Loryda

Business development manager

Loryda

ID Verified
1,000/mo
Cape town , South Africa
Looking for Full-time
8 hours/day
Availability: US / EU / Asia timezone

Profile Description

Results-driven sales professional with 18 years of experience across travel account management and B2B outbound sales. For the last three years, I've worked as a BDR in a B2B growth agency, calling founders, sales heads, and ops managers on behalf of clients in SaaS, healthcare, and staffing across the UK, US, and South Africa. I book qualified meetings directly into client calendars, and I'm confident with CRM tools, including HubSpot. Before that, I built long-term client relationships as an ...

Top Skills

Account Management · 10 yearsCold Calling · 10 yearsCold Email Outreach · 10 yearsLead Generation · 10 yearsNegotiation · 10 years

Skills & Expertise

Sales & Business Development

Lead GenerationExpert
Cold CallingExpert
Cold Email OutreachExpert
Sales Funnel ManagementExpert
NegotiationExpert
Account ManagementExpert
B2B SalesAdvanced
Sales PresentationsAdvanced
Linkedin OutreachAdvanced
Warm Outreach & Appointment SettingAdvanced
SalesforceAdvanced
PipedriveAdvanced
Apollo.ioAdvanced
ZoomInfoAdvanced

Work Experience

Business development manager

Douglas Boraine Pty ltd

Jan 2024 - Present

Key Achievements:

Since 2024 I’ve been a BDR at Douglas Boraine, a B2B outbound consultancy, so I called for several clients in SaaS, healthcare and staffing, across the UK, US and South Africa. I phoned founders, sales heads and ops managers, followed up by email, and booked meetings straight into the client’s calendar, all tracked in HubSpot. In a normal week I made about 100 calls per day, connected on roughly 8 percent, and booked around 8 meetings a month.”

B2B SalesSales Funnel ManagementCold CallingAccount ManagementLead GenerationCold Email OutreachNegotiationSales PresentationsLinkedin OutreachSalesforceApollo.ioWarm Outreach & Appointment SettingPipedriveZoomInfo

Account manager

Flight Centre

Feb 2009 - Present

Key Achievements:

Retail, Business travel, corporate travel insurance South Africa and Hong Kong

Cold CallingSales Funnel ManagementAccount ManagementSalesforceLinkedin OutreachCold Email OutreachNegotiation

Quick Stats

Age42 years
English LevelFluent
ID VerificationVerified