Business Development Executive - (German Language) -Remote

Excelerate360; Manchester; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

21 Annual leave days

Birthday leave

Ongoing expert training

Monthly training allowance

Advancement opportunities

Mental health wellbeing program

Daily team meetings

Company sick pay

Team environment

Remote working optional

Job summary

Excellerate360 is seeking a fluent German-speaking B2B technology salesperson to lead new business development in the German market. You will identify target companies, initiate conversations, and book high-quality meetings to generate Sales Qualified Leads for the sales team.

In this role you will drive outbound activity across phone, email and LinkedIn, maintain CRM data in Salesforce, and collaborate with Enterprise and Inside Sales to build pipeline while aiming to hit monthly targets.

Qualifications

• 2+ years B2B sales experience, ideally selling IT technologies, solutions or services.
• Prospecting and new business development focus.
• Experience with cold calling, email outreach, LinkedIn and account-based prospecting.
• High-energy, resilient and positive attitude.
• Ability to handle a high volume of outbound activity without losing focus or enthusiasm.
• Competitive mindset — you want to win, but you also know how to be a great teammate.
• Strong commercial instincts and the ability to identify what makes a prospect worth pursuing.
• Confidence using Salesforce or other CRM and sales-engagement platforms.
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to prioritise when things get busy.
• The creativity to try something different.

Responsibilities

• Identify the right companies and people in the German market and start conversations that matter.
• Create conversations through telephone, email and LinkedIn.
• Engage prospects and build relationships from the first interaction.
• Book high-quality meetings and create Sales Qualified Leads for the sales team.
• Qualify opportunities against agreed criteria.
• Maintain a steady outbound activity volume while keeping quality high.
• Own CRM activity in Salesforce and keep data accurate and up to date.
• Collaborate with Enterprise and Inside Sales to turn opportunities into pipeline.
• Track performance and continually improve approach.
• Share market insights to evolve the sales process.
• Hit — and ideally smash — monthly qualified-lead targets.

Skills

B2B sales

Prospecting

Cold outreach

German-speaking

CRM experience

Salesforce

Multi-channel outreach

Tools

LinkedIn

Salesforce

Job description

Love the thrill of opening doors that weren't open yesterday?

We're looking for a driven, energetic Business Development Executive who knows how to turn a cold prospect into a real conversation — and a real conversation into a qualified sales opportunity.

This isn't a role for someone who wants to sit back and wait for leads to arrive.

It's for someone who enjoys prospecting, connecting, influencing and winning.

You'll be joining one of our clients, an exciting technology-focused organisation, and playing a key role in building their pipeline across the German market.

If you're naturally curious, commercially minded and motivated by seeing your name on the scoreboard, we want to hear from you.

What you'll be doing

You'll be at the front line of new business — identifying the right companies, finding the right people and starting conversations that matter.

Your day will include:

• Hunting for new opportunities and identifying high-potential prospects across the German market
• Creating conversations through a multi-channel approach — telephone, email and LinkedIn
• Engaging prospects and building relationships from the very first interaction
• Booking high-quality meetings and creating Sales Qualified Leads for the sales team
• Understanding prospect needs and qualifying opportunities against agreed criteria
• Keeping the momentum high, managing a consistent volume of outbound activity while maintaining quality
• Owning your CRM activity in Salesforce, ensuring account data, activity, qualification details and market feedback are accurate and up to date
• Working closely with Enterprise Sales and Inside Sales to turn qualified opportunities into pipeline
• Tracking your performance, understanding what works and continually improving your approach
• Helping evolve the sales process, sharing market insight and ideas that can make the team even more effective
• Hitting — and ideally smashing — your monthly qualified-lead targets

Who are we looking for?

Requirements

We're looking for someone who gets genuinely excited by new business.

Someone who doesn't hear "cold call" and immediately reach for the coffee machine.

You'll ideally have:

• 2+ years of B2B sales experience, ideally selling IT technologies, solutions or services
• A genuine passion for prospecting and new business development
• Experience with cold calling, email outreach, LinkedIn and account-based prospecting
• A high-energy, resilient and positive attitude
• The ability to handle a high volume of outbound activity without losing focus or enthusiasm
• A competitive mindset — you want to win, but you also know how to be a great teammate
• Strong commercial instincts and the ability to identify what makes a prospect worth pursuing
• Confidence using Salesforce or other CRM and sales-engagement platforms
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to prioritise when things get busy
• The creativity to try something different

Ready to make an impact?

If you're a fluent German-speaking B2B technology salesperson who loves the hunt, thrives on targets and wants to build something rather than simply manage what's already there, Excellerate360 would love to hear from you.

Fluent German, spoken and written, is a non-negotiable requirement for this role.

Benefits

• 21 Annual leave days in year 1, rising to 25 days (plus bank holidays)
• Additional Day's Leave for your Birthday
• Ongoing expert training and support
• External training allowance (monthly)
• Opportunity for advancement
• Employee Assistance Programme (Mental Health wellbeing)
• Daily team meetings
• Company Sick Pay
• Great fun, team environment
• Remote working optional