Sales Development Representative (m/f/d)

About the Position

Sales Development Representative (m/f/d)

Berlin

Full-time

Permanent employee

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Your Mission at Mercanis

With Mercanis, we're leading the "iPhone moment" in the procurement world and are now looking for you – a motivated Sales Development Representative(m/f/d) who wants to drive growth and play a key role in the digital transformation of procurement. The Business Development team is our key success factor for further scaling Mercanis. Here, you'll quickly assume responsibility for identifying and personally convincing leads, improving our sales outreach every day. In this role, you'll follow your growth plan and, in just one year, develop from a sales outreach expert to an account executive, assuming full responsibility for your own deals and managing them through to signature.

Why do we need you?

With Mercanis, we enable procurement to become a value driver within the company, positively impacting the organization. What does this mean? Companies can more easily source higher-quality products at a lower price and, above all, can incorporate sustainability into the procurement process, thus creating a real impact for our world. How do companies achieve this? It all starts with your role as a Sales Development Representative (m/f/d).

You'll be the first point of contact for our customers and actively help solve their problems. Through your work, you'll identify suitable customers and proactively contact them. Additionally, your experience will directly influence our processes and continuously improve them with the founders.

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Responsibilities

• Customer winner: By proactively approaching customers via email, telephone, and social media, you expand our customer portfolio.
• Doer: Get involved right away and be responsible for various tests in lead generation to continuously improve our processes with your learnings.
• Process designer: Prepare various templates such as scripts or presentations for the business development team and integrate them directly into practice.
• Market Researcher: You conduct your own research to identify new markets and customer needs, working closely with our senior account executives and the founding team.

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Requirements

• Motivated: You want to help shape change and don't hesitate to get involved yourself.
• Linguistic skills: You demonstrate outstanding written and personal communication skills in German (native speaker level).
• Team player with that certain something extra: You are a team player, have a hands-on mentality and are a talented organizer when it comes to managing various tasks.
• Athletic mindset: You want to grow professionally and personally and always go the extra mile to successfully implement your growth plan.
• Coolness under pressure: You feel comfortable in ambiguous situations, withstand the pressure of a demanding environment, and maintain a positive attitude and a talent for creative problem-solving.

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Why Join Us at Mercanis?

Imagine being one of the first people to work on the iPhone. You would have given people access to simple and intuitive smartphones. That was certainly an exciting and unique job opportunity back in 2006. In 2024, there will be another equally exciting job opportunity! With Mercanis, you will be part of this "iPhone moment" in purchasing and will play a key role in helping companies manage their procurement processes easily and intuitively, thus enabling them to purchase cost-efficiently and sustainably to create better products and services for the world.

What you can expect from us:

• A strong corporate culture characterized by team spirit, entrepreneurial thinking, and respect.
• Learn B2B sales based on your individual growth plan: You will develop into an Account Executive and benefit from the experience of our Senior Account Executive Team (> 30 years of experience in B2B sales).
• Attractive salary package with above-average remuneration.
• Whether Mac or Windows, you will be equipped with modern work tools that will make you feel most productive.
• Responsibility and creative freedom in your role.
• Flexible working environment with flat hierarchies in one of the most beautiful areas in the heart of Berlin (Prenzlauer Berg).
• Regular team and company events with many networking opportunities.
• Healthy and energy-rich snacks.
• A productive but relaxed working atmosphere that enables our employees to continuously develop and grow with us.

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About the Company

We are the AI Procurement Platform – Leading the Procurement of Tomorrow

At Mercanis, we have a clear mission: to shape the procurement of tomorrow – digital, transparent, and intelligent.

Our AI Procurement Platform digitalizes the entire procurement process – from demand to supplier management and contract signing. Through the use of AI, operational tasks are fully automated, allowing procurement departments to focus on strategic matters. In this way, we create efficient structures, reduce manual efforts, and promote seamless collaboration along the entire supply chain.

Our vision: transparent processes, time-optimized automations, and sustainable supplier relationships that deliver real value.

With over $30 million in Series A funding, supported by leading investors such as Partech, Atlantic Vantage Point (AVP), and Speedinvest, we are well-positioned to continue expanding our vision. Since our founding, we’ve been working with a passionate team to shape the future of procurement. We are convinced: this is just the beginning.

That’s why we are looking for ambitious new team members and creative minds who are ready to take bold new steps with us and shape the future of procurement.

We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, experiences, and identities-regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, or ability-as part of our commitment to a fair, transparent, and merit-based recruitment process.

We know the impostor syndrome can sometimes hold back incredible talent, so if you're doubting yourself, don’t. We genuinely want to hear from you, and encourage you to apply.