
Sales Development Associate
- Toronto, ON
- Permanent
- Temps-plein
EcoVadis is the leading provider of business sustainability ratings. Our solutions are backed by an international team of experts and powerful technology. We analyze data and build sustainability scorecards that give companies actionable insights into their environmental, social and ethical risks.Why apply to EcoVadis? Be a part of the global sustainability change in business. Grow your career. Work with extraordinary people. Feel valued for your contribution.Learn more about our team and culture on .Job DescriptionFrontline employees engage and support all companies to leverage EcoVadis solutions in order to foster continuous improvement of sustainable business practices in global supply chains. To achieve this aim our sales team is looking for a highly-motivated, tenacious, and self-starter to join our sales team. If you are interested in being part of something extraordinary and like working alongside 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:
- Generating new business opportunities to fuel revenue for EcoVadis
- Conducting high-level discovery and educational conversations with Senior Executives (Directors of Sustainability or Procurement) in Target Accounts
- Scheduling qualified meetings for Account Executives
- Evangelizing 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 target lists, call strategies, and messaging in order to drive opportunities in regional areas
- Maintaining an activity (emails, calls, LinkedIn) volume with the intent to qualify leads and create pipeline growth
- Meeting or exceeding your quota
- Staying up-to-date on industry trends and competition
- Reporting results on a weekly basis, both qualitative and quantitative
- Quarterly business plan creation, reporting, and presentation to all key stakeholders
- Recording and documenting all calls and communications in Salesforce.com in order to identify trends for improvement
- Leveraging social networks for sales opportunities and leads
- 4-year university degree
- At least 1 year of experience in Sales Development, Lead Generation, Sales and/or Marketing
- Experience working in Sustainability, CSR or B2B Procurement would be a plus
- Cold-calling experience
- Proficiency with Salesforce, LinkedIn, or other sales tools
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, team environment
- Highly motivated, driven, and self-starting
- Good time management with strong organizational skills
- Superior communication skills and the ability to build rapport
- Ability to work well in an international team environment in a fast-growing business.
- Beginning: ASAP
- Full time position (Permanent after probation)
- Location: Toronto
- Support with all the necessary office and IT equipment
- Flexible working hours
- Referral bonus policy
- Sustainability events and community involvement
- Peer recognition program
- Employee-led resource groups
- Wellness allowance for mental and physical wellbeing
- Access to professional mental health support
- Hybrid work organization
- GRSP and TFSA matching program available
- Medical coverage benefits including health, vision and dental
- Life Insurance, Critical Illness, Accidental death, long-term disability insurance
- Work from abroad policy
- Paid employee volunteer day
- Monthly Allowance for electricity and Internet