Business Development Representative (South Africa)

Role:

• Researching and prospecting target accounts through LinkedIn, email and cold calling
• Qualifying leads and booking meetings for the sales team, with sharp handover notes
• Supporting event-led campaigns including attending industry events, working the stand, and having confident, professional face-to-face conversations
• Managing your own pipeline and activity with discipline and urgency

Who we're looking for:

• A driven, self-managed go-getter who wants more more growth, more opportunity, more reward
• A natural conversationalist who isn't fazed by rejection and is coachable enough to turn it into improvement
• Tech-savvy, comfortable with spreadsheets, data, and CRM tools (Salesforce experience a plus)
• Degree-educated, with strong written and verbal English
• 13 years' experience in B2B sales ideal, customer-facing, recruitment, retail, hospitality or commercial roles
• Curious about business, tech and how companies solve real operational problems
• Consultative, not pushy someone who asks great questions and actually listens

Why this role:

• Clear progression into a full Sales Executive role, Customer Success, or other areas of the business
• Work with a business at the cutting edge of AI, automation and cloud contact centre transformation
• Join a globally respected, 35+ year-old company with real backing and real growth trajectory
• A high-activity, high-reward environment where your effort is directly rewarded

If you're ambitious, competitive, and ready to build a real sales career (and a real income) this is your opportunity.
Cape Town or Johannesburg | Hybrid (2 days in-office).

As part of the application process, please answer the following questions and upload to motivational or cover letter field.
1. This role is 13 years' experience and heavily outbound (cold calling, LinkedIn, email, events). Walk us through a time you had to push through repeated rejection to hit a goal what kept you going?

2. Why does this specific opportunity appeal to you?