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Sales Development Representative

Job in Spennymoor, Durham County, DL16, England, UK
Listing for: Learning Curve Group
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-02-16
Job specializations:
  • Sales
    Sales Development Rep/SDR, Inside Sales
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 40000 - 60000 GBP Yearly GBP 40000.00 60000.00 YEAR
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Sales Development Representative

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Vacancy Name

Vacancy No

Vacancy No VN5474

Location City

Location Postal Code

Location Postal Code DL16 6FS

Contract Type Permanent

Hours per week 37.50

Working Days & Times Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm

Salary Minimum Pounds

Salary Maximum Pounds

Description As a Sales Development Representative, you are responsible for prospecting both cold and warm employer data, converting inbound leads, and booking high-quality, qualified appointments for the sales team. The role sits at the front end of the sales funnel in order to ensure a consistent sales pipeline - critical to our next phase of growth.

Key Responsibilities
  • Proactively prospect cold and warm employer data via outbound calls, email, and Linked In
  • Respond to and convert inbound leads into qualified sales appointments
  • Qualify prospects against agreed criteria (need, eligibility, size, readiness to engage)
  • Book high-quality appointments for Business Development Managers
  • Clearly and confidently articulate the value proposition to open sales conversations
  • Maintain accurate, timely CRM records covering activity, outcomes, and next steps
  • Work closely with Sales and Marketing to maximise conversion rates across all lead sources
  • Consistently achieve daily activity targets and monthly appointment KPI
What Success Looks Like
  • High, consistent outbound activity across cold and warm data
  • Strong inbound lead conversion rates
  • Appointments that progress to genuine, sales-qualified opportunities
  • Accurate data input with clear visibility of pipeline contribution on CRM

We love to develop our people so even if you don't meet 100% of the essential criteria, we strongly encourage you to apply.

Essential Experience
  • Experience in sales, telesales, SDR/BDR or lead conversion role preferred
  • Proven ability to work towards activity and conversion targets
  • CRM experience desirable (Salesforce ideal, not essential)
Essential Skills & Attributes
  • Confident and resilient communicator, comfortable with high-volume outbound calling
  • Strong questioning and listening skills to quickly qualify customer needs
  • Disciplined, organised and metrics-driven
  • Commercially curious with a proactive mindset
  • Positive, coachable and thrives in a target-led environment
Bonus Experience and Skills (Not essential - training will be provided)
  • Salesforce CRM experience, including lead management, activity logging and basic reporting
  • Understanding of the funded training or apprenticeship landscape (or similar regulated/funded environments)
  • Experience qualifying prospects against eligibility or compliance criteria
  • Familiarity with working alongside marketing-led inbound lead generation
  • Awareness of structured sales handover processes between SDRs and Account / Field Sales
Why work for Learning Curve Group

There are many reasons that make Learning Curve Group a fantastic place to work! Although we have some great benefits, we know that one of our biggest perks is the incredible People & Culture we have been lucky enough to create. Don’t just take our word for it though, you can hear from some of our Purple People here:
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Benefits
  • 26 days annual leave + Bank Holidays
  • Buy & Sell an additional 5 days each year
  • Length of service annual leave increments starting at 2 years
  • Healthcare Scheme
  • Tech Scheme
  • Ikea Scheme
  • Cycle to work Scheme
  • Paid Volunteer day each year
  • Early Finish Fridays on the last Friday of every month
  • Student / Teacher Discount
  • Uniform
HEAD OFFICE PERKS
  • Electric Car charging points
  • Free fruit, Coffee and Tea
  • Onsite Shower
  • Prayer room on request or list of nearest available places of worship
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

You’re unique – and we love that about you. As an equal opportunity employer, we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

Don’t just take our word for it though! Our commitment to a number of covenants and pledges will show you just how serious we are about equal…

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