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Outbound Sales Development Representative - BREMPEP01

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Remote

ZAR 200 000 - 300 000

Part time

18 days ago

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Job summary

A leading advisory firm is seeking an Outbound Sales Development Representative to engage with Australian SME owners regarding succession and exit strategies. The role involves making calls, managing leads through Apollo, and booking meetings with Account Managers. Candidates should have some tele-sales experience and be comfortable working remotely, focusing on Australian business hours. This position offers performance-based bonuses and growth opportunities within a niche market.

Benefits

Performance-based bonuses
Coaching on outbound sales
Growth opportunities
Remote working flexibility

Qualifications

  • 1–3 years’ experience in outbound SDR / BDR / telesales / call centre (B2B preferred).
  • Experience calling into Australia, UK, or other English-speaking markets.
  • Exposure to professional services (accounting, consulting, agencies, IT services).

Responsibilities

  • Start conversations with business owners about succession and exit.
  • Book qualified meetings with Account Manager in Australia.
  • Use Apollo to build and manage lists of Australian SME owners.

Skills

Outbound SDR/BDR experience
Strong spoken and written English
Cold calling to senior business owners
Structured playbook following
Good listening skills
Self-management
English-speaking market experience
Sales engagement tools like Apollo
Cloud-based calling systems experience
Interest in business

Tools

Apollo
VoIP diallers
Job description

Role Title: Outbound Sales Development Representative

Location: South Africa (Fully remote)

Type: Long Term - Contractor

Hours: Monday to Friday ( 6:00 am - 14:00 pm SAST )

Salary: R16 500 + commission if monthly targets are hit

Reporting to: Director

About our client

Our client helps Australian SME owners (10–200 staff) set up simple employee share ownership plans so that owners can gradually step back or exit, key staff can buy in over time, teams think and act more like owners, not just employees. They mainly work with professional / knowledge-based firms: architecture, engineering, consulting, accounting, agencies, and IT services.

About the Role

Your job is to start conversations with business owners about succession and exit, retaining key staff, getting staff to think and act like owners and then book qualified meetings with their Account Manager in Australia. You’ll work primarily with Apollo (prospecting + sequences) and the clients cloud-based calling system (VoIP dialler) for outbound calls.

Key Responsibilities
  • Use Apollo to build and manage lists of Australian SME owners (10–200 staff), enroll prospects into multi-step sequences (email, LinkedIn, call tasks) and track opens, replies, and meetings.
  • Use cloud calling system / dialler to make outbound calls from an Australian number during AU business hours and follow a clear call framework and ask simple discovery questions.
  • Leave professional voicemails and log call outcomes.
  • Speak with owners / founders / MDs / partners / CEOs and qualify them on size, role, and key issues (exit, retention, ownership mindset) book 20–30 minute meetings directly into the Account Manager’s calendar confirm time (Australian timezone), best email, and purpose of the call.
  • Keep clean notes in Apollo company basics (size, industry) main pains and priorities useful context and quotes for the Account Manager.
  • Share feedback from the front line common objections and questions patterns by industry or company size.
What Success Looks Like
  • 30+ calls per day
  • 30+ emails per day via Apollo
  • 5–10 LinkedIn actions per day
  • Booking 1–2+ qualified meetings per week with good show rates
  • Clear, helpful notes for the Account Manager before each meeting
  • 1–3 years’ experience in outbound SDR / BDR / telesales / call centre (B2B preferred)
  • Strong spoken and written English – clear, confident, and easy to understand
  • Comfortable making cold calls to senior business owners
  • Able to follow a structured playbook and still think on your feet
  • Good listener who can take notes while speaking
  • Happy working remote, self-managing your time, and updating the CRM
  • Willing to work meet key Australian calling hours from South Africa
  • Experience calling into Australia, UK, or other English-speaking markets
  • Experience with sales engagement tools (e.g. Apollo, HubSpot, Salesloft, Outreach)
  • Experience with cloud-based calling systems / VoIP diallers
  • Exposure to professional services (accounting, consulting, agencies, IT services)
  • Interest in business, finance, or entrepreneurship
  • Resilient and comfortable with rejection
  • Performance-based bonuses on company opportunities / deals (lucrative if your leads convert)
  • Direct coaching on outbound, owner conversations, and tools (Apollo + calling system)
  • Opportunity to grow with a niche, growing advisory business
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