Business Development Representative - German speaking

Plato; Berlin; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Weekly team lunches

Dinner on us when we work late

Sports membership

Regular team events

Job summary

Plato is building an AI operating system for distribution and is hiring an early sales hire in Berlin. You will own outbound, cold outreach, and discovery calls with wholesale decision-makers, using AI tools to accelerate growth and learn quickly.

We value hands-on ownership, direct feedback, and a fast-growing team backed by notable investors. You’ll join a small, ambitious group shaping how AI is applied to a traditionally underserved industry.

Qualifications

• Strong written and verbal communication in German and English
• Motivated to build something from scratch and get hands dirty
• Enjoy talking to customers, convincing and trustworthy
• Some experience in SaaS sales, tech-savvy and/or interested in industrial/wholesale sector
• Goal-oriented, resilient and positive attitude

Responsibilities

• Own our prospecting pipeline end-to-end: from first outreach to closing new leads - via phone, email, and social media, talking directly to decision-makers across the wholesale industry.
• Test new ways to generate both outbound and inbound leads, and cut what doesn't work.
• Become the go-to expert on our product, the wholesale market, and our customers - and use that to actually convince leads, not just recite a generic pitch.
• Independently research potential B2B customers and build sales materials and presentations that land.
• Write and refine call scripts and templates, and share learnings through internal trainings and workshops with the team.
• Work AI-native: look for ways to use AI tools to move faster, experiment with new approaches, and share what works

Job description

Your Responsibilities

There's a reason so many founders and investors point back to their early sales days as the training ground that shaped them. At Plato, this role is exactly that: a real crash course in outbound, cold outreach, discovery calls, and pipeline that has to hold up, not just look good on paper. You'll get honest feedback, direct coaching, and a team that expects you to keep getting better, fast.

You'll also be one of the first sales hires at a company going after something most of the tech world has largely ignored: bringing modern AI into wholesale distribution, an industry that's overdue for it. That means fewer layers between you and the customer, and a lot more direct exposure to what actually works - earlier than you'd get at a more established company.

If you're looking for a narrowly scoped role with a fixed playbook, this isn't it. If you want to learn sales properly, take on real ownership early, and grow with a company that's still being built - let's talk.

What you'll actually do:

• Own our prospecting pipeline end-to-end: from first outreach to closing new leads - via phone, email, and social media, talking directly to decision-makers across the wholesale industry.
• Test new ways to generate both outbound and inbound leads, and cut what doesn't work.
• Become the go-to expert on our product, the wholesale market, and our customers - and use that to actually convince leads, not just recite a generic pitch.
• Independently research potential B2B customers and build sales materials and presentations that land.
• Write and refine call scripts and communication templates, and share what you learn through internal trainings and workshops with the team.
• Work AI-native: actively look for ways to use AI tools to move faster, experiment with new approaches, and share what works - that's core to how we operate at Plato.

Your Qualifications

We care less about ticking boxes on a skills list and more about how you think: are you someone who finds a way forward when something's unclear, and brings real drive to make it happen? The rest - tools, tactics, specific sales techniques - you'll learn here. Still, a few things that tend to help:

• You're motivated to build something from scratch and enjoy getting your hands dirty.
• Your written and verbal communication in German and English is excellent.
• You genuinely enjoy talking to customers, can convince people, and are reliable enough that customers trust you.
• You have some initial experience in SaaS sales, are tech-savvy and/or interested in the industrial/wholesale sector.
• You're goal-oriented, resilient, and bring a positive attitude to challenges.

Why us?

• Your own pipeline from day one. Real leads, real decision-makers, no months of shadowing.
• The skill that pays off everywhere. Selling is what founders and leaders rely on every day.
• Top-of-market compensation, plus meaningful equity.
• Close to the founders at a fast-growing AI startup backed by Atomico and Cherry Ventures ($14.5M seed).
• Great team, great perks. Weekly team lunches, dinner on us when we work late, a sports membership and regular team events.

About Us

Plato is building the AI operating system for distribution. We closed a $14.5M seed round backed by Atomico and Cherry Ventures, and we're growing fast. Our customers are mid-market distributors who've never been exposed to cutting-edge AI software - we're changing this, starting with sales.

We're a small, high-conviction team of engineers and operators. Decisions get made fast, the work is real, and there's no hiding behind the process.