Sales Development Executive (Remote, Plettenberg Bay)

Blacksmith Agency LLC; Plettenberg Bay; Remote; ZAR 201,000 - 312,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Job summary

Blacksmith Agency is hiring a Sales Development Representative to open doors and drive pipeline across South Africa. You will own top-of-funnel activities, researching, sourcing and booking meetings with qualified decision makers, while representing Blacksmith Agency with thoughtful, high-quality outreach.

This role emphasizes pattern recognition, smart communication, and using tools like Salesforce, LinkedIn Sales Navigator, SalesLoft and Apollo to hit volume goals while maintaining quality

Qualifications

• Experience in SDR/BDR roles or agency/SaaS environments.
• Ability to research and build targeted contact lists.
• Strong written communication with personalization.
• Familiarity with outbound tools and pipeline management.

Responsibilities

• Source and research ideal accounts across South Africa.
• Identify decision makers and build accurate contact lists.
• Craft and execute personalized outbound sequences via email, LinkedIn and phone.
• Book qualified discovery calls for Account Executives.
• Maintain clean records in Salesforce and SalesLoft.
• Test messaging and optimize targeting with the sales team.

Skills

B2B sales

Outbound outreach

Communication

CRM proficiency

Tools

Sales Navigator

SalesLoft

Apollo

Salesforce

Job description

About The Role

Blacksmith Agency is hiring Sales Development Representatives across South Africa who are hungry to open doors and drive pipeline. As Sales Development Executive at Blacksmith, you own the top of the funnel: researching, sourcing and booking meetings with qualified decision makers, and creating the first impression of Blacksmith Agency for potential clients.

Blacksmith Agency

• Sales
• Full time
• Remote (South Africa)

About The Role

Blacksmith Agency is hiring Sales Development Representatives across South Africa who are hungry to open doors and drive pipeline. As Sales Development Executive at Blacksmith, you own the top of the funnel: researching, sourcing and booking meetings with qualified decision makers, and creating the first impression of Blacksmith Agency for potential clients.

This is not about spamming a list. It is thoughtful outreach, pattern recognition and smart communication, using tools like LinkedIn Sales Navigator, SalesLoft, Apollo and Salesforce to hit volume goals while keeping every touchpoint high quality.

What You Will Own

• Source and research ideal accounts based on our ICP.
• Identify decision makers and build accurate contact lists.
• Craft and execute personalized outbound sequences via email, LinkedIn and phone.
• Book qualified discovery calls for our Account Executives.
• Maintain clean records in Salesforce and SalesLoft.
• Test messaging, optimize targeting and tighten feedback loops with the sales team.

What You Bring

• B2B sales experience preferred. Full-cycle closers who have carried a quota are welcome.
• 2 years in a similar SDR or BDR role, agency or SaaS experience a plus.
• Strong written communication and the ability to personalize outreach.
• Familiarity with outbound tools like Sales Navigator, SalesLoft, Apollo and ZoomInfo.
• Comfortable using Salesforce and managing your own pipeline.
• Gritty, curious and coachable.