Funding Options is an online marketplace for small business finance products. We’ve helped thousands of businesses access finance since launching in 2012, matching them to the most relevant lender from a panel of over fifty, including banks alongside alternative finance providers.

We’re looking for a Dutch speaking Sales Development Representative to help build out our ING partnership in the Netherlands and provide our team of Business Finance Specialists with a healthy pipeline of new prospects. You’ll take the time to understand more about the businesses you speak with (how they work, growth plans, challenges, their experience of finance so far), and identify their needs and pain points.

You’ll undergo extensive sales training, to learn how to handle common objections through a mixture of theory and practical training. You’ll also be on the front lines of our new lead generation efforts — testing new lead sources and data, cleansing cold data lists and following up on targeted marketing campaigns — to assess the effectiveness of our customer nurture programme and enabling us to exceed ambitious growth targets.

The Job

• • Contact and engage with our lead pipeline speaking with new small business customers
  • Become confident in articulating the Funding Options proposition and service
  • Build up extensive knowledge of business finance, and gain an understanding of the wide variety of lenders in the market
  • Make over 100 calls per day, with an average of 3 hours spent on the phone
  • Feed through insights to allow for improvements to the customer journey and identification of regional and behavioural trends
  • Accommodate a fantastic customer journey aligned with best practices in the Netherlands
  • Working with our Product team to enrich our country specific data matching algorithm
  • Assist in campaign and communication optimisation when needed, including proofreading copy to ensure materials are appealing to the Dutch public
  • Contributing to the development and implementation of a sales strategy and process

A bit about you..

• • You have tons of energy, humour, positivity, compassion and enthusiasm
  • You are resolutely customer-focused and recognise the importance of truly understanding what matters to customers
  • You have some experience dealing with customers, if you have previous sales experience that’s a definite bonus!
  • You work well independently while also thriving in a strong team environment
  • You like getting feedback and continually look for ways to better yourself and your performance
  • You are driven, results-oriented and determined and get a buzz from achieving targets
  • You have a passion for learning and working in the finance industry with small businesses excites you

Our mission is to help small businesses walk tall, so your overall objective is to reach out to our potential customers and discover how we can best help them. In return, we will provide loads of training - sales skills, business finance knowledge - along with supporting you to achieve your personal career goals moving forward.

On top of that, you will have the opportunity to increase your earnings through the commission scheme, have the support of a talented and sociable team and, of course, free fruit all week