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Outbound Acquisition & Sales Specialist

Somewhere

Fully Remote
📍 Johannesburg
🇿🇦 SA Friendly: 1.0/1.0

🇿🇦 Hirezar Summary for South African Applicants

This fully remote full time position at Somewhere is open to applicants from South Africa. The estimated monthly salary is R31,450 – R46,250 ZAR. This role is suited for mid-level professionals. As a remote position, you can work from anywhere in South Africa — whether you're based in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, or a smaller town.

Job Description

Outbound Acquisition & Sales Specialist (Oil & Gas Minerals)
* Company:Confidential (US-Based Oil & Gas Acquisition Firm)
* Location:Remote, Offshore (South Africa Exclusive)
* Schedule:Monday – Friday, US Central Standard Time (CST) Alignment (Dallas, TX)
* Type:Full-time Contractor (40 hours/week)
* Target Start Date:June 1st, 2026 (Interviewing early next week)
* Salary Benchmarks:$1,700 – $2,000 USD/month Base + Commissions ($500 – $1,000+ once fully trained, scaled by acreage of closed deals) + Performance Bonuses (final offer contingent to client's discretion)

Role Overview: The Front-End Growth Engine

Our client is a fast-growing, highly active oil and gas mineral rights and royalties acquisition company headquartered in Dallas, Texas. We work directly with mineral and land owners across the United States—primarily concentrated in Texas—to acquire valuable subsurface assets.

We are seeking a relentless, high-energyOutbound Acquisition & Sales Specialistin South Africa to serve as the voice and lead generator of our acquisition pipeline. In this role, you are a "hunter." You are responsible for executing high-volume outbound outreach to lists of US mineral owners, introducing our firm, qualifying their interest in selling, and guiding them through our valuation and offer process.

No prior Oil & Gas experience is required.We can easily teach you the technical parameters of mineral valuations, land laws, and calculation software; what wecannotteach is the natural ability to relate to people over the phone, handle rejection with grace, and build trust within seconds. If you have a background in cold calling, high-volume sales, or appointment setting, and you possess a clear, neutral accent, we will give you the playbook and data to build a highly lucrative global sales career.

Key Responsibilities

I. High-Volume Outbound Sourcing (approx. 100 calls/day)
* Front-End Cold Calling:Actively dial custom-curated lists of mineral owners to initiate warm, professional, and respectful sales conversations. Your primary goal is to turn cold outreach into interested leads looking to entertain offers.
* Database Qualification:Verify ownership details, confirm acreage and property locations with the owner, and log correct contact details in our CRM.
* The "Value" Hook:Educate owners on our ability to provide fast, transparent, and fair payouts for their assets, establishing immediate credibility for our brand.

II. Basic Deal Analysis & Underwriting Support
* Deal Sheet Preparation:Utilize our proprietary internal software and specialized databases to log confirmed owner data, calculate basic ownership figures, and build a standard Deal Form.
* Acreage Calculations:Calculate Net Revenue Acreage (NRAs) and track local transaction trends to support the pricing team.
* Offer Preparation:Prepare the initial administrative documentation and pricing templates. Once compiled, you will hand the deal file over to the leadership team to finalize the technical valuations and dispatch the formal contract.

III. Relationship Ownership & Business Development
* Pipeline Management:Guide leads step-by-step through our evaluation pipeline, moving them from initial curiosity to active negotiations.
* Objection Resolution:Walk customers through standard anxieties regarding the sale of family assets, handling pricing and timing objections with empathy and professional persistence.
* Closing Support:Partner with the US-based leadership team to finalize agreements, keeping the client engaged, informed, and comfortable until the deal is closed.

Who You Are

Experience & Must-Haves
* Sales DNA:2–4+ years of experience in high-volume outbound sales, cold calling, business development, or appointment setting. You are motivated by dials, targets, and commissions.
* Neutral Accent & Voice Clarity:A highly polished, neutral English accent with exceptional verbal communication skills is mandatory. You must be able to sound like a trusted, peer-level advisor to American land and mineral owners.
* Exceptional EQ:You understand that land ownership is highly personal. You possess a warm, professional "bedside manner" that establishes trust quickly.
* Highly Coachable:You are eager to learn. You can easily absorb the technical terminology of the oil, gas, and real estate markets.

Technical & Workspace Requirements
* Tech Savvy:Highly comfortable working within modern CRM tools, dialer systems, and Excel/Google Sheets.
* US CST Alignment:100% committed to working US Central Time business hours from your location.
* High-Speed Setup:A dedicated home office space with a reliable, noise-free environment, a strong computer, and a high-speed fiber-optic internet connection.

Why Join Us?
* High Upside Compensation:A stable, premium USD base salary backed by uncapped commissions tied to the actual acreage of the deals you help close, plus performance-based milestone bonuses.
* Elite Training & Development:Learn the highly lucrative US Oil & G

Tips for South African Applicants

Timezone Advantage

South Africa (SAST, UTC+2) overlaps well with European business hours and has a few hours of overlap with US East Coast. Mention your timezone flexibility in your application.

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Salary in Context

At R31,450/month, this role is competitive with the average South African remote salary. The USD equivalent ($1,700/mo) benefits from the favourable exchange rate.

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Application Tips

Tailor your CV to international standards — use a clean format, highlight remote work experience, and include your English proficiency. Many SA applicants succeed by emphasising their strong work ethic and cultural adaptability.

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Load Shedding Preparedness

If you're applying for a remote role, having a backup power solution (UPS, inverter, or generator) and mobile data as a backup internet connection shows employers you're prepared for South Africa's infrastructure challenges.

About Somewhere

Somewhere is a company in the Recruitment & Staffing industry that hires remote workers from South Africa. They currently have 685 open positions on Hirezar. View all Somewhere jobs →