German speaking Marketplace Manager

Language Business; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Competitive salary

Performance bonuses

Job summary

Language Business is a fast-growing ecommerce marketplace business expanding its international presence, seeking a German-speaking Marketplace Manager to drive growth across German-speaking markets in Europe.

You will own the end-to-end sales cycle for German merchants, recruit and onboard, build a strong pipeline, and collaborate with internal teams to ensure smooth onboarding and strategic partnerships. The role is hybrid with a competitive salary and benefits.

Qualifications

• Proven marketplace sales experience or equivalent business development track record.
• Strong understanding of the German eCommerce marketplace landscape.
• Excellent prospecting, relationship-building and negotiation skills.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end sales cycle for German merchants from prospecting to onboarding and contracts.
• Develop and execute targeted merchant recruitment strategy for the German market.
• Build and manage a robust pipeline of German-speaking prospects.
• Generate new business via inbound and outbound channels.
• Qualify, nurture and convert cold and warm prospects.
• Hit and exceed outreach, pipeline and contract targets.
• Identify opportunities to accelerate marketplace growth in Germany.
• Foster strong relationships with merchants, agencies, aggregators and partners.
• Collaborate with commercial, product and operations teams for smooth onboarding.
• Present recruitment strategies and obtain approvals from senior stakeholders.

Skills

Fluent German

Fluent English

Marketplace sales

Business development

Pipeline management

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Job description

German speaking Marketplace Manager

The Company and Opportunity

We're working with a fast growing eCommerce marketplace business that is expanding its international presence and looking for a German speaking Marketplace Manager to help drive growth across the German speaking markets of Europe. This is an exciting opportunity for a commercially minded sales professional with marketplace experience who enjoys building merchant relationships, winning new business and developing strategic partnerships.

The Job

• Own the end-to-end sales cycle for German merchants, from prospecting through to onboarding and contract completion
• Develop and execute a targeted merchant recruitment strategy for the German market
• Build and manage a strong pipeline of German speaking prospects
• Generate new business through both inbound and outbound channels
• Qualify, nurture and convert cold and warm prospects
• Consistently achieve and exceed outreach, pipeline and contract targets
• Identify new opportunities to accelerate marketplace growth across Germany
• Build strong relationships with merchants, agencies, aggregators and other strategic partners
• Work closely with internal commercial, product and operational teams to ensure a smooth merchant onboarding experience
• Present recruitment strategies and recommendations to senior stakeholders and secure relevant approvals.

Candidate Skills and Profile

• Fluent German and English language skills are essential
• Proven experience in marketplace sales, business development, merchant acquisition or a similar commercial role
• An expert knowledge of the eCommerce marketplace in Germany
• A strong track record of achieving and exceeding sales targets
• Excellent prospecting and relationship-building skills
• Strong commercial awareness and an understanding of the marketplace/e-commerce landscape
• Experience managing a sales pipeline and full sales cycle
• Confident working with agencies, aggregators, merchants and other external partners
• Highly motivated, target-driven and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment
• Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills.

Salary and benefits

£60,000-£90,000, excellent benefits, hybrid role.