Mendix is a low-code app development platform:First, what is low-code? Low-code is a visual approach to software development that enables you to abstract and automate every step of the application lifecycle. Gartner predicts that by 2024, low-code application development will be responsible for more than 65% of application development activity. Mendix is repeatedly ranked a Leader in analyst reports from Gartner and Forrester. In the 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Multiexperience Development Platforms, Mendix placed at the very top of the Leaders quadrant.Mendix, the global leader in enterprise low-code, was created to promote collaboration between Business amp; IT teams. Thousands of forward-thinking companies around the world like Ford Auto, Rabobank Netherlands, Zurich Insurance, and Red Bull, can unleash their best ideas faster with the help of the Mendix Platform.
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We're investing to accelerate our momentum and we're looking to expand our Dutch Business Development Team. If you constantly strive for excellence, are passionate about digital innovation and want to learn the ropes of sophisticated sales, all while working in highly motivated and successful team - then Mendix and this role is for you!
As a Business Development Representative (BDR), you will be part of a high-performance and most of all FUN sales culture. You will be the owner of your dedicated industry, the first point of contact for prospects arriving from demand generating activities (inbound) as well as responsible for your own outbound efforts.You will learn how to navigate sophisticated sales processes and receive mentorship where needed while executing the following activities:
- Follow up and qualifying Sales Leads
- Work closely with internal marketing, account executives and industry experts
- Conduct account/market planning and research
- Set up outbound mailing amp; calling campaigns
- Represent Mendix at industry events
- Find the right decision makers and influencers within enterprise accounts
- Set and conduct qualifying meetings with prospects
- Learn how to ask the right questions to find out if an opportunity is a Mendix-fit according to a set of criteria which is pivotal in becoming a sales champion
- Establish customer relationships with the "decision making unit", such as CIO, CTO, CDO, IT Manager, Head of IT, General Director and other influencers
- Conduct regular handovers of opportunities with account executives
The innovator we need:
- 0-3 years of experience in enterprise software sales as a SDR/BDR or Inside Sales or a relevant BSc/MSc Degree
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills in Dutch amp; English
- We are looking for people who are excellent listeners, critical thinkers, and want to become comfortable navigating sophisticated conversations
- You are ambitious, strive for excellence and have a growth-mindset
- The ability to work full-time
So, what can you, a curious professional looking for the best way to start your career, expect from being a Business Developer Representative at Mendix? Fair question!Secondary Employment conditions:
- Secondary employment conditions include 30 holidays a year, a laptop, a phone, a noise-cancelling headset, a home-office budget, free lunch at the office with changing menus and free transport to and from the office.
- You will have the freedom to choose whether to work from home or at the office. On average we are at the office 2-3 days a week.
- Up to 4 weeks Work-from-(M)Anywhere a year. This means you can grab your laptop and work from different countries. We trust you to get the job done.
- You are very welcome to join our company events such as team dinners, our quarterly EMEA BDR get-together somewhere in Europe and our annual Sales Kick Off (The Hague and Las Vegas this year), as well as monthly company-wide parties and fun events such as Mendix Ski and Mendix Summer Camp.
Career Progression:
- A clear career ladder which starts at BDR 1.0 up to BDR 1.4 in quarterly steps. When you hit your target for 5 quarters, you will become Senior BDR. As you grow, your salary grows with you.
- Career opportunities! The professionals from the BDR organization are highly valued within Mendix, thus the career opportunities after successfully performing the BDR role (app