo.
- Develop cold accounts into warm and targeted accounts through various efforts to provide value while aggressively targeting accounts within specific industries that IFS Ultimo has identified.
- Regularly communicate with sales representatives to review assigned accounts and make necessary adjustments. Work alongside Account Executives to set meetings and penetrate targeted accounts.
- Maintain relationships with an assigned group of target accounts and develop value in working with IFS-Ultimo.
- Understand the functional competitive advantages of the IFS-Ultimo solution set and customize messaging to gain traction in accounts.
- Work through ‘Gatekeepers’ to gain access to the relevant person/s in the prospective organization hierarchy while understanding where the decision makers are located.
- Work with pre-sales and marketing teams to develop the territory and identify high quality opportunities. Help Marketing implement account-based marketing campaigns based on account plans built in conjunction with sales, pre-sales, and marketing.
- Keep accurate electronic records of calls and contacts and update prospect status within the contact management application.
- A minimum of 1+ years of proven software telemarketing, business development, inside sales, or software sales experience.
- Ability to ask open-ended questions to uncover needs, learn more about the prospect, and better qualify.
- Self-starter with the ability to work with minimal supervision.
- Highly coachable, willing to learn.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a specific emphasis on telephone skills.
- Must be fluent in both German and English languages.
- Experience with contact management applications, such as SalesLoft or Outreach.
IFS Ultimo is based in the Netherlands with more than 2000 global customers, is a leading Enterprise Asset Management software provider with a strong reputation for the completeness, flexibility, and configurability of its SaaS EAM solutions.
In the world of Ultimo, asset management processes and the software they require take centre stage. At IFS Ultimo, we develop easy-to-use EAM software for confident asset owners, enabling them to optimize productivity, maximize asset availability, and secure health and safety. We supply out-of-the-box, though supremely flexible, software with an unmatched ROI through short implementations, seamless integrations, and self-service application management.
Acquired by IFS in July 2022, its parent company operates across all continents with its 7000+ employees delivering award-winning enterprise software solutions to help businesses be their best when it matters–at their Moment of Service™.
By joining our team, you will have the opportunity to be part of a global, diverse environment; you will be joining a winning team with a commitment to sustainability and a company where we get things done so that you can positively impact the world.
We're looking for innovative and original thinkers to work in an environment where you can #MakeYourMoment so that we can help others make theirs.
