Sales Development Specialist

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Job Profile

The Digital Sales Development team guides and influences customers to take informed decisions in the early stages of their digital transformation journey by creating a world-class engagement experience. This team is responsible for building and nurturing pipeline of sales opportunities and incremental revenue aligned with the Sales and Marketing teams, focusing on prospecting into the SAP install base and net new name accounts, while nurturing leads into qualified opportunities within their assigned space. This team drives digital and high-quality engagement with potential customers delivering superior customer experience.

As a Digital Sales Development Specialist, you will work with a team focused on sourcing and nurturing demand to grow SAP's Cloud ERP & LoB footprint in Customer Experience across all industries, working with SAP & Partners resources, as well as Customers.

Key Responsibilities and Tasks

The purpose of this position is to extend SAP's market coverage in the dedicated segment by generating new pipeline through:

1. Creating and executing Demand Generation "DG" campaigns against a target territory (list of accounts). The typical DG campaign execution model revolves around a combination of emails, phone calls and social touches towards targeted prospects within assigned territory
2. Executing specialized initiatives related to existing pipeline, such as recycling/reviving discontinued / disqualified leads or nurturing aged pipeline
3. Nurturing leads received from other demand generation functions and progressing stalled pipeline

The Digital Sales Development Specialist (commonly referred to as Digital Sales Development Executive "SDE") provides executive supports to several Account Executives and is usually attached to a regional Digital Hub. The Digital Sales Development Specialist is an active participant to the territory and account planning effort for their assigned list of accounts.

The Digital Sales Development Specialist generates and qualifies leads through proper means (cold calling, phone campaigns, email actions, etc) as agreed with management, and eventually hands over fully qualified leads to their assigned Account Executives for further sales progress.

The Digital Sales Development Specialist will be co-located in the Digital Hub. They will join territory and account planning to support the team and will be the future candidate pool for transition into sales roles.

Campaign Execution & Lead Management:

Responsible for qualifying and progressing Marketing Inbound leads Document all campaign execution and lead/opportunity management activities as initially agreed in the DG Plan leveraging the adequate sales automation tools and running Video calls, virtual studio, digital innovation on a regular basis correctly, working together with their sales team and manager as necessary Provide best in class digital experience and help the organization to become digital experts Align with Sales colleagues for most effective territory planning and execution, covering all routes to market Generate and Qualify leads through proper means (cold calling, phone campaigns, email actions, etc.) in alignment with management Pass qualified leads to Sales resource for opportunity management and execution Regularly review lead pipeline and progression. Proactively give qualitative and quantitative feedback to Marketing on campaigns using standard procedures and reports; recommend best practices as they are identified

Training & Enablement:

Participate enablement activities to enhance demand generation and product/solution skills, including but not limited to classroom training, e-learning or mentor-lead activities The Digital Sales Development Specialist completes and validates all enablement requested in a timely manner

Experience & Language Requirements

Minimum 3 years of experience in Demand Generation or Inside Sales environment Preferably Digital (Remote) Experience, specifically in high volume of customer facing experience, phone-centric work High volume activity working environments, involving phone and a CRM/ Contact Management System Fluency in English required Fluency in any other regional language preferredBachelor's degree or equivalent business experience

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EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability.

Compensation Range Transparency: SAP believes the value of pay transparency contributes towards an honest and supportive culture and is a significant step toward demonstrating SAP's commitment to pay equity. SAP provides the annualized compensation range inclusive of base salary and variable incentive target for the career level applicable to the posted role. The targeted combined range for this position is ,700 USD. The actual amount to be offered to the successful candidate will be within that range, dependent upon the key aspects of each case which may include education, skills, experience, scope of the role, location, etc. as determined through the selection process. Any SAP variable incentive includes a targeted dollar amount and any actual payout amount is dependent on company and personal performance. Please reference this link for a summary of SAP benefits and eligibility requirements: SAP North America Benefits.

Requisition ID: | Work Area:Sales | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid

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