Business Development Associate (German) – Growing Impact Scale Up

Join Agriplace and help shape a sustainable future for the food industry. This is your opportunity to make a real impact by driving growth in global food supply chains and join a SAAS scale up that has been going through 100% year on year growth now for three years running.

About Agriplace

We are committed to transforming global food supply chains, making them more transparent, sustainable, and safe. Our team is building the world’s largest food & beverages network to empower buyers, including wholesalers and retailers, with insights that ensure food safety and sustainability. Together, we’re simplifying compliance for a better world, and having fun doing it.

Role Overview

As a Business Development Associate you’ll proactively identify and reach out to potential leads. Through cold calling, emailing, social and targeted outreach, you’ll connect with key decision-makers in German-speaking markets, introducing Agriplace’s solutions and securing meetings for our sales team. Your work ensures that our Account Executives have full schedules of high-quality opportunities, setting the foundation for meaningful partnerships that drive sustainable impact.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead Generation: Proactively identify and research potential leads in German-speaking markets to create new opportunities;
• Cold Outreach: Initiate cold calls and targeted outreach to engage decision-makers and introduce Agriplace’s solutions;
• Appointment Setting: Secure meetings with prospects, ensuring a steady stream of qualified opportunities for the Account Executives;
• Pipeline Management: Maintain and update the CRM system to track leads, ensuring a full pipeline for the sales team.

What you Bring

• A Passion to Grow and Learn: You are a self starter, excited about learning new skills and building a sales career;
• Early Career Growth: 1+ year of experience in a similar role, ideally in marketing, client services, business development or sales;
• German Fluency: Native or fluent proficiency in German is essential for engaging effectively with clients and stakeholders in German-speaking markets;
• Builder Mindset: A desire to contribute to building a strong foundation for Agriplace’s future growth.

What We’re Looking For

• Outstanding Communicator: Ability to engage and build relationships with stakeholders at all levels;
• Proactive Hunter Mentality: A go-getter with a focus on cold calling and driving outreach efforts to secure meetings with potential leads, ensuring the Account Executives have a steady stream of opportunities;
• Result-Oriented: Skilled at prioritizing and managing competing demands in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits of Joining Agriplace

• Make impact: Contribute to a meaningful cause, creating sustainable and safe food supply chains;
• Grow rapidly with the company: As the company scales rapidly so can your career;
• Warm & Driven people: Join a team that celebrates innovation, with hackathons, team events, and more;
• Inclusive Environment: We cherish diversity and aim to create an environment where everyone can thrive;
• Free lunches & loads of team activities: Daily office lunches and regular team gatherings that foster a strong sense of community.

Join us on our journey

If you're excited about the prospect of making a significant impact in the food industry and growing with a forward-thinking company, we'd love to hear from you. Apply or reach out to our recruiter, Randi via +316 21 93 42 51.