Sales Development Representative

About the job

Celebrating 40 years in business, Rewards Network has helped restaurants increase their revenue, traffic, and customer engagement through our innovative financial, and marketing services, and premier dining rewards programs. We connect diners to fantastic restaurant experiences by offering unique card-linked offers.  Our offers leverage advanced technology and powerful data analytics, providing value to our restaurants, diners, and strategic partners' loyalty programs.

Our Culture 

At Rewards Network, you will find a passionate and diverse group of professionals that enjoy working collaboratively, solving problems, and taking ownership of not only their own careers and success, but the success and continued growth of the organization. We take pride in partnering with the world's most powerful loyalty programs to bring full price paying customers and better ways to access working capital options to local restaurants. We offer a challenging and rewarding environment where you can maximize your potential.

Job Overview

This role as a Sales Development Representative will report into the Sales Organization.  You will join a highly motivated team responsible for finding new restaurants for our network.  You will work closely with marketing, sales operations, and field sales reps to generate new business for Rewards Network.  You’ll need to be a driven, independent worker with excellent communication skills and thorough documentation skills. 

What you’ll bring to the table: (Responsibilities) 

• Follow up on marketing generated leads through phone, email, and social channels.
• Identify and research lists of prospective restaurants.
• Complete a high volume of daily activities to generate sales meetings.
• Build a strong pipeline of qualified leads for our field sales representatives.
• Track all touchpoints and outcomes in our CRM.
• Provide feedback on sales strategy and efficacy of call scripts and value prop.

Do you have the right mix of ingredients: (Requirements)

• Proven history of a strong work ethic
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Outgoing team player who holds him/herself accountable to KPIs
• Experience using salesforce.com or similar CRM tool.
• Comfortable working with remote team members

What you'll love about us: 

Comprehensive benefits package, which includes:

• Competitive Paid Time Off and company holidays
• Generous dining reimbursement when you dine with our restaurant clients 
• 401(k) plan with a company match
• Two medical plan options- Standard PPO or High Deductible Health Plan (HSA with company match for HDHP participants)
• Partnership with Rx n Go, offering certain prescriptions for free
• Two dental plan options and a vision plan
• Flexible Spending Accounts and a pre-tax commuter benefit program
• Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity Insurance Plans
• Short Term and Long-Term disability 
• Company-paid life insurance and AD&D insurance, supplemental employee, spouse, and child life insurance 
• Employee Life Assistance Program
• Hybrid working space in our state-of-the-art office downtown located by the Metra and Ogilvie train stations. 
• Rewards Network is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). We encourage and strongly support workplace diversity.

Rewards Network is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). We encourage and strongly support workplace diversity.