Sales Development Representative

GAF is a company that empowers its employees and fosters a supportive community. The Sales Development Representative role focuses on identifying and qualifying sales opportunities through various outreach methods, acting as the initial point of contact for prospects and setting appointments for the sales team.

Responsibilities

  • Respond, engage and qualify inbound leads and inquiries
  • Cold call into prospects generated by variety of outside sources
  • Work closely with the account executive and marketing teams to profile strategic accounts identifying key individuals, researching and obtaining business requirements and presenting solutions to start the sales cycle
  • Promoting and marketing GAF products and services through extensive and persistent cold calling, emails and communication(s) to prospective clients
  • Set appointments for outside sales and AEs when a lead reaches a qualified stage
  • Ensure successful follow through of sales cycle by maintaining accurate activity and lead qualification information in Salesforce
  • Meet or exceed the assigned quota of daily emails and calls to prospective customers

Skills

  • H.S. Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) Required
  • 1+ years of progressively responsible marketing, inside sales or business development related sales experience
  • Demonstrated success in prospecting and generating meetings for an outside sales team
  • Extremely self-motivated with a diligent work ethic
  • Ability to work independently as well as part of a team in a fast-paced environment
  • Capability of understanding customer pain points, requirements and correlating potential business to value that can be provided by GAF products and programs
  • Very strong communication and organizational skills
  • Bachelor's Degree Preferred
  • Experience with regular CRM use, Linkedin Sales Navigators and other prospecting tools is preferred

Benefits

  • We offer a wide range of health insurance options that include medical, dental, and vision for you and your family.
  • Our Family-Building benefits support the many different journeys to fertility and parenthood.
  • Our robust 401K plan includes an employer match contribution with your pre-tax and/or Roth contributions.
  • Other exciting programs and perks are available to help employees achieve work-life balance, including (but not limited to) a wellness program, free financial coaching, a referral program, and product rebates when purchased for an employee’s primary residence.
  • Professional growth and development are very important to us! We offer internal training programs and courses, as well as a generous tuition reimbursement program.
  • We're committed to fostering a culture that reflects our values to connect, empower, evolve, and inspire. We offer many opportunities for employees to connect with one another, including through our Employee Resource Groups who focus on education and allyship for all of our employees.

Company Overview

  • GAF has become North America’s largest manufacturer of commercial and residential roofing. It was founded in 1886, and is headquartered in Wayne, New Jersey, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is http://www.gaf.com/.

 

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