Sales Development Representative

AWP Safety is North America’s leading traffic control specialist. Our team of 9000+ professionals helps secure 2,000 work zones every day – ensuring customer crews, drivers, and our teams get home safely. We protect those who operate, maintain, and upgrade infrastructure in the energy, broadband, and transportation sectors and provide traffic control for major events. 

Since our founding in 1981, we have served customers through the talent of extraordinary team members committed to customer focus, growth, valuing each other, safety and quality, and a sense of urgency.

The Sales Development Representative role will be responsible for identifying and generating sales opportunities through both inbound and outbound activities with a focus on engaging and qualifying all prospective customers. This role is one of the first touch points for prospects and will set the tone for the sales cycle that follows. This role will also be responsible for the overall customer experience for customers calling in looking for help or looking to schedule work. 

• Conduct hunter-focused prospecting daily, including (but not limited to) 50+ warm calls per day as well as consistent email outreach to both current and net-new accounts
• Follow up on in-bound leads and identify qualified opportunities, providing appropriate levels of information, at the right time, for interested prospects.
• Ensure successful follow-through of sales cycle activities by maintaining accurate activity and lead qualification information in AWP’s CRM.
• Work with AWP Operations team to ensure successful scheduling, billing, and follow up of work.
• Handle customer escalation issues and work with both operations and the account manager to solve them in a timely manner.

•  Associate degree or Higher in Sales or Business-related field preferred.
• A quick learner with excellent interpersonal, organizational, and time management skills who can easily assimilate multiple technologies and skills.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to communicate at all levels across the company and the client’s organizational structure.
• Experience with identifying, understanding, and analyzing a prospect’s needs in order to gather detailed information.
• Proven background in organizing high priority items and working with a team to ensure operational success.
• Experience with Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamics & Excel preferred.
• Proven track record for articulating a product/service and relationship building.

WHAT YOU WILL LOVE/PERKS

• Career Growth
• Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
• Benefits eligible the 1st of the month following hire
• All traditional benefits are offered, including 3 medical plan options and 2 dental plan options, as well as additional benefits such as legal and identity protection, accident, critical illness, and others
• Company paid $50,000 in basic life insurance
• Company paid long term disability (LTD)
• Health Savings and Flex Spending Accounts Available
• 401(k) with company match
• AWP named one of America’s Greatest Workplaces 2023 and 2025 for Diversity
• $60,000-70,000+bonus depending on experience 

AWP Safety is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Women, minorities, veterans, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, age, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or disability. 

PROTECTING YOUR PEOPLE, YOUR BUSINESS, AND YOUR TIME.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

AWP Safety is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Women, minorities, veterans, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, age, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or disability.