Working Student, Sales & New Customer Acquisition

grievy

Sales role at grievy reaching out to funeral homes to promote grief support solutions. Engaging potential partners and collaborating closely with the sales team.

Posted 6/11/2026part-timeKöln • 🇩🇪 GermanyEntry Level💰 €15 - €21 per hourWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

You will help grievy win more funeral directors as partners — and thereby reach more bereaved people.
Initial phone outreach: You call funeral directors, introduce grievy, and spark interest in a partnership.
This is the core of your role — you will make calls daily and conduct many conversations.
Research and maintain leads: You build our list of prospective funeral directors in HubSpot and keep it up to date.
Qualify and prepare appointments: You determine which funeral directors are a good fit for grievy and schedule qualified meetings for our sales team.
Think proactively, not just execute: You notice which approaches work and which don't, and contribute your ideas — your opinion matters from day one.
Work closely with the team: You coordinate directly with our salesperson and the founders.

Requirements

What you’ll need

You enjoy making phone calls and aren’t deterred by a “no”.
You communicate clearly, warmly and persuasively, striking the right tone.
You work carefully and reliably: you don’t book appointments at any cost but set up well-prepared conversations that our sales team can actually work with.
You are motivated to make an impact and want to see and celebrate successes.
You have very good German language skills.
Career changers are explicitly welcome. No previous sales background is required.
If you have worked in hospitality, retail, at an ice cream shop or in service roles, you already bring the most important qualities: you can approach people, remain friendly under pressure, and don’t give up easily.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Fair pay plus commission: €15–17 per hour, depending on experience, and after the probationary period an attractive commission for each booked appointment.
Flexible alongside studies or life: Whether as a working student, in part-time or as a mini-job, we will find a model that suits you.
Typically 8–20 hours per week, with flexible hours and the possibility to work from home.
You can reduce hours during exam periods and increase them during semester breaks.
A real entry, not filler: You will learn sales from the ground up — through in-depth onboarding, regular feedback and professional sales workshops.
Paid vacation: Even as a working student or mini-job employee you receive paid leave — which is not always a given in many temporary jobs.
Your work has purpose: Every funeral director you win helps ensure more bereaved people find support.
Free Urban Sports Club membership: training, swimming, yoga — across Germany, fully paid by us.
Startup environment in Cologne: modern co-working near the university, a young, friendly team and joint events like rooftop barbecues.

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Soft Skills

communicationpersuasivenessreliabilityproactivitymotivationfriendliness under pressureapproachabilityresilience