Internship: Business Development

Voltiris; Den Haag; Hybrid; EUR 16,000 - 20,000; Full time

Job summary

Voltiris seeks an Internship: Business Development in The Hague, Netherlands. The role merges Sales and Marketing, with a 60% office presence in a hybrid setup. Duration is 6 months full-time, starting ASAP, with potential to move to a full-time position.

You will support the full sales cycle, perform market and energy analysis, and help coordinate marketing activities and customer engagement across Europe. Driving licence is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor/Master/PhD in Business, Marketing, Engineering, Agriculture, Energy, or related field.
• Strong interest in sales, marketing, renewable energy, agritech, and innovation.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Proactive mindset with autonomy and curiosity.
• Willingness to travel ~10% across Europe.
• Driving licence required.

Responsibilities

• Supporting the full sales cycle: outreach, qualification, meetings, proposals, and follow-up.
• Lead identification: market analysis and identifying growers, cooperatives, and other prospects.
• Lead qualification: outreach to growers and cooperatives and setting up meetings with Voltiris Sales Managers.
• Meeting preparation: creating tailor‑made presentations and presenting our technology and benefits.
• Analytics: analyzing grower energy data and economic factors to fit operations.
• Market intelligence: validating subsidies, energy valorization and geography-specific metrics.
• Supporting marketing activities, events and publications.
• Supporting customer success by visiting customers and gathering feedback and technical data.

Skills

Sales interest

Marketing interest

Renewable energy

Agritech

Innovation

Education

Bachelor/Master/PhD in Business, Marketing, Engineering, Agriculture, Energy, or related field

Job description

Agricultural greenhouses are key toward a sustainable food supply, however they have significant energetic needs due to heating and artificial lightening. There is a push from governments, retailers and consumers to reduce carbon footprint of greenhouses. Voltiris enables double-use of large greenhouses surfaces to produce electricity without impacting their high agricultural yield. Voltiris introduces a solar panel design to generate electricity from the part of sunlight's spectrum that is unused for crop growth.

Internship: Business Development

Location: The Hague, Netherlands (hybrid, 60% office presence required)
Duration: 6 months, full-time (100%)
Start date: As soon as possible
Potential: Looking for candidates interested in transitioning to a full-time position after the internship
Travel: Around 10%, mainly across Europe

Your mission

As an intern supporting our global business development activities, you will work closely with the Sales and Marketing teams in The Hague.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting the full sales cycle: outreach, qualification, meetings, proposals, and follow-up
• Lead identification: conducting market analysis and identifying growers, cooperatives, and other relevant prospects
• Lead qualification: reaching out to growers and cooperatives through cold calling, emailing, events, etc., and setting up meetings with growers and Voltiris Sales Managers
• Meeting preparation: preparing tailor‑made presentations for customer meetings and presenting our technology, company, and the benefits we can bring to growers
• Analytics: analysing grower energy data and different economic factors to assess how our technology could fit their operations
• Market intelligence: validating metrics around subsidies, energy valorization, business case per geography
• Understanding customer needs and helping propose high‑value technical solutions
• Supporting the setup and organisation of marketing activities, events, and publications
• Supporting the customer success journey by visiting customers, gathering feedback and relevant technical data, and helping improve customer satisfaction
• Supporting market analysis and strategic business development initiatives
• Representing Voltiris at trade fairs, industry events, and customer visits

Profile we are looking for:

• Recently completed a degree in Business, Marketing, Engineering, Agriculture, Energy, or a related field
• Strong interest in sales, marketing, renewable energy, agritech, and innovation
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Proactive mindset with strong autonomy and curiosity
• Comfortable working in a fast‑moving startup environment, with a high level of flexibility
• Fluent English required, both spoken and written
• Willingness to travel independently around 10% of your time, mainly accross Europe
• Driving licence required
• Experience in horticulture, agriculture, or renewable energy is a strong plus

Education: Bachelor/Master/PhD. Languages: Englisch (professional)