French-Speaking Key Account Manager – End-to-End Ownership

Vanilla Steel GmbH; Delaware; Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Office in Prenzlauer Berg

Team events

Friday drinks

Job summary

Vanilla Steel is a Berlin-based B2B steel trading company seeking a results-driven Sales Lead to manage an existing portfolio across France and Benelux. You will own deals end to end, from first contact to close, with uncapped commission and direct access to the founders.

You will develop pipelines in HubSpot, automate repetitive tasks, and collaborate with our Head of Sales and steel traders to grow revenue across Europe.

Qualifications

• Fluent written and spoken French plus solid English.
• Experience selling to business customers with targets.
• Ability to build tools and automate workflows.
• Ownership mindset: follow up, CRM hygiene, product knowledge.
• Spanish, German or Polish is a plus.
• Experience in steel/metals or commodities is a real advantage, not required.

Responsibilities

• Own and grow an existing portfolio of customers and suppliers across France and Benelux.
• Act as a main point of contact for our French-speaking buyers & suppliers.
• Win new customers through targeted outreach by phone and email.
• Own deals from first contact to close, coordinating execution and logistics with Operations.
• Run your own pipeline in HubSpot.
• Use pricing and market data to sharpen your negotiations.

Skills

French fluency

English proficiency

HubSpot CRM

Negotiation

Sales automation

Tools

HubSpot

Job description

Vanilla Steel is a Berlin-based B2B steel trading company seeking a results-driven Sales Lead to manage an existing portfolio across France and Benelux. You will own deals end to end, from first contact to close, with uncapped commission and direct access to the founders.

You will develop pipelines in HubSpot, automate repetitive tasks, and collaborate with our Head of Sales and steel traders to grow revenue across Europe.