Remote Sales Development Representative

Remote, for applicants living in South Africa
R20 000 basic + commission
Duration: Full time, independent contractorWe are looking for a Sales Development Representative to join a global software development company in an Independent Contractor capacity. As the SDR you will have experience establishing, building and maintaining relationships with a variety of leaders in technical, marketing and executive roles.

Enjoy perks like 25 days leave a year, no time tracking software and 2 hours of work time free every week to focus on your mental and physical health.

Minimum Requirements:

• Excellent communication skills in both spoken and written English
• Highly organised with a methodical approach
• Solution oriented
• Authoritative gravitas in solution selling positions
• Desire for self-improvement
• Significant experience of selling a technical or resource driven solution
• Experience with lead generation and digital marketing cold calling
• Experience using a customer relationship management (CRM) software, such as HubSpot, SalesForce PipeDrive or Monday.com

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Contact potential customers from day one, and set meetings with Account Managers (target of 50 calls per day)
• Target prospective clients with email, calls, text messages, or mail methods
• Be persistent with leads to increase acceptance rates
• Identify new business opportunities through direct relationship building and within current customer base
• Manage the overall sales pipeline to ensure proactive follow-up with all opportunities successfully progressed in a rigorous way
• Use insight gained through networking, sales, and customer relationship management to input into the development of marketing messaging/campaigns and new product development