Sales Development Representative, Outbound - UK (Swedish Speaking)

We’re in an unbelievably exciting area of tech and are fundamentally reshaping the data storage industry. Here, you lead with innovative thinking, grow along with us, and join the smartest team in the industry.

This type of work—work that changes the world—is what the tech industry was founded on. So, if you're ready to seize the endless opportunities and leave your mark, come join us.

Our Inside Sales Team

The Inside Sales Organisation is where our company mission begins. The ISO serves two critical functions: 1) increasing Field Sales productivity by establishing qualified customer appointments, and 2) developing future sales leaders for field assignments.

Pure’s Sales Development Program represents a guided path to developing sales expertise while offering career advancement through demonstrated achievement. This program includes new hire on-boarding, mentor program, ongoing product and sales training, and daily opportunities to collaborate with peers and experts in the industry. It emphasises a high performance culture by establishing high activity habits, prospecting skills, writing skills, introductory call structures, sales and presentation skills. Inside Sales is a path to future opportunities for candidates eager to develop and invest their time, talents and energies in a hyper-growth, highly ambitious enterprise technology company firmly rooted in Silicon Valley and leading one of the most significant technology transitions occurring today: the transition from disk to flash storage.

Pure Storage and our Inside Sales Organisation thrive on a constructive, encouraging culture. We work hard and play hard! Successes are broadly shared and recognised while responsibility for individual performance remains a daily expectation. Individual accomplishments are rewarded but collaboration and teaming is the lifeblood of ISO.

We have grown at record speed and are looking to continue building our team of incredible talent with dynamic, ambitious sales professionals looking to excel in their careers and help drive impact at Pure Storage.

We are seeking an accomplished Inside Sales professional for our growing market. This ideal candidate should have a proven ability to penetrate a targeted account base, create net-new opportunities, and exceed quota. The successful candidate will be bright, highly motivated, enthusiastic, professional, eager to learn and with a proven track record of succeeding. They are responsible for sales activities ranging from: prospecting targeted accounts, sourcing leads, qualifying opportunities, working with channel partners, and presenting initial virtual presentations to prospective clients and partners. You will be the first point of contact for prospects and will have a direct impact on the success of the company through your ability to effectively drive new business. This role is based out of Pure Storage’s Staines (UK) HQ .

ABOUT THE ROLE…

• Prospect to identify net new opportunities
• Identify, qualify and set appointments for field counterparts
• Deep understanding and research on key target accounts
• Work closely with Field Marketing to develop outbound call campaigns
• Help progress opportunities as needed and directed with field AE
• Handle project upsells and renewals as needed.
• Qualify and respond to daily marketing generated leads
• Help drive attendance to scheduled partner events via email and/or calls
• Work closely with Account Executive field sales to identify sales targets, initiatives and penetrate new accounts
• Work with Channel on outbound prospecting campaigns with partners
• Communicate early and often with marketing on strategy, lead generation, lead programs
• Continually keep up with current storage trends, companies, news releases, and competitor news
• Daily use of sales enablement tools including but not limited to Salesforce.com, Discover.org Gmail, LinkedIn, Insidesales.com
• Approximately 5-10% travel for trade show events, Enterprise briefings and customer visits

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO BRING TO THIS ROLE...

• Consistent track record of exceeding quota and penetrating net-new accounts
• Ability to efficiently manage and prioritize various sales-related activities and fluently adapt to shifting priorities
• Ability to clearly communicate Pure Storage business value to varying roles in an IT organization
• Strong organizational skills and effective time management
• Demonstrated ability to optimize performance and drive results in a fast-paced environment
• Minimum 1 year experience in sales, preferably storage
• BA/BS Degree required
• Business level English and Swedish is required for this role

We are primarily an in-office environment and therefore, you will be expected to work from the London and Staines office in compliance with Pure’s policies.

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