Business Developer - Traineeship / Working Student
Part-time (16 - 32 hrs p/w) · Amsterdam
We’re looking for a Business Developer to join Productpine as a Trainee or Working Student! As a member of the Sales team, you will work in an exciting and fast-paced start-up environment together with a highly skilled team. This position can be filled in two ways: as a part-time Traineeship for the position of Business Developer, or as a part-time side job as Working Student. Ideally for a minimum of 9 months.
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Job description
As a Business Developer, your goal is to boost the growth of Productpine by getting in touch with the best consumer brands in the world and signing them as long-term partners. By doing so, you enable brands to achieve more growth in their direct-to-consumer channel, so that these brands can increasingly be discovered by consumers. You will support, manage, and grow partnerships with global consumer brands in different industries, ranging from consumer electronics, fashion, home, design to cosmetics.
Productpine is seeking a high-energy Business Developer for the Dutch market with a passion for sales and brand partnerships. The successful individual will be a deal-closer that is eager to operate in a fast-paced sales environment in a fast-growing start-up, while working in a growing team of business developers. This individual is proactive and has excellent verbal and written-communication skills. He or she is high in energy and works extremely efficiently to get the job done.
You will be part of a growing team of business developers and report directly to Productpine’s Partnership Manager, who will assist you in spotting new partnership opportunities and boosting the success of our current partners. Exciting stuff, right?
Productpine is seeking a high-energy Business Developer for the Dutch market with a passion for sales and brand partnerships. The successful individual will be a deal-closer that is eager to operate in a fast-paced sales environment in a fast-growing start-up, while working in a growing team of business developers. This individual is proactive and has excellent verbal and written-communication skills. He or she is high in energy and works extremely efficiently to get the job done.
You will be part of a growing team of business developers and report directly to Productpine’s Partnership Manager, who will assist you in spotting new partnership opportunities and boosting the success of our current partners. Exciting stuff, right?
Your responsibilities
- You will be executing the onboarding process of the 600 brands in our waiting list, in close collaboration with our Partnership Manager;
- You will be identifying new business opportunities for Productpine, as you will reach-out to new and exciting brand partners;
- You will close small and big deals and have responsibility over part of the brand partnership portfolio and the brands’ performance;
- You will assist in maintaining and optimizing the sales funnel to reduce the time-to-launch of new brand partners of Productpine;
- You will assist in maintaining and optimize our inbound and outbound lead generation pipeline, our CRM (Hubspot) and other related sales-focused software tools.
Who are you?
- Fluent in Dutch and English;
- Interested in (direct-to-consumer) brands and familiar with the direct-to-consumer trend in e-commerce;
- Educational background in business (HBO / WO);
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with a high-emotional IQ;
- Working experience in the field of business development or sales is not required, but is seen as a plus;
- Excellent communication, time management and organizational skills;
- You are proactive and enjoy working autonomously;
- You are resilient and can cope well with the ups-and-downs of a sales role;
- You are persistent, a problem-solver, get the job done and don’t take “no” for an answer;
- You are continuously trying to improve the efficiency of your work;
- You get a kick out of closing partnerships, developing mutually beneficial long-term partnerships and exceeding the expectations of our brand partners;
- Skilled in listening, pitching, presenting and negotiating;
- Enjoy learning new things, have a curious personality and you like to take the lead;
- Have a growth mindset that fits a fast-growing start-up;
- You are tech-savvy and have affinity with tech (software) solutions.
What we offer
- A competitive salary;
- Flexible working schedule;
- An informal and international environment, with a bright and young team;
- Remote working model but opportunity to go to the office in Amsterdam;
- The opportunity to grow in a fast-growing company;
- The autonomy to initiate and execute projects to drive a start-up’s growth, with guidance and support from the management team;
- Feeling like you’re part of one of the largest and most important movements in the commerce space, that truly adds value to the world;
- The freedom and responsibility to make a real difference.
Who we are
Productpine is a fast-growing Amsterdam based start-up. We envision a world in which brands thrive instead of retailers. This world is better for our precious environment, for millions of consumers that are looking to improve their lives, and for thousands of brands that are so passionate about telling the stories behind their amazing products. To get there, we make direct-to-consumer sales 80% cheaper for brands, so brands can increasingly sell directly to customers without middlemen. We’re doing this by building a next-generation marketplace, empowered by advertising technology that allows brands to share advertising costs. We then help brands to invest their savings to improve our planet.
Our team.
Although our team is geographically distributed, our office is in the city center of Amsterdam, alongside the canals and next to lots of urban hotspots and great restaurants. It’s just a 15 min. walk from the central train station, and it is easily accessible by bike and public transport. For most of us, Productpine feels like a second home where you can just be (and develop) yourself to get the best out of yourself.
Our core values.
We’d love to get in touch with candidates that blend well in our young and tight-knit team. We expect you to be entrepreneurial by taking complete ownership over your tasks and role, while being proactive and curious. You are solution-orientated and communicate honestly, directly, and openly with others. Your resilience allows you to cope well with difficulties and changes, since you remain positive and future orientated. More importantly: you have a lot of passion about what you do, because you are optimistic and full of energy and ambition. Let’s push those boundaries together.
Entrepreneurial
You’re willing to take action and do not sit still when something has to be done.
Solution-Oriented
You choose to focus on solutions, rather than to be stuck with problems.
Sincerity
You take responsibility for your actions and have a deep desire to be genuine.
Resilient
You remain positive, future-oriented and strong during challenging situations.
Passion
You believe in what you do and take satisfaction in exercising your discipline.
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We have raised 2.5M EUR Seed funding from established investors
We have raised seed funding from established investors (previously invested in Pinterest, Square, Classpass, Wish, GoStudent, Shipbob), well-known entrepreneurs (HomeToGo, Afterpay, Binckbank) and senior executives (eBay) to help direct-to-consumer brands thrive and consumers improve their consumption decisions. With 90 active brands on our platform and over 600 brands in the waiting list, we are entering a period of rapid growth and are inviting you to be part of it.
We'd love to get in touch and can’t wait to hear from you.
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