Founding Brand Partnership Manager – New Venture (m/f/d)

STRONG NETWORK. NEW VENTURE.

Sovendus is Europe's leading brand partnership network. More than 3,000 European partner shopssuch as IKEA, HelloFresh and Samsung trust our e-commerce solutions to grow their business.

Now we are building something new: a consumer venture, set up in Berlin as standalone team withreal independence. We start from day zero, but with an unfair head start: access to thousands ofpartner brands and millions of shoppers who already pass through our flows. Small founding team,start-up speed, and the backing of an established company.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Build out our brand supply outside of our established structures: identify, pitch and close partnerships with top consumer brands, online and offline (fashion, sports, electronics, travel, food and more).
• Focus on winning the lighthouse names: brands with significant brand equity that are not yet part of the core Sovendus network.
• Own the full sales cycle (prospecting, outreach, pitching, negotiating and closing), with the Founder & Director of the new venture joining for strategic deals.
• Ensure an attractive offer portfolio, keeping the fresh and differentiated.
• Grow partner relationships after launch: performance reviews, new offers, expansion.
• Bring brand and market insights back into product and the business case.
• Work with the Sovendus core to leverage our existing relationships with 3,000+ partners.

YOUR PROFILE

• 2-4 years in sales, ideally in a start-up setting.
• A strong track record of opening doors and closing deals.
• Comfortable with cold outreach and negotiating at eye level with senior marketing, e-commerce and partnership leads.
• Self-starter: you do not need to be told what to do, you know yourself
• Strong work ethic and high ownership: you want to build something.
• Fluent German and English.

Nice to have

• An existing network into DACH consumer brands.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Competitive OTE plus a long-term upside
• A true founding role: build the supply side of a new venture from day one, with real ownershipand independence
• A strong door-opener: the Sovendus network and existing brand relationships behind you
• Start-up speed with the stability of an established company behind you; best of both worlds
• Hybrid work in Berlin, plus workation options
• External training budget
• 30 days of annual leave

IT'S A MATCH?

Do you think you’re a great fit for us and we’re a great fit for you? Then we look forward to receiving your application through our career page.

YOUR CONTACT

Carolin Vetter

Senior People & Culture Manager

karriere@sovendus.com