Junior Business Development Manager, Sales

GreenPocket GmbH

Collaborate with CEO on strategic direction and market analysis for GreenPocket's Smart Energy solutions. Involve in strategic projects for customer acquisition and marketing campaigns.

Posted 6/3/2026full-timeKöln • 🇩🇪 GermanyJuniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

You will work directly with the CEO on GreenPocket's strategic direction.
With your wide-ranging interests, you will identify, over several months, market-relevant key elements for acquiring new direct customers from a specific segment (e.g., retail, municipalities, and the housing sector).
You will derive concrete action items from your findings and proactively initiate first contacts with potential customers.
You welcome the challenge of regularly dealing with new or amended legal requirements (e.g., the Energy Efficiency Ordinance) and assessing their impact on the company.
Additionally, you are enthusiastic about entrepreneurship and interested in exploring growth potential in new markets.
Market and competitive analyses are right up your alley.
You enjoy working on market entry concepts, business models for enterprise customers, and innovations; you create Ideal Customer Profiles and occasionally take creative approaches.
You independently carry out market-relevant strategic projects but know exactly when to involve internal stakeholders such as Sales, Product Management, Development, and Controlling, and you also liaise with external service providers.
You will convince us of your creative skills in developing marketing campaigns and customer acquisition strategies.
You discuss all your results directly with the CEO.

Requirements

What you’ll need

You have successfully completed a degree in Business Administration, Economics, or a management-focused program, or have an equivalent qualification that convinces us.
You are a smart thinker, can grasp complex relationships, and analyze them quickly.
Ideally, you have gained initial experience in Business Development at a software company, preferably in a startup or consulting environment.
It is desirable that you are interested in energy efficiency and AI topics or already have experience in these areas.
With your excellent PowerPoint skills, you captivate others with your presentations, and you are also very confident using Excel.
With your excellent German and English skills, you will not shy away from any conversation with potential customers.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Close collaboration with the CEO and the sales team
Permanent position with the opportunity to help shape the green startup scene
Startup atmosphere with plenty of freedom to shape your role, flat hierarchies, and short decision-making paths
Flexible working hours and the option to work from home
Take Your GreenDay! Leave the routine behind and dedicate one day per month entirely to your own ideas
Regular team events and table-football breaks with motivated and friendly colleagues
Unlimited coffee and water supplies, plus regular fresh fruit
Located with excellent cultural, sports, and transport connections

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Hard Skills & Tools

Business DevelopmentMarket AnalysisCustomer Acquisition StrategiesMarket Entry ConceptsBusiness ModelsCreative SkillsEnergy EfficiencyAI TopicsPresentation SkillsAnalytical Skills

Soft Skills

Strategic ThinkingCommunicationCreativityProactivityCollaborationProblem SolvingAdaptabilityInterpersonal SkillsLeadershipEntrepreneurial Mindset