Internship: Business Development Germany & Austria; NL office

Internship:
Business Development Germany & Austria (NL office)

Location: The Hague, Netherlands (hybrid, 50% office presence required)
Duration: 6 months, full-time (100%)
Start date: As soon as possible
Potential: Looking for candidates interested in transitioning to a full-time position after the internship

Travel: Around 30%, mainly across Germany & Austria

Your mission

As an intern supporting our business development activities in Germany and Austria, you will work closely with the Sales and Marketing teams in The Hague.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting the full sales cycle: outreach, qualification, meetings, proposals, and follow-up

• Lead identification: conducting market analysis and identifying growers, cooperatives, and other relevant prospects

• Lead qualification: reaching out to growers and cooperatives through cold calling, emailing, events, etc., and setting up meetings with growers and Voltiris Sales Managers

• Meeting preparation: preparing tailor-made presentations for customer meetings and presenting our technology, company, and the benefits we can bring to growers

• Analytics: analysing grower energy data and different economic factors to assess how our technology could fit their operations

• Market intelligence: validating metrics around subsidies, energy valorization, business case per geography

• Understanding customer needs and helping propose high-value technical solutions

• Supporting the setup and organisation of marketing activities, events, and publications

• Supporting the customer success journey by visiting customers, gathering feedback and relevant technical data, and helping improve customer satisfaction

• Supporting market analysis and strategic business development initiatives

• Representing Voltiris at trade fairs, industry events, and customer visits

• Recently completed a degree in Business, Marketing, Engineering, Agriculture, Energy, or a related field

• Strong interest in sales, marketing, renewable energy, agritech, and innovation

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

• Proactive mindset with strong autonomy and curiosity

• Comfortable working in a fast-moving startup environment, with a high level of flexibility

• Native-level German

• Swiss-German is a plus

• Fluent English required, both spoken and written

• Willingness to travel independently and frequently across Germany & Austria (around 30% of the time)

• Driving licence required

• Experience in horticulture, agriculture, or renewable energy is a strong plus

Education:

Bachelor/Master/PhD.

Languages:

Deutsch (native), Englisch (fluent)