Sales Development Representative - Education Industry (Remote, South Africa)

This is a fully remote sales development role with a culinary education organization in the United States. The organization offers vocational culinary training to aspiring chefs and small business owners and has a large base of past leads and graduates. You will be hired into the client's sales team and supported by a recruiting partner. The role is built around high outbound activity, lead re-engagement and booking qualified appointments for the admissions team.

What you'll do

• Make a high volume of outbound calls each day (150+) in the CRM to find prospective students and book qualified meetings.
• Work fresh leads with a structured cadence of calls over the first two weeks, supported by texts and emails.
• Re-engage and nurture older leads to revive interest in culinary school and secure appointments.
• Confirm booked appointments to keep show rates at or above 80%.
• Log all sales activity accurately in the CRM and send daily progress and projection reports.
• Attend the daily team huddle to align on goals and strategy.

What you need

• Proven experience in a high-volume outbound sales environment, ideally making 150+ calls per day.
• Strong working knowledge of CRM software; HubSpot experience is a plus.
• Excellent spoken English and the ability to build rapport quickly with people of different ages and backgrounds.
• A results-driven approach with a record of meeting or beating demanding KPIs and revenue targets.
• Self-motivated and disciplined enough to sustain high activity levels while working fully remote.
• Experience in admissions, education sales or hospitality is preferred, as is familiarity with organic and paid lead generation, and an interest in culinary arts or vocational training.

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