- Gauteng Remote
- Salary: Market Related
- Job Type: Permanent
- Sectors: General Sales Soft Skills
- Benefits: Training Contract, Vacation,Professional Growth
- Reference: 2323595
Vacancy Details
Employer: Anchora
We are looking for a highly experienced, outbound-driven Business Development Representative (BDR) based in South Africa. This role is designed for a proven hunter who thrives in high-volume outreach environments and knows how to generate opportunities through disciplined prospecting, heavy cold calling, and proactive pipeline development. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of BDR/SDR experience, consistently meets aggressive outreach targets, and is fully comfortable working US business hours. This role will be a cornerstone in driving our subscription growth and expanding our customer base.
Responsibilities:
High-Volume Cold Calling
- Make an average of 200 outbound calls per day to prospects across multiple industries.
- Follow structured calling cadences to maximize connection and conversion rates.
- Deliver strong, concise value propositions on every call.
Outbound Prospecting & Pipeline Generation
- Source, identify, and engage new leads beyond provided lists.
- Prospect through multiple channels (phone, email, social, databases).
- Build and maintain a solid pipeline of qualified opportunities.
- Leverage tools for lead scraping, data cleanup, and list expansion.
Qualification & Discovery
- Conduct discovery conversations to assess interest, need, authority, and timeline.
- Convert cold outreach into sales-qualified opportunities (SQLs).
- Ensure prospects fully understand the value of our subscription offerings.
Subscription Growth
- Map needs to subscription packages and identify potential fit.
- Recognize upsell opportunities early in conversations.
- Assist in smooth handoff to sales/leadership teams.
CRM & Reporting
- Track all activity and maintain clean, accurate CRM data.
- Report daily and weekly on call volume, connections, SQLs, and pipeline health.
- Maintain consistency and structure despite high outreach volumes.
Cross-Team Collaboration
- Share feedback with leadership to refine messaging and target profiles.
- Work with marketing on outbound sequences and content improvements.
- Participate in strategy discussions to enhance outbound performance.
Required Skills
- Communication Skills: 3 to 4 years
- Sales Rep: 5 to 6 years
- Crm Skills: 2 to 3 years
Candidate Requirements
Requirements:
- Minimum 5 years experience as a BDR, SDR, or Inside Sales Rep.
- Proven track record of making 150–250 outbound calls per day.
- Demonstrated success generating pipeline from cold outreach.
- Strong verbal communication skills tailored for US-based prospects.
- High resilience, persistence, and ability to thrive under quotas.
- Experience with CRMs (HubSpot, Salesforce, etc.).
- Strong work ethic, self-motivation, and disciplined time management.
- Ability to work Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm EST
Specific Requirements to Candidates:
- Reliable high-speed internet + backup connectivity option.
- Quiet, professional remote work environment.
- Ability to work US hours without exception.
- Experience supporting US or international clients preferred.
Would be a plus:
- Subscription or SaaS experience.
- Experience with dialer tools, call tracking, or outbound automation.
- Prior work in high-pressure, high-volume outbound environments.
What Success Looks Like:
- 200+ calls/day consistently executed.
- Meeting or exceeding monthly SQL and pipeline-creation targets.
- High-quality conversations leading to strong opportunity flow.
- Expansion into new segments and lead sources through independent prospecting.
- Reliable, predictable pipeline feeding into sales and leadership teams.
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