Business Development Executive (Full time)
Scale Shore Consulting
Cape Town, Western Cape
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This listing does not state a salary. As a guide, customer service roles in South Africa typically pay R7 000 to R17 000 a month (indicative).
Job description
About the Role
We are looking for ambitious and driven Business Development Executives (BDEs) to join our growing outbound sales team.
This is an exciting opportunity for experienced lead generation professionals who enjoy engaging with business decision-makers, creating opportunities, and contributing to a fast-paced, target-driven environment.
You will be responsible for generating qualified sales opportunities through a multi-channel approach, including cold calling, LinkedIn prospecting, and outbound email campaigns. Working closely with our sales team, you will play a key role in driving new business growth across the UK technology market.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct outbound cold calling to UK business decision-makers.
- Generate new business opportunities through LinkedIn prospecting and social selling.
- Execute and manage outbound email campaigns.
- Identify and qualify potential customers against defined criteria.
- Engage with C-level executives and key decision-makers.
- Book qualified appointments for the sales team.
- Maintain accurate records within CRM systems.
- Achieve and exceed daily, weekly, and monthly activity targets.
- Work closely with management to improve campaign performance and conversion rates.
Essential Requirements
- Previous experience in B2B lead generation.
- Strong experience with LinkedIn lead generation and prospecting.
- Experience running outbound email campaigns.
- Proven cold calling and appointment-setting experience.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Confident engaging with senior business stakeholders and decision-makers.
- Self-motivated, resilient, and target driven.
- Strong organisational and time management skills.
- Ability to work effectively within a structured sales environment.
- Must provide verified employment references.
- Must pass criminal background checks and all required pre-employment screening.
- Min 2 years experience
Highly Desirable
- Previous experience in UK B2B technology lead generation.
- Experience generating opportunities for IT, Telecoms, Cloud, Cyber Security, Microsoft Solutions, Managed IT Services, or Business Technology providers.
- Experience using CRM platforms such as Salesforce, HubSpot, Dynamics 365, FiveCRM, or similar.
- Demonstrable track record of consistently achieving lead generation or appointment-setting targets.
What We Offer
- Competitive basic salary.
- Uncapped commission structure.
- Ongoing training and coaching.
- Career progression opportunities.
- Supportive and high-performance team culture.
- Opportunity to work with leading UK technology and communications providers.
Apply Now
If you have a passion for B2B lead generation, thrive on speaking with decision-makers, and have experience generating opportunities within the UK technology sector, we'd love to hear from you.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: R20 000,00 per month
Work Location: In person
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