Activation Sales Development Representative I

Job Overview

We're transforming the grocery industry At Instacart, we invite the world to share love through food because we believe everyone should have access to the food they love and more time to enjoy it together.

Where others see a simple need for grocery delivery, we see exciting complexity and endless opportunity to serve the varied needs of our community.

Job Description

Instacart has become a lifeline for millions of people, and we’re building the team to help push our shopping cart forward. If you’re ready to do the best work of your life, come join our table.

Instacart is a Flex First team There’s no one-size fits all approach to how we do our best work.

Learn more about our flexible approach to where we work. Overview About the role - As we continue our fast growth, we are looking to add to our Sales Development Representative team within the Business Development group.

We are hiring a class of Sales Development Representatives to join our Brand Partnerships team, generating new business opportunities for the company by identifying, contacting, and qualifying potential customers.

We are looking for someone who has excellent communication skills, a strong work ethic, and a proven track record of success in sales. If you are a self-motivated individual with a passion for sales, we encourage you to apply.

Key Responsibilities

• Where others see a simple need for grocery delivery, we see exciting complexity and endless opportunity to serve the varied needs of our community.
• We work to deliver an essential service that customers rely on to get their groceries and household goods, while also offering safe and flexible earnings opportunities to Instacart Personal Shoppers.
• Instacart has become a lifeline for millions of people, and we’re building the team to help push our shopping cart forward.
• Our employees have the flexibility to choose where they do their best work-whether it’s from home, an office, or your favorite coffee shop-while staying connected and building community through regular in-person events.
• In this role you will be managing leads through the sales pipeline by setting meetings, following up on leads, and tracking progress towards meeting sales goals.
• About the Team - The Instacart Brand Partnerships Sales Development Representative (SDR) team exists to build relationships with Emerging-Scaled advertisers pre-activation.
• Utilize SFDC/Sales engagement tools to prioritize leads and engage brands through the use of cadences and dialing.
• Identify opportunities to standardize materials and processes to provide high-quality support at scale.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• We are looking for someone who has excellent communication skills, a strong work ethic, and a proven track record of success in sales.
• Engage active advertisers within your book to drive increased investments, leveraging your industry expertise and knowledge of the brands' businesses.
• Deliver an excellent customer experience through strong project management skills, anticipating and resolving bottlenecks, managing multiple schedules, and maintaining a high standard of execution.
• About You Minimum Qualifications Previous experience in a sales or business development role, preferably in the advertising industry.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to build rapport and establish lasting relationships.
• Excellent organizational and project management skills.
• Preferred Qualifications Strong advertising industry knowledge and understanding of CPG advertising is a plus.
• Offers may vary based on many factors, such as candidate experience and skills required for the role.

Benefits and Perks

• Create sales collateral, case studies, and custom 'stories' to effectively communicate the benefits of Instacart's platform to CPG advertisers.
• #LI-Remote Instacart provides highly market-competitive compensation and benefits in each location where our employees work.
• Sales incentive pay is contingent on performance and paid in accordance with the terms of the applicable Sales Incentive Plan Please rea d more about our benefits offerings here .

Work Location and Schedule

This role is listed as Remote USA with location information shown as Remote USA. The employment type is Full Time.

About the Company

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