Sales Development Specialist
About this role
Sales Development Specialist
About the Role
A Sales Development Specialist is involved in identifying and pursuing new business opportunities to drive growth and revenue for a regional mid-sized channel. You will be responsible for researching market trends, identifying potential partners and customers, negotiating contracts, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure successful implementation. The ideal candidate will have excellent communication and negotiation skills, and the ability to think creatively to identify new opportunities for growth.
What You Will Do
Responsibilities
- Being responsible for acquiring new customers and developing new business opportunities with existing smaller or medium-sized customers.
- Identifying new sales opportunities through prospecting, networking, and market research. Leveraging technology and internal information systems to make data-driven decisions in the prospecting process.
- Developing and maintaining a strong pipeline of new business opportunities by proactively contacting and calling leads and by working closely with the digital marketing engagement team to leverage digital marketing.
- Creating and delivering persuasive and engaging presentations and proposals to customers and articulating the products and solutions’ impact on the customers’ business.
- Negotiating contracts and closing sales.
- Managing the sales pipeline, including forecasting and tracking metrics to measure performance.
- When a new opportunity has been won, ensuring the Essity team meets the promises that have been made and customer expectations. Follow the opportunity through to the fulfillment stage, highlighting any challenges that need to be addressed to maintain the win.
What We Can Offer You
Our purpose, Breaking Barriers to Well-Being, provides meaning to everything we do. Join us to improve well-being for people and drive positive change for society and the environment. At Essity, you'll feel valued, empowered to grow, and challenged to achieve business results in a collaborative and open atmosphere. Innovate for Good | Excel Together | Be You with Us
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Application End Date:
25 aug. 2026Job Requisition ID:
Essity264640Company at a glance
Essity - a globally leading hygiene and health company. Our expertise in hygiene and health began with the acquisition of the Swedish company Mölnlycke in 1975, through which our roots stretch back to 1849. Today, our sustainable innovations from globally trusted brands, designed for everybody and every body, care for the well-being of 1 billion people in 150 countries every day.
Working at Essity is not just a career but a chance to make the world healthier, safer, and more hygienic. Our barrier breakers innovate for good and contribute to shaping a sustainable future. At Essity, every career is as unique as the individual. We empower employees to excel together and reach their full potential in a winning culture motivated by a powerful purpose. We provide a sustainable work-life based on flexibility for both employees and employers. At Essity, we are committed to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in everything we do. It is the key to our success in creating an inclusive, collaborative, and caring company culture where you can be you with us. Our purpose of Breaking Barriers to Well-being, is to enable customers and consumers to lead fuller lives at all stages of life.
Our leading global brands TENA and Tork, and other strong brands such as Actimove, Cutimed, JOBST, Knix, Leukoplast, Libero, Libresse, Lotus, Modibodi, Nosotras, Saba, Tempo, TOM Organic and Zewa. In 2025, Essity had net sales of approximately SEK 138bn (EUR 13bn) and employed 36,000 people. The company’s headquarters is located in Stockholm, Sweden and Essity is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm.If you want to join a company where dedication to people is powered by innovation, welcome to Essity!
Top Benefits
- Collaborative atmosphere
- Professional growth opportunities
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