Junior Business Developer/Researcher (student)

Salary Competitive

About WasteHero

WasteHero employees are shaped to be future superheroes, and you will be trained/supervised by the most capable and inspiring people located in Aarhus. You will be part of an innovative and dynamic team with a flat structure working in a fast-paced environment with a lot of responsibility and freedom. Being a WasteHero employee means you will be surrounded by strong commercial-minded people who will support and empower you. We will provide you with the opportunity to grow and challenge yourself.

The position requires a minimum of 16 hours (depends on your circumstances) per week. The hours are flexible, and we can plan them around your studies. We are looking to fulfill the position as quickly as possible.


About the role

As BDR, you are the company's first point of contact in our target markets. Your responsibility is to contact pre-selected leads to generate business opportunities by qualifying potential clients.  Working in the sales team, you will be in close contact with the Research team and Account Management team to align on qualification criteria and best practices.   Proven sales skills, self-motivation, and eagerness are just some criteria for success, a high performing BDR must possess.

 

Job Description The main task of a BRM is to Conduct market and background research that can support the sales team and the business strategy. As a researcher, you will be an important part of the sales team and contribute valuable information to the BDR and the sales director.  You must possess great knowledge of our product/services to ensure the best quality and market understanding of new leads. Furthermore, you must hold great market understanding to have the best conditions to discover new contacts (leads).


Responsibilities

  1. Articulate and understand the value of WasteHero’s solution to B2B and B2G.

  2. To ensure that the sales team has sufficient knowledge on leads.

  3. Possess great knowledge of the markets WasteHero operates in to understand where and how to seek for new business opportunities.

  4. Possess great knowledge of the current leads and have the ability to support the BDR and AE with sufficient knowledge to deal with the leads.

  5. Ensure that the BDR has a healthy lead pipeline.


Primarily work tasks

  1. Investigate different markets to identify new potential leads by the following step:

    Multiple contact persons, if possible, decision makers (minimum 2)

    • Phone, mobile, Email, LinkedIn

    • Organization info

    • Industry

    • Size

    • Relevance

    • Competition

  2. Creating an up-to-date overview of contacts with accompanying information that is easily accessible for the rest of the BDR and AE.

  3. Conduct market research and analysis on new markets, with the aim of making a valid decision on a potential market expansion into attractive markets (see market attractiveness diagram).

  4. Present the results from your research in a nice and easy way to understand.

  5. Work effectively to pre-set KPI’s and organizational goals

 

Experience Required:

  • Studying on a business bachelor´s or master’s degree or alike required

  • Native Danish speaker and outstanding verbal and written communication skills in English

  • Results-driven personality with efficient time management

  • A willingness to keep learning and pushing yourself to learn and grow.

  •  Excellent organizational skills

  • Must have a hunger for building something new and innovative through organic growth strategies

  •   Self-starter able to work with minimum supervision


Personal Attributes Required

  • Be a value-driven person to fit with our culture

  • Have a high standard of personal integrity

  • Be open, honest, and transparent

  • Value growth and development and working within a performance-driven organization

  • Have the ability to be creative and be innovative

  • Enjoy working as a team player

  • Must be able to think quickly and respond appropriately


Benefits:

  • Option to learn new skills every day

  • A nice student salary to support your SU

  • Plenty of room for growth and initiative

  • A fast-paced, collaborative startup environment

  • Free snacks, coffee, etc

  • A great location in Aarhus

  • You'll get a chance to work with some of the most cutting-edge technologies

 

We are growing quickly right now, and we want you to join us on our journey in this very exciting phase. So, don't hesitate to reach out if you want to know more!

Perks and benefits

This job comes with several perks and benefits

Flexible working hours
Flexible working hours

Time is precious. Make it count. Morning person or night owl, this job is for you.

Free coffee / tea
Free coffee / tea

Get your caffeine fix to get you started and keep you going.

Near public transit
Near public transit

Easy access and treehugger friendly workplace.

Social gatherings
Social gatherings

Social gatherings and games; hang out with your colleagues.

Free office snacks
Free office snacks

Peckish after lunch? We got your back with soft drinks, treats and fruit.

Skill development
Skill development

We want to take you from good to great.

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Working at
WasteHero

90% of the world’s waste is collected at the wrong time. At WasteHero, we help cities and businesses reduce their CO2 emissions and collection costs by as much as 50% by monitoring the fill level in containers in real-time so we can dispatch collections at just the right time. We are a fast-growing and ambitious scale-up with a solution touching customers in 50+ countries and are backed by Silicon Valley investors. We are determined to be a world-leading provider of the most sustainable and cost-efficient solution for modern waste management software 🚀 Are you ready to join our mission to redefine the category for modern-day waste management software to save the world? 🍀

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