Business Development Representative (BDR) | UK & US Markets

Location: Cape Town, South Africa (Hybrid)

Employment Type: Permanent

Launch Your International Sales Career with LevelUP HCS

LevelUP HCS provides Recruitment Consulting Services and Strategic Solutions that help organisations confidently scale and grow. We combine recruitment expertise, operational excellence, and strategic insight to deliver innovative talent solutions to clients across North America, Europe, and beyond.

We're looking for a driven, commercially minded, and relationship-focused Business Development Representative (BDR) to join our growing sales team. In this role, you'll help drive new business opportunities across the UK and US markets, working alongside experienced commercial leaders within an international recruitment consulting business.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone looking to build a long-term career in international B2B sales. Working closely with our Vice President of Sales and experienced commercial leaders, you'll gain hands-on exposure to business development, consultative selling, recruitment solutions, and global client engagement.

Your primary focus will be generating qualified sales opportunities by identifying prospective clients, building relationships, and arranging meetings for our sales team. As you develop in the role, you'll also gain valuable experience in market mapping, commercial research, sales strategy, and business intelligence.

We're looking for someone with drive, resilience, curiosity, and a genuine passion for building relationships. Previous experience in sales or business development is advantageous, but we're ultimately looking for someone with the right attitude, determination, and willingness to learn.

What You'll Be Doing

Business Development & Lead Generation

• Proactively identify and engage prospective clients through outbound calls, email, LinkedIn, and other sales channels.
• Build relationships with decision-makers across organisations within the Financial Services, Technology, Manufacturing, and Life Sciences sectors.
• Generate qualified meetings and sales opportunities for the wider commercial team.
• Become the first point of contact for prospective clients, helping convert interest into meaningful business conversations.

Sales Pipeline & CRM Management

• Maintain accurate and up-to-date prospect information within CRM systems.
• Track outreach activity, follow-ups, meetings, and sales opportunities.
• Keep the sales pipeline organised and visible, helping drive revenue growth across international markets.
• Ensure all sales activity is recorded accurately to support reporting and forecasting.

Market Research & Commercial Support

• Conduct market mapping and research to identify new business opportunities.
• Develop target account lists and identify key decision-makers.
• Assist with preparing sales presentations, proposals, and supporting documentation.
• Share market intelligence and commercial insights with the wider team.

Collaboration & Growth

• Work closely with the Vice President of Sales and experienced commercial leaders to support business development initiatives.
• Collaborate with colleagues across the business to achieve shared commercial goals.
• Contribute ideas that improve sales processes, lead generation strategies, and business development activities.

What We're Looking For

Essential Skills & Attributes

• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Commercially curious with a genuine interest in business development and sales.
• Confident engaging with professionals and senior decision-makers.
• Strong organisational and time management skills.
• Comfortable learning new technology, CRM systems, and sales tools.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Self-motivated with a proactive approach to achieving goals.
• Resilient, persistent, and motivated by achieving results.
• Positive attitude with a willingness to learn and grow.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities within a fast-paced environment.

Advantageous

• Previous experience in sales, business development, recruitment, customer service, account management, or another client-facing role.
• Exposure to CRM platforms such as HubSpot, Salesforce, or similar.
• Experience with lead generation, outbound prospecting, networking, or relationship building.
• Interest in Financial Services, Technology, Manufacturing, or Life Sciences.

Who Will Thrive in This Role?

This opportunity would suit someone who:

• Enjoys meeting new people and building genuine relationships.
• Is naturally curious and enjoys learning about different businesses and industries.
• Is commercially minded and motivated by achieving goals.
• Doesn't give up easily and sees challenges as opportunities to improve.
• Takes initiative and enjoys creating opportunities rather than waiting for them.
• Enjoys working towards targets and celebrating success.
• Wants to build a long-term career in business development, sales, or recruitment consulting.
• Thrives in a collaborative, fast-paced international environment.

What You'll Gain

• Hands-on experience working within an international recruitment consulting business.
• Exposure to B2B sales, consultative selling, and commercial strategy.
• Experience working with clients across the UK and US markets.
• Direct mentorship from experienced commercial leaders.
• Training on industry-leading CRM platforms and sales technologies.
• Opportunities to develop market mapping, commercial research, and business intelligence skills.
• Clear opportunities for career development within a growing global business.

Join Us

If you're driven, resilient, commercially curious, and excited about building relationships that create business opportunities, we'd love to hear from you.

Whether you're looking to develop your career in business development, transition from recruitment or another client-facing role, or take the next step in your sales journey, this is an opportunity to learn, grow, and make an impact within a growing international business.

Apply today and start building your future with LevelUP HCS.