Vanilla Steel
Vanilla Steel
Vanilla Steel operates a digital trading platform for the European steel market, bringing sellers and buyers together in one marketplace. It organizes spot supply and demand, then delivers relevant offers and material lists directly to users. The company also supports steel transactions with market price feedback, financing options, and logistics services provided through a network of partners.

French-Speaking Account Manager, Steel Trading

Grow buyer and supplier portfolios across France and Benelux for a Berlin-based B2B steel trading company. Manage outreach, negotiations, pipelines, and deals from first contact through close.

Description

  • Manage and expand customer and supplier relationships across France and Benelux.
  • Serve as the primary contact for French-speaking buyers and suppliers.
  • Bring in new customers through focused phone and email outreach.
  • Guide deals from initial contact to close, coordinating delivery and logistics with Operations.
  • Manage your sales pipeline in HubSpot.
  • Apply pricing and market insights to strengthen negotiations.
  • Collaborate directly with the Head of Sales and steel traders.
  • Take responsibility for deals throughout the full sales cycle.

Requirements

  • Fluent written and spoken French, with solid English skills.
  • Experience selling to or negotiating with business customers.
  • Experience working toward targets and dealing directly with people.
  • Ability to build tools and automate repetitive tasks using dashboards, scripts, no-code workflows, AI, or other tools.
  • A self-directed approach, with reliable follow-up, clean CRM practices, product knowledge, and independent working skills.
  • Spanish, German, or Polish is a plus.
  • Steel, metals, or commodities experience is an advantage but not required.

Benefits

  • Competitive fixed salary plus uncapped commission for each deal closed.
  • An established customer base to build on.
  • Direct access to the founders in a team of around 25.
  • Hybrid work with an office in Prenzlauer Berg.
  • JobRad bike leasing.
  • Subsidised Urban Sports Club membership.
  • Deutschlandticket.
  • Team events.
  • Company breakfast.
  • Friday drinks.

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