Sales Development Representative (Entry-Level)

Sanford, North Carolina Permanent USD50,000 - USD60,000 per year View Job Description
We're partnering with a growing manufacturing organization that is expanding its U.S. footprint through acquisitions, product innovation, and continued investment in growth. This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious, early-career sales professional who enjoys prospecting, building relationships, and working across multiple teams to drive business results.
  • Fast-Track Career Growth
  • Make a Visible Impact

About Our Client

Our client is a growing manufacturing organization that is actively expanding its presence in the U.S. market through strategic growth initiatives, acquisitions, and product innovation.

With an entrepreneurial culture and a strong growth trajectory, the company offers employees the opportunity to make a visible impact, collaborate across multiple functions, and grow their careers in a fast-paced environment. This is an exciting opportunity to join a business at a pivotal stage of growth and contribute directly to its continued success.

Job Description

  • Identify and source new business opportunities across multiple product lines and target markets
  • Build and maintain a strong sales pipeline through proactive prospecting, cold calling, email outreach, and networking
  • Qualify leads, engage decision makers, and convert opportunities into long-term business relationships
  • Support trade shows, industry events, and marketing initiatives to generate new business opportunities
  • Coordinate with operations, marketing, and product teams to ensure a seamless customer experience
  • Assist with product sampling, inventory coordination, and customer onboarding activities
  • Communicate customer needs internally and help facilitate collaboration between commercial and technical teams
  • Maintain accurate CRM data, reporting, and pipeline visibility

MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.

The Successful Applicant

  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, or a related field
  • 0-3 years of experience in sales, business development, lead generation, or customer-facing roles
  • Comfortable making cold calls and conducting outbound prospecting activities
  • Strong communication and relationship-building skills
  • Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
  • Experience using CRM systems preferred
  • Motivated, self-directed, and eager to grow within a sales organization

What's on Offer

  • Competitive base salary $60,000
  • Medical benefits and paid time off
  • Significant career advancement opportunities
  • Exposure to senior leadership and multiple areas of the business
  • Opportunity to join a growing organization during an exciting phase of expansion
Contact
Christal Nazarian
Quote job ref
JN-072026-7068365

Job summary

Sector
Sales
Sub Sector
B2B Sales
Industry
Industrial / Manufacturing
Where
Sanford
Contract Type
Permanent
Consultant name
Christal Nazarian
Job Reference
JN-072026-7068365
 

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