Sook is an award-winning prop-tech start-up that is rapidly expanding across the UK. Sook eliminates the barriers to physical retail, by letting occupiers of any kind - brands, businesses, entrepreneurs and communities - rent our innovative, digitally-enhanced spaces across the UK, giving clients a space to connect .
About the role:
Sook is seeking a talented Business Development Executive to work to educate brands who book our spaces. Working closely with the sales team and reporting to the Sales Lead, you will optimise the journey from lead generation to deals closed, and be responsible for closing new business with potential occupiers. If you're dedicated and ambitious and looking to join an exciting, fast-growing start-up, Sook is the perfect place to grow your career.
Duties/Responsibilities:
Work your prospect base, build your pipeline and close business
Manage inbound and outbound prospects
Educate the market, generate awareness, challenge perceptions
Be an enthusiastic advocate and expert on Sook, and turn your prospects into evangelising customers
Manage your own sales pipeline, and the best-in-class CRM tools that we provide
Report KPIs and exceed your targets
What we are looking for:
You possess at least 1+ years of experience in sales
You're ambitious, hungry to learn, and excited to help build the future of physical retail.
Proficient in using a CRM system
Excellent phone manner - you’re calm and confident at fielding both inbound client enquiries and carrying out cold outreach to new prospects, and you’re just as good listening as you are at talking
Proactive, highly organised, and can-do attitude – enjoys being challenged.
Motivated self-starter with the ability and confidence to introduce new initiatives.
Ability to understand changing priorities of tasks.
Team player with excellent stakeholder management skills.
Benefits
Competitive salary and benefits
Hybrid Working
Opportunity to be part of an exciting and rapidly growing start up breathing life into the retail industry
Rapid development, growth and career prospects