Sales Associate

**OUR CULTURE AND VALUES**

We are guided by our passion to transform the way we power our world. Achieving our goals requires creativity, diversity of ideas and backgrounds, and building trust to effect change and move with speed.

**We are Leading**

Fluence currently has thousands of MW of energy storage projects operated or awarded worldwide in addition to the thousands of MW of projects managed by our trading platform—and we are growing every day.

**We are Responsible**

Fluence is defined by its unwavering commitment to safety, quality, and integrity.

**We are Agile**

We achieve our goals and meet our customer’s needs by cultivating curiosity, adaptability, and self-reflection in our teams.

**We are Fun**

We value the diversity in thought and experience of our coworkers and customers. Through honest, forthcoming, and respectful communications we work to ensure that Fluence is an inclusive and welcoming environment for all.

For our dedicated Sales team in our BU Germany we are looking for a **Sales Associate (M/F/d)**, full time with an unlimited contract, for either our location in Erlangen or Berlin, in a hybrid working model (2-3 times a week in the office).

In this role you take ownership of giving customers a great first impression of us Besides that you are driving change in the sales organization by using data analysis and strive for improvement. Being adaptive to our customer's needs will be as important as supporting our team priorities.

If you are eager to solve one of the most challenging engineering problems of our time and help to transform the way we power our world, we are looking forward to meet you

**Your tasks**:

- Opportunity origination and filtering - Assessing and prioritizing sales opportunities using strategic selling criteria
- Support data driven decision making via Salesforce and other reporting/CRM tools
- Bid preparation - Coordinate the development of full proposals and tender responses to customers (with support from specialist Fluence groups) to a high standard
- Stakeholder management - Regular customer engagement
- Building lasting rapport and client relationships for driving long term business

**Your skills**:

- Successfully completed studies with initial experience in sales as part of an internship or working student programme
- Strong verbal and written communication skills in German and English (in person and virtually)
- The adaptability to learn from what works and doesn’t and course-correct quickly
- Strong verbal and written communication skills in German and English (in person and virtually)
- Comfort with the freedom of working collaboratively in a remote team environment
- Nice to have: Some knowledge and interest in the energy storage competitive landscape
- Nice to have: Some relevant battery-energy storge experience with the desire to quickly learn a lot more

**Our benefits**:

- Attractive pay in line with the metal collective agreement
- 30 days annual vacation
- Hybrid working in Berlin or Erlangen
- Flexible working time
- Company pension plan
- Capital forming payments for Tarif-Employees
- Kindergarten allowance taxfree (100€/kid/month)
- Culture based on values within diverse teams, open and transparent communication with a focus on DE&I
- Personal development (LinkedIn Training, inhouse training, workshops)
- Sabbatical Option
- Home office allowance
- Corporate Benefits

Fluence IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER and fully subscribes to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity to ensure that all applicants and employees are considered for hire, promotion, and job status without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, marital or familial status.