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Sales Development Representative 20726

Sales Development Representative 20726

Somewhere • Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
6 days ago
Job description

Sales Development Representative (SDR)

Employment Type: Full-time Independent Contractor

Work Model: Remote

Work Hours: US Eastern Standard Time (EST) alignment

Role Overview

We are launching a new product division and seeking an ambitious high-energy Sales Development Representative (SDR) to serve as a founding member of our outbound sales team. This is a foundational position offering long-term career growth as we scale our sales organization over the coming years.

As an SDR you will take full ownership of identifying key decision-makers at automotive dealerships across the United States generating early interest in our product catalog qualifying pipeline opportunities and booking product demonstrations for our closer sales team.

Key Responsibilities

1. Outbound Prospecting & Pipeline Generation

  • Multi-Channel Prospecting: Execute high-volume outbound phone calls personalized emails and LinkedIn outreach sequences to engage target accounts across the U.S.

  • Decision-Maker Engagement: Identify navigate and connect directly with key automotive dealership stakeholders including General Managers Dealer Principals and Marketing Directors.

  • Qualification & Scheduling: Qualify prospective accounts against established criteria and schedule high-intent product demonstrations for the closer sales team.

2. Follow-Up Persistence & CRM Operations

  • Funnel Nurturing: Maintain persistent systematic follow-up sequences with prospects until a clear decision or booking is achieved.

  • CRM Data Hygiene: Log all activity contact details call notes and deal stages accurately inside HubSpot CRM.

  • Continuous Optimization: Participate actively in sales coaching refine cold messaging based on performance data and consistently meet or exceed daily activity targets.

Required Skills & Qualifications

  • Communication Mastery: Outstanding verbal and written English communication skills with a neutral highly articulate and professional accent suitable for engaging U.S. business executives.

  • Outbound Sales Track Record: Proven background in cold calling outbound appointment setting or SDR workflows. Comfort and confidence executing high daily outbound call volumes.

  • Professional Attributes: Highly organized detail-oriented self-motivated resilient when handling rejection and coachable.

  • Remote Setup: A quiet professional home office free from background noise and backed by a reliable high-speed internet connection.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Prior experience selling directly to U.S.-based business accounts.

  • Hands-on proficiency with HubSpot CRM dialers or sales engagement platforms.

  • Prior exposure to the automotive industry or B2B SaaS/technology products.

Success Metrics (KPIs)

  • Qualified Demos Scheduled & Held: Driving high-intent product demonstrations and maintaining strong prospect show rates.

  • Pipeline Conversion: Generating opportunities that successfully convert into paying customers.

  • CRM Accuracy & Activity Velocity: Maintaining high daily outreach metrics paired with meticulous record-keeping in HubSpot.


Required Experience:

IC


Experience: years
Vacancy: 1

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Sales Development Representative 20726 • Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa