Sales Support Specialist

Job Description

Job Description

We are looking for a motivated Sales Support Specialist with a mechanical engineering background to join our Product & Materials sales engineering team at our 3rd party testing laboratory. In this role, you'll be an integral part of our sales operations, providing support to our sales engineering team throughout the entire sales process while ensuring a seamless experience for our customers. You’ll bring strong attention to detail, excellent time management, and great communication and interpersonal skills. This is an outstanding opportunity for an early-career mechanical engineer eager to explore the world of technical sales within the Life Science industry and contribute to advancing 3rd party testing services.

WHO WE ARE :

DDL, Inc. is a third-party testing laboratory dedicated to helping medical device and pharmaceutical companies across the globe bring products to market. For over 30 years, DDL has provided extraordinary customer service and specialized testing expertise to the medical device, pharmaceutical, and life sciences industries for our clients’ safety and efficacy testing. We help save lives by providing the highest standards for package, product and material testing.

LOCATION :

This position works out of our Eden Prairie, MN office, with a hybrid work option available after successful completion of training.

COMPENSATION

Hourly pay structure with annual earnings in the range of $65,000-$70,000 / year (depending on experience) plus eligibility to earn an annual bonus.

HOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE (Overview & Key Responsibilities) :

As our Sales Support Specialist, you will be supporting / executing sales & marketing department initiatives such as lead generation, lead nurturing, maintaining our CRM client records, triaging prospects and facilitating sales contracts / agreements and other duties as needed to support DDL sales.

• Execute our REACT campaigns and build relationships with current and past customers to qualify them and promote repeat 3rd party testing services.
• Generate new 3rd party testing services leads by identifying and prospecting new accounts through appropriate Life Science industry directories, cold calling and other resources such as ZoomInfo and LinkedIn.
• Identify decision makers amongst the targeted leads in order to most effectively initiate sales processes.
• Manage, organize and facilitate CDAs, NDAs and MSAs through the sales, operations and legal review process.
• Work closely with sales & marketing department to determine appropriate campaign follow-up activities.
• Maintain and utilize CRM and support the entering and updating of quote details in the system as needed
• Support sales engineers with quote revisions as needed
• Solicit quotes for outsourced testing from lab companies on DDL’s approved supplier list.
• Continuously evaluate our records for quality of lead generation / contact information and provide feedback to sales & marketing.
• Assist with managing, qualifying, nurturing and assigning leads that come in through the website and / or other sales & marketing campaigns.
• Assist with competitive analysis campaigns and other research as needed.

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED (Minimum Qualifications) :

WHAT WILL SET YOU APART (Competencies) :

WHY JOIN US :

If you’re a team player who is looking for a sense of accomplishment, the opportunity to grow both personally and professionally, and a place to call home, then DDL is the place for you! At DDL, Inc., we strive to offer a competitive salary along with a comprehensive benefits package that helps you and your family maintain health and well-being - both physically and financially. Our comprehensive benefits package includes :

It is DDL, Inc.’s policy that equal employment opportunity be provided without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, disability, pregnancy, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, ancestry, national or ethnic origin, citizenship status, military status or status as a disabled or protected veteran, or any legally recognized status entitled to protection under applicable federal, state, or local laws.