Business Development Exec (SA)

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Hiring Remotely in Johannesburg, Gauteng
In-Office or Remote
Logistics • Transportation
The Role
ParcelHero is one of the UK’s biggest parcel delivery price comparison sites. With over 5 million visitors a year, and over 100 remote employees worldwide, we’re a technology-driven company that’s going places, delivering innovative solutions to ensure exceptional customer care. As a forward-thinking and dynamic business, we offer excellent career growth opportunities.

In 2025, we will be rolling out worldwide our new TMS (Transport management solution) Parcelhero Pro, which enables retailers to pay a monthly subscription to centralise all orders and ship on their own carrier accounts using our cutting-edge shipping platform.

At ParcelHero, we foster a collaborative and innovative culture where every team member's voice matters. We're a fast-paced, remote-first company that values initiative, adaptability, and a strong sense of ownership. If you're someone who thrives in a dynamic, ambitious, and forward-thinking team, you’ll fit right in with us.

The role

We are looking for a seasoned business development executive with experience selling either logistics or SaaS (Software as a Service). This is a unique opportunity to sell two distinct products, a very competitive innovative logistics offering, and a cutting-edge shipping platform (monthly subscription SaaS offering).

Our tech is cutting-edge, and our pitch is genuinely innovative. We're about to make waves in the logistics space, and we're looking for exceptional sales talent that can help deliver our message.

There is limited cold calling, we assign you a dedicated team of SDR’s to generate you warm leads. Our initial target market is SMEs, then expanding into the Enterprise market.

This is a remote first, phone based role.

If you're an ambitious, motivated and proven sales person, interested in selling into a market that's worth $13 trillion globally, with a company that aspires to be a leading global player and innovator, we'd love to hear from you.

Responsibilities

  • Make outbound calls to warm leads and perform product demos in order to acquire new customers.
  • Identify customer needs and provide appropriate product recommendations.
  • Commitment to domain and subject mastery.
  • Hit and exceed new business sales targets.
  • Collaborate with our sales team to develop strategies for achieving sales goals and improving overall sales performance.
  • Stay updated on industry trends, product knowledge, and competitors' offerings to effectively position our products/services in the market.
  • Manage and update Salesforce to accurately record sales pipeline.

Skills and Competencies

  • Atleast 5 years B2B sales experience.
  • A proven track record of meeting and beating targets.
  • Great people skills, able to develop relationships and build rapport.
  • The ability to persuade, influence and close.
  • Highly motivated, with the drive to be successful.
  • Great computer skills including MS Word, Excel, Salesforce, and other tech platforms/tools.
  • Experience demonstrating technology products/solutions.
  • Industry experience is highly desirable not but essential.

The detail

  • Reports To: Head of Sales
  • 275,000 commission - On target earnings.
  • 8:30am to 5pm Mon-Fri (GMT).
  • 15 days holiday per year + your birthday off.
  • You need a min 20 MB broadband line, and your own PC/Laptop and headset.

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The Company
Brentford, Hounslow
51 Employees
Year Founded: 2010

What We Do

Welcome to ParcelHero - the UK's favourite international parcel delivery service! ParcelHero is renowned for being an outstanding UK courier and international parcel courier because we don't compromise on service - despite having the cheapest prices of any UK courier. By bringing together the worlds'​ biggest and most reputable carriers under one roof we provide you with a superior and comprehensive portfolio of cheap courier services that you can really trust to deliver! Our reliable delivery services are available to over 220 countries worldwide and include: Express, economy, timed and same-day delivery courier options to suit every budget. ParcelHero offers the fastest transit times of any online courier services and we can collect from most countries same day - all you need to do is tell us your requirements. We even help you produce the shipping documents you need in only a few clicks. However, ParcelHero is much more than the cheapest parcel delivery company in the UK. Our exceptional customer service is what really sets us apart from our competitors. You don't need to be a shipping expert to make use of ParcelHero's delivery services because our customer service team are all experts in their field and their wealth of industry knowledge is available to you if you have any questions about your parcel delivery. Unlike many other online parcel delivery services, you can also contact ParcelHero via telephone - and you can rest assured that ParcelHero staff are always professional, polite and friendly - no matter what your query may be. But don’t just take our word for it, check our reviews on the independent website TrustPilot. If you need a reliable service that's quick, cost effective and easy to use, and that can give you expert advice when you need it, then you don't just need a cheap parcel delivery company, you need a ParcelHero!

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