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.

Sales Development Representative Intern – Berlin (Hybrid)

Sell Vanilla Steel’s AI-powered steel trading platform to distributors across the DACH region. Build outbound pipeline, improve AI-assisted sales processes, and support brand growth from Berlin.

Description

  • Lead outbound prospecting to decision-makers at steel traders and stockholders throughout the DACH region
  • Engage prospects in German by phone and message, then schedule qualified meetings
  • Manage follow-up activity and create concise pre-call preparation briefs
  • Research, build, and validate target-account and contact lists
  • Keep Attio CRM records accurate, complete, and dependable
  • Enhance AI tools used for research, data enrichment, and drafting outreach messages
  • Connect additional data sources and automate repetitive outreach tasks
  • Use Cursor and Claude to develop and release improvements to AI sales tooling
  • Contribute to company positioning, messaging, and social media activity
  • Expand relevant channel audiences while preserving consistent brand presentation

Requirements

  • Able to conduct sales conversations in German
  • C1 or C2 German writing and speaking ability; native fluency is not required
  • Good command of English
  • Able to manage a complete outbound call with a German industrial customer
  • Currently enrolled as a student or recently graduated
  • Comfortable working with software and AI tools, including Cursor or Claude
  • Independent building or automation experience is a plus
  • Resourceful and resilient when pursuing goals
  • Proactive and willing to take ownership
  • Organized and careful with data quality
  • Located in Berlin or able to relocate before the start date
  • Legally authorized to work in Germany
  • Prior outreach or sales experience is a plus
  • A shipped side project, portfolio or brand/content work, or experience with Python, React, Clay, Apollo, or HubSpot is a plus
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Benefits

  • Work directly with a co-founder
  • Report to Simon, who leads sales, without an intermediate management layer
  • Help define the outbound function as the first go-to-market hire below founder level
  • Build and extend the AI outbound engine with Cursor and Claude, releasing your own changes
  • Receive full attribution for meetings booked
  • Study-compatible Werkstudent arrangement of 16–20 hours during the winter semester
  • Work from a dedicated office in Prenzlauer Berg
  • Hybrid working arrangement
  • Join a small international team that operates in English

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