
Sales Manager
Calvergy
internship
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Germany
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About the role
- Sales & Customer Interaction: Identify and approach target segments (e.g., energy consultants, engineering firms, industrial companies)
- Build and maintain target account lists
- Support customer meetings, negotiations and partnership initiations
- Prepare and assist with demos, pitches and follow-ups
- Support proof-of-concepts and proposal processes
- Business Development & Go-to-Market: Analyze market trends, competitors and customer needs in the energy sector
- Develop and test GTM components (messaging, pitch decks, one-pagers, case studies)
- Partnership Support: Research and prepare meetings with potential partners and customers
- Finance & Business Development: Prepare and run fundraising rounds (Pre-Seed / Seed / Series A)
- Communicate with investors, grant providers and strategic partners
- Develop pricing, sales and revenue models
- Responsible for budget, cash flow and financial management
- CRM, Processes & Feedback: Maintain the sales pipeline in the CRM (e.g., HubSpot or Pipedrive)
- Support KPI tracking (e.g., meetings, opportunities, win rates)
- Systematically collect customer feedback and reflect it in the product roadmap and messaging
- Events & Content: Support trade shows, webinars and industry events
- Create presentations, sales materials and short case formats
Requirements
- Degree in Industrial Engineering, Energy Economics, Business Administration, Economics, Management, Engineering or a comparable field
- Interest in sales, business development and startup work
- Strong communication and listening skills, confident presence
- Structured, independent and proactive working style
- Enjoy interacting with customers, conducting research and strategic thinking
- Passion for the energy transition, innovative technologies and sustainable solutions
- Nice-to-have (not required): Initial experience with CRM tools
- Experience with presentations, pitches or market analyses
- Basic understanding of energy markets or industrial energy systems
Benefits
- Future prospects: possibility of a permanent position or equity participation if collaboration goes well
- Startup spirit: direct cooperation with the founding team, flat hierarchies, fast decision-making
- Opportunity to directly contribute your ideas to our product
- Real impact: your work feeds into projects with industrial companies
- Workspace in Aachen co-working spaces with lots of creative freedom or remote-only option
- Flexibility: flexible working hours to accommodate studies and exam periods
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
business developmentmarket analysisfinancial managementpricing modelssales pipeline managementKPI trackingpresentation skillsproposal processesfundraisingenergy market understanding
Soft Skills
strong communication skillslistening skillsproactive working stylestructured working stylecustomer interactionstrategic thinkingindependent workingconfident presenceresearch skillspassion for innovation