Senior Account Executive, Customer Growth - German Speaker

TLDR

Join a collaborative sales culture at EcoVadis, where you'll drive strategic growth by selling sustainability solutions to large enterprises in the DACH region.

The Sales team at EcoVadis is growing as we race towards our mission and we are looking for smart, motivated sales professionals to join our team. Our sales team culture is collaborative, challenging and creative with a focus on quality and achievement. EcoVadis offers development and career advancement opportunities for sales team members.

We are looking for a proven Enterprise SaaS Sales professional to play a key role in executing our strategic accounts growth. This position will be accountable for selling EcoVadis solutions to leading companies across Germany, Austria and Switzerland – focused on net new logos and expansion opportunities. A proven track record of delivering sales results with accountability, high energy, integrity and discipline is crucial to success on the Sales team. This high-profile role will cover assigned accounts in the DACH region.

Responsibilities include:

  • Exceed quarterly and annual sales quotas
  • Sell EcoVadis solutions and services to existing customers
  • Renew contracts of the existing customers within your portfolio
  • Execute a solution-based sales process encompassing multiple groups within an account
  • Define account plans that enable sales velocity through controlled and well managed sales-cycles
  • Partner with EcoVadis Customer Success and other internal departments to achieve rapid existing and target account growth
  • Builds relationships with key executives (Partners, ESG, Sustainability, Directors) within assigned accounts.
  • Interact with the Customer Success organization and all other EcoVadis colleagues in pursuit of overall customer satisfaction
  • Develop and maintain technical and marketing knowledge of the EcoVadis solution
  • Participation and involvement in applicable industry conferences both internal and external
  • Minimum 5 years sales experience and 3 years selling enterprise software to F1000 companies
  • Experience selling SaaS or Platform solutions
  • Track record successfully exceeding annual quota
  • Able to develop and execute full cycle sales processes involving multiple stake-holders, with a natural ability to rapidly identify and form relationships with decision makers
  • Proven ability to engage, build and manage C-level and Executive relationships
  • Experience selling to Procurement, ESG, Sustainability, Compliance, Supply Chain personas.
  • Exceptional presentation skills - German and English fluency is required
  • Highly proficient in the use of Saleforce.com, experience with Sales Navigator and Salesloft a plus
  • Highly professional written and oral communication skills required
  • Able to work well in an international team environment
  • Able to travel domestically and internationally periodically for business purposes
  • Location: Barcelona - hybrid (8 days per month in office)
  • Start date: ASAP
  • Contract of Employment - Full time

In return for your expertise, we offer:

  • Support with all the necessary office and IT equipment
  • Flexible working hours
  • Wellness allowance for mental and physical wellbeing
  • Access to professional mental health support
  • Referral bonus policy
  • Learning and development 
  • Sustainability events and community involvement
  • Peer recognition program
  • Employee-led resource groups
  • Hybrid work organization 
  • Remote work from abroad policy
  • Meals and Transportation Vouchers (Cobee card)
  • Dental Benefits 
  • Life & Accident Insurance + Private Health Insurance
  • Paid employee volunteer day
  • Paid moving day (1/year)
  • Time off: 1 Community Service Day + 1 Personal Day
  • Summer Hours in July and August (36 hours per week)
  • Hybrid Monthly Allowance for electricity and Internet

Our hiring team looks forward to reviewing your CV, in English, with a guaranteed response to every application. A new job with purpose awaits you!

Don’t meet all criteria? Please apply anyway. We welcome diverse candidates and want to assess your skills and potential contribution to EcoVadis, regardless of your background.

Can the hiring process be adjusted to suit my needs? Yes. We want all candidates, including people with disabilities, people with long-term health conditions, and neurodiverse applicants, to feel confident demonstrating their potential. If you require adjustments, such as interview questions in advance, please inform the hiring team.

Our team’s strength comes from everyone’s uniqueness and is founded upon mutual respect. EcoVadis commits to equity, inclusion and reducing bias in our hiring processes. EcoVadis does not accept any form of discrimination based on characteristics such as color, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, citizenship, religion, beliefs, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, neurodiversity, disability, parental status, or any other protected characteristic that makes you unique. To reduce bias in hiring, applicants are encouraged to remove personal details such as photos, marital/parental status, religion, gender, postal code, university name/graduation date, past leave details, and nationality (instead, confirm eligibility to work in the job location).

Our recruitment processes do not include AI systems that make autonomous decisions impacting individuals’ rights without human oversight. Inputs and outputs of the system have been validated by humans and answers are based on algorithms that analyze previous data with which the system has been trained. We use SmartRecruiters as our applicant tracking system and to schedule interviews. Gemini is used to summarize notes from interviews and to refine job descriptions and social media messaging. AssessFirst is used to support talent assessment decisions.

 

Benefits

Flexible Work Hours

Flexible working hours

Health Insurance

Life & Accident Insurance + Private Health Insurance

Hybrid Monthly Allowance

Hybrid Monthly Allowance for electricity and Internet

Paid Time Off

Time off: 1 Community Service Day + 1 Personal Day

Wellness Stipend

Wellness allowance for mental and physical wellbeing

EcoVadis provides businesses with sustainability ratings to help them assess supplier performance and manage ESG risk effectively. Our platform delivers actionable insights through data analysis and tailored sustainability scorecards, enabling companies to meet their sustainability goals with clarity and precision.

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