About us Siemens Digital Industries Software - Where today meets tomorrow. Let's make the difference together! Siemens Digital Industry Software is a leading provider of solutions for the design, simulation and manufacture of products across many different industries. Formula 1 cars, skyscrapers, ships, space exploration vehicles, and many of the objects we see in our daily lives are being conceived and manufactured using our Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software. Headquartered in Plano, Texas, Siemens Industry Software works collaboratively with companies to deliver open solutions to help them make smarter decisions that result in better products. At Siemens, we are always challenging ourselves to build a better future. We need the most innovative and diverse Digital Minds to develop tomorrow‘s reality. Find out more about the Digital world of Siemens here: www.siemens.com/careers/digitalminds About the role The candidate will work directly with the sales team in an assigned region (Belgium/ Netherlands / Luxembourg), to identify, penetrate, and cultivate new business opportunities. As the Business Development Representative, you will be expected to carry out prospecting activities including account research, cold calling, and social selling to qualify and develop new business opportunities on the front line for the sales team. You will be responsible for setting up sales meetings (face to face or virtual), assisting in scheduling internal technical resources, proactively tracking customer activities, and updating sales teams on next steps for all new and developing opportunities. You are highly proficient in verbal communication and coordination with internal organizations. As a Business Development Representative you are able to understand the key value proposition of the Siemens solutions and are able to articulate the value of a sales meeting to customers effectively. Success in the position depends heavily on the candidate’s ability to build a trusted partnership with sales team, and to align the sales pursuit strategy around a dynamic list of suspect accounts for each portfolio solution. Responsibilities Conduct initial research on assigned suspect accounts to gather customer intelligence Prepare and make daily outbound phone calls / social messages into assigned target suspect accounts for prospecting new business Generate wider awareness within suspect accounts in products and services offered by Siemens through web, social media, e-mail and primarily phone interaction Enrich and profile Siemens internal CRM databases (Eloqua and SalesForce) to identify and follow up on new sales interest Follow-up all suspect account activities in a systematic format to continuously discover and develop sales pipeline opportunities for the sales team. Generate awareness within suspect accounts in specific Siemens portfolio(s) by aligning with marketing campaign messaging when prospecting. Ensure prospecting activities that are made in assigned target suspect accounts are tagged to most relevant portfolio campaigns Skills and Experience This position requires an individual to interact comfortably with a large variety of roles: sales and marketing teams, existing customers, new prospects and industry specialists and at different levels of responsibility including technical, management and executive level. The ability to build relationships over the phone and remotely develop and drive new business is essential. The individual must be a good listener, articulate and have story-telling ability. Confident and persistent in cold calling/messaging methods into new target accounts Proven ability to open doors, and build relationships at all levels into any organization Able to grow existing accounts by identifying new divisions, new entities, and qualifying new additional prospects/contacts Able to think creatively and apply new ideas to overcome objections and barriers Works well in a sales team environment and has excellent communication skills Highly organized to manage a large volume of sales opportunities Proficient in using CRM systems (Salesforce) Ability to research and quickly formulate information into sales pitch Self-motivated and target driven Dutch/Flemish and English is mandatory, and French speaking is preferred Location can be Belgium or the Netherlands Working at Siemens Software Why us? Working at Siemens Software means flexibility - Choosing between working at home and the office at other times is the norm here. We offer great benefits and rewards, as you'd expect from a world leader in industrial software. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. At Siemens, we are always challenging ourselves to build a better future. We need the most innovative and diverse Digital Minds to develop tomorrow‘s reality. Siemens Industry Software is an equal opportunities employer and does not discriminate unlawfully on the grounds of age, disability, gender assignment, marriage, and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, or trade union membership. Siemens. Making real what matters If you want to make a difference – make it with us! #LI-PLM, #LI-JR1, #LI-REMOTE Organization: Digital Industries Company: Siemens Nederland N.V. Experience Level: Experienced Professional Job Type: Full-time