Inside Sales

Aare Energy Solutions AG; Frankfurt; Hybrid; EUR 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

International exposure

Travel across Europe

Management access

Training (RID/CIM)

Career growth

Cross-functional team

Job summary

Aare Logistics in Germany is expanding and seeks two colleagues to join our sales and operations team. You will handle inquiries, price calculations, and offers for rail freight, RTC leasing, and multimodal services across Europe.

We expect 2+ years in rail freight, strong numeracy, and fluent English and German. You’ll design multimodal solutions, negotiate with partners, and contribute to profitability analysis, invoicing, and new business development.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in rail freight, ideally in sales, product management or purchasing
• Know-how of railway production (market, players, costs, processes, regulations)
• Strong numerical ability, communication, analytical thinking and responsibility
• Open-minded and motivated with English and German mandatory, any other European language a plus

Responsibilities

• Handle customer requests from first inquiry to signed contract, working with the commercial team
• Calculate prices and prepare offers for rail freight transports and RTC leasing
• Design tailored multimodal solutions combining rail, barge, tank terminals and customs handling
• Purchase and negotiate services from partners across Europe
• Support existing customers and help develop new business with the commercial team
• Analyse profitability of transport flows and suggest improvements
• Take care of customer invoicing

Skills

Rail freight sales

Analytical thinking

Negotiation

Communication skills

Numbers

English + German

Job description

Aare Logistics is growing, and we're looking for two new colleagues to join our team.

We move dangerous goods by rail across European corridors, combining rail capacity and tank wagon leasing into one reliable service for our customers. As our business expands, we need more people who want to keep Europe's chemical and energy flows moving safely and efficiently.

What you'll do:

• Handle customer requests from first inquiry to signed contract, working closely with the commercial team
• Calculate prices and prepare offers for rail freight transports, rail tank car (RTC) leasing and additional services
• Design tailored multimodal solutions combining rail, barge, tank terminals, and customs handling
• Purchase and negotiate services from partners (wagon lessors, forwarders, RU’s) across Europe
• Support existing customers and help develop new business together with the commercial team
• Analyse the profitability of transport flows and suggest improvements
• Take care of customer invoicing

What we're looking for:

• >>2 years’ experience in the rail(freight) sector, ideally in sales, product management or purchasing. Railway colleagues with an operational background are also welcome to apply.
• Know-how of railway production (market, players, costs of a carrier,wagons, processes, regulations)
• Good with numbers, strong communication skills, analytical thinking, creativity, and a sense of responsibility
• Open minded and motivated person
• Language: English + German mandatory in writing /orally, any other European language will be a big plus

What we offer

At Aare, you won't be a small cog in a big machine. As a compact team, everyone gets hands-on exposure to the whole business: you'll see how a deal is priced, how wagons are sourced, how a train is planned and how it reaches its destination. That means you learn fast, your ideas are heard, and your impact is visible from day one.

You’ll also get:

• A truly international working environment, with travel to customers, partners and sites across Europe
• Meaningful work that helps shift freight to rail, for a cleaner and more competitive Europe
• Room for creative, unconventional solutions, from multimodal chains with barging and tank terminals to customs questions
• Direct access to management and quick decisions, without layers of bureaucracy
• Qualifications and training where needed, e.g. RID, GCU, CIM and customs
• A broad view of rail logistics, from commercial to operational to regulatory
• Real responsibility and room to grow as the company expands
• Deep expertise in a specialised niche: forwarding of dangerous goods by rail across Europe
• a collaborative team that genuinely works together

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