Sales Development Representative / SDR - DACH
The Collecting Group · Munich, Germany
Game over? Still on their site, but open 2+ months.
New Business: you win brand-new customers.
- Base
- Not disclosed
- OTE
- Not disclosed
- Quota attainment
- Not disclosed
- Posted
- 2mo ago
Why it matters: OTE tells you what you could earn. Attainment tells you how realistic it is.
Ask: “What percentage of fully ramped reps hit quota last year?”
Still open · checked 2h agoon The Collecting Group's careers page
The job
- What you'd do
- Find new people to sell collectible cars for and buy them for an online car auction, then guide each deal from first call to sale, based in Munich. You'll make many of your own calls to find new business.
- What you'd sell
Runs car auctions online, 24/7, for buyers worldwide
When someone wants to sell a collectible car, they usually take it to a physical auction and hope the right buyers show up. The problem is, that limits the bidding to whoever can be there in person on that day. Collecting Cars runs car auctions entirely online, 24/7, so sellers and collectors from around the world can bid at any hour.
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- Who you'd sell to
- Car sellers and car collectorsIn their words: “deliver excellent outcomes with both sellers and collectors locally and internationally”
- Where deals come from
- Mostly you. Expect a lot of outbound: cold calls, emails and LinkedIn.
The Braun Read
Proceed with cautionA few things here deserve a hard look before you spend time on it.
- Pay
- No pay listed at all.
- Transparency
- Shares 1 of 5: quota, attainment, deal size, territory, sales cycle.
- Time on market
- Open 69 days. Ask why it's been hard to fill.
- Company hiring
- This is their only open sales role.
Red lights
- Big earnings claims, no numbers. It sells uncapped or unlimited earnings but never says what anyone actually earns.
- Pay. No pay listed at all.
- Time on market. Open 69 days. Ask why it's been hard to fill.
Yellow lights
- Fluent German required. The posting asks for fluent or business-level German. Worth knowing before you apply if you only sell in English.
Green lights
- Real sales coaching. The posting commits to regular coaching or call reviews. A bad attainment number usually means no coaching and no standard, not bad reps.
Based only on what the posting says. Lights are a starting point for your first call, not a final judgment.
Questions to ask on the first call
Built from what this posting leaves out. How they answer tells you as much as what they say.
- 1.
What did the median rep and the top rep actually earn last year?
"Unlimited" is a ceiling, not a number. You need the median.
- 2.
What percentage of fully ramped reps hit quota last year?
OTE is what you could earn. This is how likely you are to earn it.
- 3.
What percentage of reps on the team have been here more than 18 months?
Tenure shows whether people stay long enough to get paid.
- 4.
Has the comp plan changed in the last 12 to 18 months? What changed?
A plan that changes every year means the goalposts keep moving.
- 5.
What are the base and the OTE for this role?
No point investing hours before you know the number.
- 6.
Why is this role open? Did someone leave, or is it new?
New headcount is growth. A replacement means someone left. Ask why.
› When the offer comes
Save these for later. They land better once they've said yes to you.
- 1.
Can I see the full comp plan in writing, including clawbacks and accelerators?
What's in writing is what gets paid. Read it before you sign.
- 2.
Can I see the actual comp distribution for the team last year, not just the OTE?
The spread shows what most reps really take home. OTE is just the target.
- 3.
I'd be walking away from earned commission to join. Is there room for a sign-on bonus to help cover that?
Leaving money behind is a fair reason to ask. The worst answer is no.
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