
Business Development Representative - IFS - Copenhagen, Denmark
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Job Description
The Business Development Representative will provide key outbound prospecting and lead development for IFS in the Nordics. The candidate must be knowledgeable in Service Management, Asset Management and ERP Applications as they relate to targeted prospects and customer needs. The candidate must be able to exhibit the knowledge and confidence needed to establish IFS as a potential prospect. Responsibilities include engaging prospects, creating opportunities, understanding client needs, and developing targeted accounts through outbound calls, emails, and social media, working closely with sales teams.
Company Information
| Location | Active listings |
|---|---|
| Remote - Global | 97 |
| Remote | 8 |
| Espoo, Finland | 3 |
| Remote - North America | 2 |
| Remote - Finland | 2 |
| Remote - EU | 1 |
| Europe | 1 |
| Role type | Active listings |
|---|---|
| Account Executive | 7 |
| Sales Executive | 7 |
| Software Engineer | 4 |
| Product Manager | 4 |
| Human Resources Specialist | 4 |
| Strategic Account Executive | 3 |
| Cloud Engineer | 3 |
| Project Manager | 3 |
| Solution Architect | 2 |
| Enterprise Account Executive | 2 |
| Industry Principal | 2 |
| Business Development Representative | 2 |
| Solutions Consultant | 2 |
| System Engineer | 2 |
| Cloud Solution Engineer | 2 |
| Platform Engineer | 2 |
| Presales Consultant | 2 |
| DevOps Engineer | 2 |
| Director | 2 |
| IT Trainer | 2 |
| Business Solutions Architect | 2 |
| Security Operations Center Analyst | 1 |
| Deal Desk Specialist | 1 |
| Channel Deal Desk | 1 |
| Social Media Manager | 1 |
| Solution Marketing | 1 |
| Privacy & Data Protection Lead | 1 |
| Marketing Campaigns Specialist | 1 |
| Account Director | 1 |
| Manager | 1 |
| Client Services | 1 |
| Solutions Consulting Director | 1 |
| Regional Account Executive | 1 |
| Internal Communications Manager | 1 |
| AI Internship | 1 |
| Business Development | 1 |
| Undergraduate Trainee | 1 |
| Consultant | 1 |
| Customer Success Manager | 1 |
| Implementation Consultant | 1 |
| Pre-Sales Consultant | 1 |
| Commercial Lead | 1 |
| Payroll Executive | 1 |
| Security Analyst | 1 |
| AI Engineer | 1 |
| ServiceNow Platform Engineer | 1 |
| Aerospace and Defense Marketing Manager | 1 |
| Solution Consultant | 1 |
| Architect | 1 |
| Solution Marketing Manager | 1 |
| Marketing Campaigns Manager | 1 |
| Data Transformation | 1 |
| Cloud Engineer / Senior Cloud Engineer | 1 |
| Deployment Engineer | 1 |
| ERP Presales | 1 |
| Data Scientist | 1 |
| Renewals Business Support Specialist | 1 |
| SaaS Operations Engineer | 1 |
| Key Account Executive | 1 |
| Marketing Campaign | 1 |
| Demand Generation | 1 |
| Engineer | 1 |
| Global Campaigns Specialist | 1 |
| Vice President, Commercial Operations | 1 |
| HubSpot Administrator | 1 |
| HR Generalist | 1 |
| Development Lead | 1 |
| Delivery Director | 1 |
| Senior Consultant | 1 |
| Sales Director | 1 |
| Product Designer | 1 |
| Engineering Director | 1 |
| Industry Leader | 1 |
| Role level | Active listings |
|---|---|
| Mid-Level | 80 |
| Senior | 12 |
| Manager | 2 |
| Entry-level | 1 |
IFS appears in 114 indexed job postings in JobCrawls' Finland dataset since October 2023. In that historical index, the strongest location signals for this employer are Remote - Global, Remote, and Espoo, Finland.
Data shown is based on historical job postings from our database.
Job Details
Responsibilities
- Engage in conversations of value given the research and understanding of the prospect and IFS.
- Create opportunities within prospects by illustrating areas for improvement, optimisation or automation. Work with the pre-sales and BVE teams to underpin these opportunities with business cases.
- Utilize Pre-Call Planning methods to understand the Prospect and why IFS is a viable solution for them.
- Develop cold accounts into warm and targeted accounts through various efforts providing value while aggressively targeting accounts within specific Industries that IFS has identified.
- Work alongside Sales Representatives to set meetings and penetrate targeted accounts.
- Work through ‘Gatekeepers’ gaining access to the relevant person/s in the prospective organisation hierarchy while understanding where the decision makers are located.
- Understand the functional competitive advantages of the IFS solution set and customise messaging to gain traction into accounts.
- Conversion of Key Targeted Accounts to the sales pipeline and develop opportunities that IFS can continue to build a relationship.
- Implementation of Account Based Marketing campaigns, based on account plans built in conjunction with sales, pre-sales and marketing.
- High level of communication, via outbound calling, email, and social media to engage prospects in order to further qualify as a valid sales opportunity.
- Maintain relationship with assigned group of Target Accounts and develop value into working with IFS.
- Ability to ask open-ended questions to uncover needs, learn more about the prospect, and better qualify.
- Keep accurate electronic records of calls and contacts and update prospect status within contact management application.
- Communicate internally the status of all outreach and set meetings.
Requirements
- 2+ years of proven software telemarketing, inside sales, or software sales experience or similar transferrable experience
- Self-starter and ability to work with minimal supervision
- Able to quickly gain and demonstrate a high level of understanding of IFS and IFS Application benefits
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with specific emphasis on telephone skills
- Experience with contact management applications, Excel, and Word
- Proficiency in a Nordic language (Swedish, Danish, or Norwegian)
Education Level
None required