
Sales Development Associate (Talent Reserve Program)
About the role
As a member of the Sales Development team, the Sales Development Associate is a development-focused role designed for sales professionals preparing for permanent geographic territory alignment.
Rather than maintaining primary ownership of a single assigned territory, the Reserve SDR undergoes rigorous sales training and job shadowing while providing agile, overflow, and interim coverage across unassigned, open, or high-volume market territories.
Essential Functions
- Structured Onboarding & Learning:
Participates actively in sales training programs covering company products, services, supply chain solutions, CRM systems, and data-driven selling tools.
- Peer Shadowing & Mentorship:
Conducts structured job shadowing with other SMB roles to observe best practices in cold outreach, lead qualification, value proposition delivery, and opportunity handoffs.
- Joint Call Participation:
Engages in joint customer calls, call cycling, and field visits with experienced team members to build practical sales competencies and industry acumen.
- Developmental Pipeline Support:
In a training and support capacity, assists active SDR II territories with background research, outbound outreach, and prospective lead qualification under a secondary territory mapping framework. This position does not carry direct sales quotas, territory ownership, or incentive compensation eligibility.
- Performance Tracking & Feedback:
Actively participates in regular performance coaching, call reviews, and pipeline reviews with sales leadership to accelerate readiness for permanent territory assignment.
- Other Duties:
Performs other duties and special sales projects as assigned by leadership.
Minimum Education/Minimum Experience
To be considered for this position, candidates must meet one
of the following criteria: Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent);OR
Four (4) years of business-to-business (B2B) sales experience; OR
One (1) year of the Company’s business-to-business (B2B) sales experience.
Preferred Qualifications:
Demonstrated Involvement or leadership in school, community, athletic or professional organizations. Experience working collaboratively in team based environments. B2B or high-value B2C sales experience using digital tools & CRM High Volume Prospecting activities and/or inbound virtual customer support experience.
Pay Transparency: Pay:Additional Details:
This is a customer facing role that requires regular in person meetings. Candidates must live within a 50-mile radius of Atlanta, Sandy Springs, Alpharetta, GA or surrounding cities within the territory. This position is not eligible for sponsorship.
For details on our comprehensive benefits, click[here
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Federal Express Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer including, Vets/Disability.
Reasonable accommodations are available for qualified individuals with disabilities throughout the application process. Applicants who require reasonable accommodations in the application or hiring process should contact recruitmentsupport@fedex.com.
Applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws:
- Know Your Rights
- Pay Transparency
- Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
- Employee Polygraph Protection Act
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