Founder Associate - Sales (m/f/d)

Intro Location: Full Onsite. Berlin Mitte, Germany. About Company A next-generation supply chain platform, the company is redefining how one of the world’s largest industries sources, distributes, and finances materials. Engineered to unlock the full potential of global trade, it harnesses agentic AI and workflow automation to provide seamless, high-efficiency access to premium materials at scale. Since its commercial rollout, the platform has fueled exponential growth, optimizing procurement for thousands of businesses while setting new benchmarks for speed, transparency, and efficiency. Its competitive edge lies in full digitization and AI-driven supply chain management automation, eliminating inefficiencies and creating a direct, intelligent bridge between suppliers and buyers. At its core is a proprietary AI-powered operating system that autonomously manages sourcing, sales, fulfillment, and fintech solutions within a unified order-to-pay infrastructure. By embedding financial services and logistics directly into its platform, it self-optimizes trade flows, reduces reliance on intermediaries, and accelerates transactions with minimal human intervention. With a team of 75+ FTEs across Europe (Berlin HQ), China, and India, the company is rapidly scaling toward profitability, driving triple-digit million GMV, and setting new industry standards in autonomous, AI-powered supply chain orchestration. Tasks Sales and Business Development: act as the primary point of contact for assigned clients, ensuring their needs are met and expectations are exceeded. Build and maintain strong, long-lasting relationships with clients. Negotiate contracts and agreements to maximize profitability. Go-to-market Strategy: identify and pursue new business opportunities to meet or exceed sales targets. You will initiate and take full ownership for strategic and operational projects and drive them forward proactively. Operational Support: assist in day-to-day operational tasks, including project management, team coordination, and resource allocation. Team Building: play a role in building and nurturing a high-performing team by participating in recruitment, onboarding, and employee engagement activities. Cross functions: act as a liaison between different teams (Growth, Operations, Procurement) ensuring effective communication and alignment of goals. Be a sparring partner for the Leadership team for strategic and operational decisions and projects Requirements You possess a Bachelor\’s degree or Master´s degree in Business or a related field You bring first experience in a highly competitive environment such as Management Consulting, Investment Banking, Venture Capital or a high-growth startup You are interested in and passionate about growth startup and to change a traditional industry together with an international team You have strong analytical and communication skills You possess Hands-on mentality – only the implementation satisfies you You demonstrate ability to speak directly with customers, suppliers, partners and investors, and take the initiative to get involved You demonstrate excellent German skills and strong verbal and written communication skills in English. Benefits A role to fulfill with entrepreneurial freedom and a pre-validated business model to be pushed to the next level An experienced founding team (three companies, 2 exits) A future-proof job with an attractive salary in a successful and value-oriented company Collaboration with top-tier investors and angels (incl. various unicorn founders) as well as leading market experts A challenging yet rewarding work environment, and the opportunity to make a significant impact within a rapidly growing company Beautiful office space in the center of Berlin, monthly all-hands, team events, and team lunches Join one of the fastest-growing B2B companies in Europe in an industry that is starving for innovative solutions. Work with an international intercultural team led by serial entrepreneurs and seasoned executives, advised by some of the brightest minds in the industry. We are looking forward to hearing from you! Closing Internal Job title: 03c7ffda-f38d-4491-974e-4ada272ac7ab