Senior Sales Representative (Remote, Stellenbosch)

Blacksmith Agency LLC; Stellenbosch; Remote; ZAR 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work (SA)

Job summary

Blacksmith Agency is seeking a Sales Development Representative to drive top-of-funnel activities across South Africa. You will research ideal accounts, identify decision makers, craft personalized outreach, and book discovery calls for our Account Executives, while maintaining clean CRM records.

This role emphasizes thoughtful outreach, pattern recognition, and strong communication through tools like LinkedIn, SalesLoft, Apollo and Salesforce to hit ambitious pipeline goals.

Qualifications

• Strong written communication and the ability to personalize outreach.
• Experience in SDR/BDR roles or SaaS is a plus.
• Familiarity with outbound tools and CRM platforms.

Responsibilities

• Source and research ideal accounts based on ICP.
• Identify decision makers and build 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

Written communication

Prospecting

Outbound outreach

Pipeline management

Tools

Salesforce

SalesLoft

Apollo

ZoomInfo

LinkedIn Sales Navigator

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 Senior Sales Representative 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 Senior Sales Representative 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

• 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.