Inside Sales Representative (French Speaker)
Inside Sales Representative (French Speaker) – Porto
At Nextlane, we are transforming the automotive industry with digital solutions used by manufacturers and dealer groups across Europe.
We’re now building a new Inside Sales Business Unit in Porto, and this role is a key entry point to join the project from the very beginning.
🚀 The Role
As an Inside Sales Representative (Level 1), you will be one of the first hires of this new BU and play a critical role in building a scalable, performance-driven Inside Sales model.
This is a hunter role, ideal for people who love prospecting, closing deals, and hitting targets.
You will:
Execute inbound and outbound campaigns
Qualify prospects and drive opportunities
Manage the sales cycle through to closing (on a defined scope)
Work closely with Marketing, BDRs and Field Sales
🎯 What You’ll Do
Qualify inbound leads (marketing, events, direct requests)
Run outbound prospecting campaigns (calls, emails, sequences)
Conduct discovery calls and qualify opportunities
Manage deals end-to-end until signature
Maintain a clean and active pipeline in Salesforce
Collaborate with Marketing on campaigns and messaging
Consistently work towards monthly and quarterly targets
🕵️ What We’re Looking For
Experience
2–3 years in Inside Sales, SDR/BDR or similar roles
B2B SaaS or tech experience is a strong plus
Proven exposure to outbound prospecting
Languages
Native French
Professional English
Any additional European language is a plus
Mindset & Skills
Strong sales DNA and closing mentality
Comfortable with targets, KPIs and performance pressure
Clear and confident communication (phone & email)
Resilient, structured and coachable
Motivated by results and continuous improvement
Tools
CRM experience (Salesforce ideally)
Sales engagement tools (Lemlist or similar)
Data- and KPI-driven mindset
🚀 Career Growth
This role is designed as a fast-growth entry point:
ISR Level 1 → ISR Level 2 → Account Executive (SMB / Mid-Market)
or → Senior ISR / BDR → Inside Sales Team Leader
Joining at the start of the BU means real visibility, impact and accelerated progression.
💎 What We Offer
💰 14 salary payments per year
🍽️ Meal vouchers (€10,20 euros/day)
🌴 23 vacation days + Dec 24th or 31st off
🗣️ Language training
⚕️ Private medical insurance
🎉 Team events & afterworks
📍 Location: Porto
🕒 Type: Full-time
👉 Ready to join a growing SaaS company and build something from scratch?
Apply now and become a #Nextlaner.
- Department
- Go-To-Market
- Locations
- Portugal - Porto
About Nextlane
At Nextlane, we connect every part of the automotive value chain—dealers, OEMs, dealer groups, and technology partners—through one open, secure, and smart platform for automotive retail software.
Our platform removes fragmentation by unifying DMS and CRM workflows into one connected Sales and After-Sales ecosystem—ensuring consistent data, smoother integrations, and more efficient operations across sales, service, and back-office teams.
AI is increasingly embedded across our solutions, enhancing how dealers and OEMs work every day. New AI-driven capabilities improve quality, automate routine tasks, and strengthen data accuracy—bringing more intelligence and speed to sales and after-sales processes.
Built on a cloud-native architecture, the Nextlane Platform delivers the scalability, security, and performance modern dealerships and OEMs need. It connects our DMS and CRM solutions with OEM systems and third-party apps, ensuring compliance, uptime, and future-ready innovation.
With 700 experts supporting 10,000 dealerships in 11 countries and integrating 60+ OEM brands, Nextlane is Europe’s largest connected automotive software platform—accelerating digital transformation and continuous operational improvement.
Our growing Partner Ecosystem brings together leading third-party innovators to extend platform value—helping dealerships automate workflows, boost performance, enhance customer experiences, and stay ahead of industry change.