Venture Business Developer - Turkey & MENA

Job Description

We are looking for an outstanding individual who will join our team as a Venture Business Developer - Turkey & MENA to work closely with the Founders and a motivated team to join an exciting fast growing start-up at an early stage.

The role will be based in Berlin.

Tasks

As Venture Business Developer, your responsibilities will be to support Vanilla Steel to grow the business in the Turkey & MENA market and become the most important digital player in the regional steel industry. Your first tasks will be to:

• Develop an ambitious supplier and buyer acquisition strategy
• Make outbound prospecting campaigns (emails, cold / hot calls, social selling, field visits, events) to generate leads in the region
• Convert leads into sales; ensure high quality interaction with potential sellers and buyers on the platform
• Identify local market product needs
• Increase trading volumes and revenues within the region
• Represent Vanilla Steel at industry events in the region
• Structure the sales operations and processes (customer database, customer onboarding, CRM reporting)

Requirements

• Recent grad or working towards a degree in a Business-related program
• Initial experience in sales and/or account management
• Work permit for Germany
• Ambitious, results-oriented and target-driven mentality
• Strong quantitative skills, structured thinking and hands-on attitude
• Solid organizational and time management skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Proficiency in using large databases (Google-Suite, CRMs and LinkedIn)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Business proficiency in English and Turkish; proficiency in Arabic would be a plus

Benefits

• Join an exciting Berlin tech startup on a steep growth curve building the digital infrastructure of the steel industry
• Work closely with an experienced team of entrepreneurs
• Unrivalled autonomy and ownership on projects and deliverables
• Open and fun shared working environment/culture
• Competitive compensation