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KPA helps organizations keep people safe, protect their business, and elevate compliance.
The Role
Develop new business within the Automotive vertical via outbound and inbound outreach. Manage account-based strategies and lead pipeline, set qualified meetings, track activity and bookings, and collaborate with Account Executives, marketing, and sales using CRM and automation tools.
Summary Generated by Built In
Who We AreKPA helps automotive businesses keep their people safe, protect their operations, and stay ahead of regulatory change with our 3 Pillars for Complete Compliance: Software, Consulting, and Training. Since 1986, KPA has helped automotive businesses navigate the complexities of compliance.
Named as one of Built In Colorado’s Best Places to Work for seven years in a row, KPA is made up of talented individuals working together for the greater good. We’re here to help our clients build safe, thriving organizations, and we’re looking for people with a common goal to help us do it.
Named as one of Built In Colorado’s Best Places to Work for seven years in a row, KPA is made up of talented individuals working together for the greater good. We’re here to help our clients build safe, thriving organizations, and we’re looking for people with a common goal to help us do it.
Position Description:
KPA has an immediate opening for a hungry and driven Sales Development Representative to develop new business from a range of inbound leads and outbound sales efforts to drive substantial sales growth in new and existing markets within the Automotive Industry. This role requires cross-functional collaboration, working closely with marketing and sales teams. A successful candidate will be familiar with the SDR function and tenacious about growing business for their sales teams in their designated territory and vertical. The SDR role is pivotal for KPA’s success and scaling.
In this sales role, you will be accountable for activity metrics, meetings set metrics, outreach cadence expectations, and accountable for bookings. This position requires an organized, focused, and positive individual who can take coaching and learn while doing. Integrity is a must.
Responsibilities:
- Actively generate qualified meetings and opportunities within the Automotive Business Vertical.
- Manage an ongoing outbound, account-based strategy to drive new business for a sales team.
- Manage a lead pipeline of inbound marketing generated leads.
- Apply social selling tactics to generate new business.
- Work closely with Account Executives to develop territory and account plans.
- Participate in discussions with marketing and sales management teams to develop and monitor marketing plans, lead generation, and effective measurement against sales goals.
- Precisely track business metrics including activity metrics, meetings set metrics, outreach cadence expectations and accountable for bookings.
- Effectively uses marketing and sales automation systems including Salesforce, Outreach, Hubspot.
Knowledge, Experience, Requirements:
- 1-3 years of experience in a similar role carrying a monthly performance target, preferably in a B2B SaaS environment and/or in the Automotive industry.
- A proven track record of managing strategic outreach efforts that make a measurable impact to lead conversion, sales pipeline generation and sales bookings.
- Experience in an outbound, cold calling sales environment.
- Experience working in a field-based, team-selling environment.
- Hard working & action-oriented.
- Strong customer-focus.
- Desire to build your career in sales.
- You have a sense of humor and are a fundamentally good person
- Strong analytical, interpersonal, and project management skills.
- Creative thinker with strong oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to combine strategic thinking with strong implementation skills – instinctively understands angles and positioning.
Compensation:
- Annual base salary range between $55-60k
- Uncapped commissions
- Annual OTE (On Target Earnings) of $83-87k
Physical Requirements:
- Working at a computer typing and view a screen - Constantly
- Stationary sitting or standing - Constantly
- Visual Recognition - Constantly
- Hearing/Listening - Often
- Communicating verbally and/or in writing - Often
- Travel - Seldom
Physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Don’t meet every job requirement? At KPA, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply unless they meet every requirement. If you’re excited about the role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification, we still encourage you to apply! You might just be the right candidate for this or other roles.
As a growing company KPA values its employees by supporting them with a full benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible Spending Accounts, PTO, Paid and Floating Holidays, 401k with Company match and immediate vesting, Company-funded Life Insurance, Employee Assistance Programs, and No-cost Mental Health Benefits.
KPA is committed to providing equal opportunity in all of our employment practices, including selection, hiring, promotion, transfer, and compensation, to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, religion, religious dress/grooming, color, ethnicity, sex (including sex stereotyping), sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, creed, uniform service member status, military or veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, breast-feeding and/or pregnancy-related conditions, age, protected medical condition, leave status, physical or mental disability, genetic characteristics, or any other legally-protected status in accordance with the requirements of all federal, state and local laws. In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire.
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Skills Required
- 1-3 years of experience in a similar role carrying a monthly performance target
- Proven track record of strategic outreach that improves lead conversion, pipeline generation, and bookings
- Experience in outbound cold calling sales environment
- Experience working in a field-based, team-selling environment
- Ability to use Salesforce, Outreach, HubSpot and other marketing/sales automation systems
- Strong analytical, interpersonal, and project management skills
- Creative thinker with strong oral and written communication skills
- Ability to combine strategic thinking with strong implementation skills
- Hard working, action-oriented, and strong customer-focus
- Desire to build a career in sales
- Sense of humor and good personal integrity/culture fit
What the Team is Saying
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KPA Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage includes medical, dental, vision, EAP/telehealth mental‑health access, life and disability insurance, plus pet insurance. Wellness initiatives such as online yoga/meditation and onsite gym access in some locations further bolster the offering.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with company match is repeatedly highlighted, with some postings noting immediate vesting. Financial programs like performance bonuses and charitable‑match options complement the core retirement benefit.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO that increases with tenure, paid and floating holidays, and paid volunteer time are consistently listed. These elements provide a broad foundation for time away from work.
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The Company
What We Do
KPA solutions help clients identify, remedy, and prevent workplace safety and compliance problems across their entire enterprise. The combination of KPA’s easy-to-use software platforms, consulting services, and award-winning training content helps organizations minimize risk so they can focus on what’s important—their core business. For nearly 40 years, KPA has helped 10,000+ clients achieve regulatory compliance, protect their business, and keep people safe.
Why Work With Us
Since 1986 we have been refining the core values with which we work together as a team and with our clients. Do you align with our core values of Integrity, Helpfulness, Excellence, Agility, Respectfulness, and Teamwork? It is these core values that promote our success through both organic growth and integrating acquisitions.
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KPA Offices
Hybrid Workspace
Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
KPA operates in a hybrid, remote-first work environment where daily office attendance is optional and teams get together in-person for collaboration.
Typical time on-site:
Flexible
Westminster, CO
Our headquarters is located in the CirclePoint Corporate Center in Westminster, right off US 36 between 104th and 112th. Minutes from the Westminster Promenade, a major entertainment and food hub.
