Appointment Setter ZA

simera-talent; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Simera is seeking a proactive Appointment Setter to contact potential customers, qualify leads, and schedule appointments for our sales team. You will introduce our products, handle objections, and maintain follow-up to ensure qualified meetings.

The role requires excellent communication skills, comfortable outbound outreach, and strong CRM usage. It supports a remote sales team with daily and weekly targets and proactive follow-up with prospects.

Qualifications

• Excellent verbal and written communication clearly demonstrated.
• Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills for prospecting and follow-up.
• Confident and professional phone presence in outreach.
• Strong active listening and lead qualification abilities.
• Ability to engage prospects and generate interest quickly.
• Proficient in handling objections and persuading prospects.
• Excellent follow-up and organizational abilities.
• Strong time-management and multitasking across prospects and schedules.
• Experience with CRM, calendars, email, and phone systems.
• Persistent and results-oriented approach.

Responsibilities

• Contact potential customers via outbound calls, email, social media and other channels.
• Introduce the company and services in a professional way.
• Qualify leads by identifying needs, requirements and fit.
• Schedule qualified appointments for the sales team.
• Confirm appointments and follow up to reduce no-shows.
• Maintain ongoing follow-up with not-yet-ready prospects.
• Record prospect information, conversations and activities in the CRM.
• Coordinate calendars and appointment times between prospects and sales reps.
• Meet daily, weekly and monthly appointment-setting targets.
• Collaborate with the sales team to transfer qualified leads.
• Provide feedback on prospect responses and common needs.

Skills

Verbal and written communication

Prospecting and lead qualification

Active listening

Objection handling

Follow-up and organization

Time management

CRM proficiency

Remote collaboration

Job description

We are seeking a proactive and results-driven Appointment Setter to connect with potential customers, qualify leads, and schedule appointments for the sales team. The ideal candidate is an excellent communicator who is comfortable initiating conversations, handling objections, and consistently following up with prospects to generate qualified meetings.

Responsibilities

• Contact potential customers through outbound calls, email, social media, and other communication channels.
• Introduce the company, products, or services to prospective customers in a professional and engaging manner.
• Qualify leads by identifying customer needs, requirements, interest, and potential fit.
• Schedule qualified appointments, meetings, consultations, or demonstrations for the sales team.
• Confirm scheduled appointments and follow up with prospects to reduce no-shows.
• Maintain consistent follow-up with prospects who are not immediately ready to schedule.
• Handle basic questions and objections while maintaining a positive and professional approach.
• Accurately record prospect information, conversations, appointments, and follow-up activities in the CRM.
• Manage calendars and coordinate appointment times between prospects and sales representatives.
• Meet daily, weekly, and monthly appointment-setting and activity targets.
• Collaborate with the sales team to ensure qualified leads are properly transferred and followed up.
• Provide feedback regarding prospect responses, objections, and common customer needs.

Required Skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills.
• Confident and professional phone presence.
• Strong active listening and lead qualification skills.
• Ability to engage prospects and create interest quickly.
• Strong objection-handling and persuasion skills.
• Excellent follow-up and organizational abilities.
• Strong time-management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple prospects and appointments simultaneously.
• Comfortable using CRM systems, calendars, email, phone systems, and other digital tools.
• Persistent and results-oriented approach.

Requirements

• Previous experience in appointment setting, telemarketing, inside sales, outbound sales, lead generation, or customer service.
• Experience making outbound calls and communicating with prospective customers.
• Ability to qualify leads and schedule appointments consistently.
• Ability to work toward daily and monthly performance targets.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a remote sales team.
• Reliable internet connection and a suitable setup for remote work.
• Professional, proactive, and target-oriented attitude.
• English proficiency is required if the position involves communicating with English-speaking prospects.

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