Sales Development Representative, Amazon Freight

Amazon Freight is seeking a driven Sales Development Representative to identify and qualify new business opportunities for our freight transportation solutions. In this hunting role, you will use strategic outreach and consultative sales techniques to build pipeline and uncover potential customer needs that can be met by Amazon's freight offerings.

Operating in a fast-paced, startup-like environment, you will apply your sales development expertise to generate qualified leads through cold calling, social selling, and other prospecting methods. You will develop a deep understanding of Amazon's freight products and the logistics industry to have credible conversations with prospects.

This role allows you to hone your sales skills while collaborating cross-functionally with Amazon Freight's sales teams on go-to-market strategies, campaigns, and targets. You will accurately track all prospect data and sales activity in Amazon's CRM systems.

Key job responsibilities

Prospect into target accounts and identify new business opportunities through strategic cold calling, social selling, email campaigns and other outbound tactics

Manage a qualified sales pipeline by developing a deep understanding of prospect accounts, logistics challenges, and supply chain requirements

Leverage product knowledge and consultative sales skills to position Amazon Freight's capabilities in alignment with prospect needs

Collaborate closely with Amazon Freight's BD reps to provide qualified leads and support the sales process through the full cycle

Accurately track all prospect/customer interactions and sales activity data in Salesforce CRM

Participate in marketing campaigns, events, and other lead generation initiatives to drive pipeline growth

Meet and exceed quarterly targets for qualified opportunities and other key metrics

Provide feedback to product and marketing teams to enhance Amazon Freight's go-to-market strategy

A day in the life

The day begins by reviewing the pipeline and planning strategic outreach activities. A core focus is dedicated to prospecting into target accounts through cold calls, emails, and social selling tactics - leveraging research to tailor messaging around each prospect's logistics needs and how Amazon Freight's solutions can provide value. Throughout the day, there is close collaboration with BD reps to provide a seamless handoff of qualified opportunities ready for deeper evaluation. Before wrapping up, all prospect interactions are meticulously logged, pipeline metrics updated, and a plan prepared for the next day's prospecting activities.

About the team

Amazon Freight is a new startup business within Amazon focused on developing an industry leading transportation product offering. We provide external freight customers access to the world class network and freight services used to operate Amazon's own business. Our enterprise-ready freight offerings ensure our customers' freight is moved with the highest level of service and quality at a competitive price across multiple modes of transportation (Truckload, LTL, Intermodal).

Basic Qualifications

4+ years of B2B sales experience

Experience closing sales and generating revenue

Experience analyzing data and best practices to assess performance drivers

Bachelor's degree

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with sales CRM tools such as Salesforce or similar software

Experience influencing C-level executives

Experience with Enterprise customers

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $60,800/year in our lowest geographic market up to $130,100/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information,

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https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits . This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.