Sales Development Representative

Germany | Remote | Full-time | Permanent Employment Our client is a Swiss technology company developing an AI-powered industrial monitoring solution that combines thermal imaging hardware and software.

The technology helps industrial facilities prevent fires, identify equipment issues early, and reduce costly unplanned downtime. The company is expanding in Germany and is looking for a Sales Development Representative to build outbound pipeline and open conversations with new industrial customers.

This is a phone-first outbound role. You’ll spend much of your time speaking with plant managers, maintenance and reliability leaders, safety teams, operations leaders, and other decision-makers. Experience in industrial technology, manufacturing, or another B2B environment is a plus, but not required.

What you’ll do Build outbound pipeline through cold calling, supported by email and LinkedIn Research target companies, identify the right contacts, and map accounts Start conversations with industrial prospects and qualify genuine opportunities Understand the prospect’s pain, urgency, and decision-making process before handing opportunities to Account Executives Work attendee lists before trade shows and follow up with prospects afterwards Identify opportunities across additional facilities and sister sites within existing customer groups Keep prospecting activity and pipeline data organized in HubSpot Use modern sales and AI tools to speed up research, preparation, and outreach Help develop the outbound playbook by documenting approaches, messaging, and objections that work What we’re looking for Strong cold-calling and communication skills A proactive, hunter mentality — comfortable creating opportunities rather than waiting for inbound leads Experience with outbound prospecting, sales development, inside sales, or another call-heavy role Strong technology literacy and confidence working with CRM, sequencing, prospecting, and AI tools Ability to research accounts and ident