Sales Development Manager, UKI Market

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Position Purpose

Were excited to welcome our next Sales Development Manager (SDE) to our vibrant SAP Digital Hub in Barcelona!Are you ready to lead a dynamic high-performing team at the heart of SAPs Digital Hub in Barcelona As the Sales Development Manager for UKI Market you will play a key role in shaping the future of SAPs digital sales strategy driving growth and fostering a culture of innovation collaboration and success. This is an exceptional opportunity to step into a First-line manager role reporting directly to the Sales Development Director EMEA where youll inspire coach and lead a talented team of SDE managers helping them realize their potential and achieve outstanding results.

Youll lead from the front working closely with senior leaders and stakeholders across the organization. Youll own the vision and strategy for sales development for UKI market driving alignment with SAPs overall growth goals and building a customer-first digitally focused this role youll be responsible for setting and achieving ambitious goals while nurturing a culture that embodies SAPs core values of Innovation Trust and Empathy. Based out of the vibrant and diverse Digital Hub in Barcelona youll work alongside some of the best minds in the industry helping to shape the future of SAP Digital and influencing the next generation of sales development talent.

Your main goals as the SDE Leader are:

1. Run Like a Business: Drive consistent business performance through team execution ensuring delivery of high-quality pipeline that converts into revenue fully aligned with SDE comp plan metrics pipeline health standards and quarterly linearity expectations.
2. Customer Centricity: Lead a digital-savvy customer-centric and partner-enabled demand generation motion by ensuring strong adoption of digital selling high-quality customer engagement and consistent qualification standards across the team
3. Learning and Personal Growth: Develop the best talent pool at SAP and within the industry by exemplifying SAP leadership behaviors building a high-performance culture and developing people while delivering results and driving transformation.

SAP Digitals mission is to exponentially scale customer engagement while reducing our cost to serve using innovative digital approaches virtual engagements and a digitally savvy co-located team. This Digital First approach drives our go-to-market strategy enabling us to deliver world-class digital experiences and maximize Customer Lifetime Value. Our vision is to be the best cloud software provider globally achieving sustainable and profitable growth.

Challenge yourself in a forward-thinking customer-centric team that combines structured demand management with cutting-edge digital tools. Were passionate about growing a talented team of future sales leaders and encourage creativity boldness and collaboration at every level.
Join us in elevating our SDE organization to new heights!

Key Responsibilities & Tasks
First-Line Manager Business Development / Sales Development

Lead with Integrity

Live the Leadership Credo: Do whats right
Act with integrity and compliance in all interactions with employees customers and partners.
Foster an inclusive respectful and psychologically safe team environment.
Take accountability for team results and follow through on commitments.
Embrace change continuous improvement and learning in day-to-day execution.

People Leadership & Development

Lead coach and motivate a team of Sales Development Executives to achieve strong performance and engagement.
Set clear expectations provide regular feedback and support individual development and career growth.
Drive onboarding training and ongoing coaching to ensure high sales readiness.
Encourage teamwork autonomy and ownership while celebrating successes and recognizing achievements.
Support hiring and team planning in line with coverage and business needs.

Performance & Pipeline Management

Drive day-to-day execution of sales development activities to build and progress a healthy pipeline.
Monitor individual and team performance against targets and leading indicators.
Ensure effective opportunity qualification and handover to sales maintaining high pipeline quality.
Use data and reporting to track results identify gaps and continuously improve performance.

Collaboration & Ways of Working

Work closely with Sales Marketing and other stakeholders to support demand generation and market coverage.
Act as a role model for SAPs digital sales tools processes and best practices.
Contribute to a positive team culture aligned with SAP values customer focus and trust.

Education Skills & Competencies

Key Competencies

People Manager & Coach: Proven first-line management experience with a hands-on coaching mindset.
Execution-Focused Leader: Strong ability to drive daily performance prioritize effectively and deliver results.
Growth Mindset: Resilient positive and comfortable leading through change.
Customer-Centric: Focused on delivering value and quality customer experiences.
Collaborative: Works effectively in a matrix environment and builds strong cross-functional relationships.
Data-Driven: Uses metrics and insights to guide decisions and improve outcomes.
Digital Savvy: Passionate about digital sales tools and continuous optimization.

Qualifications

Bachelors degree or equivalent experience.
Experience in sales development business development or digital sales.
Proven success as a first-line people manager (second-line experience not required).
Fluency in English; additional languages are a plus.

Location: Barcelona.

Whats In It for You

Access to world-class training mentorship and career development opportunities.
The chance to work in a competitive dynamic and collaborative environment dedicated to helping you reach your full potential.
Opportunities for constant learning and knowledge-sharing with industry experts.
Beyond-the-job experiences and a thriving collaborative culture.

Join SAP Digital and its Sales Development Organization to shape the future of customer engagement across EMEA. This is an opportunity to advance your career in a rewarding role that drives transformation and impact at SAP. Our Digital Hub in Barcelona is a vibrant community of innovators change-makers and visionaries. As the Sales Development Manager you will be at the forefront of this transformation contributing directly to SAPs mission to help the world run better.

If youre ready to take on this exciting challenge step into a role that offers real impact and lead a team thats driving change across EMEA wed love to hear from you!

Bring out your best
SAP innovations help more than four hundred thousand customers worldwide work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively. Originally known for leadership in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software SAP has evolved to become a market leader in end-to-end business application software and related services for database analytics intelligent technologies and experience management. As a cloud company with two hundred million users and more than one hundred thousand employees worldwide we are purpose-driven and future-focused with a highly collaborative team ethic and commitment to personal development. Whether connecting global industries people or platforms we help ensure every challenge gets the solution it deserves. At SAP you can bring out your best.

We win with inclusion
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Requisition ID: 450922 Work Area: Sales Expected Travel: 0 - 10% Career Status: Management Employment Type: Regular Full Time Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid