Trading Manager (m/f/d)

The role

You will negotiate prices and contracts with international suppliers and follow spot market trades and price trends. You will build new supplier relationships, for example through trade shows or cold calls, and work with the Sales team to seize market opportunities.

What you will do

• Negotiate prices and contracts and work closely with the Sales team to identify and seize market opportunities
• Establish and maintain international supplier relationships in strategic procurement, purchasing a significant trading volume per month
• Find new international partners, for example via trade shows or cold calls, and build them into long-lasting relationships
• Resolve issues with internal and external stakeholders that block revenue
• Follow spot market trades, price dynamics and trends, and act on them at high speed
• Work with advanced AI tools that keep you a step ahead of the market

Required qualifications

• University degree
• Fresh out of university, or a couple of years of work experience in a commercial role such as sales or trading. Any industry works
• German at C2 level (mandatory)
• Fluent English
• Strong analytical and negotiation skills
• Ability to clearly articulate complex subjects with confidence and precision
• Comfortable interacting with internal stakeholders and external parties in meetings or (video) calls
• Hands-on mentality: takes ownership and solves problems independently

Nice to have

• Self-employment, your own business or a side hustle
• Curiosity about AI and how it changes trading

Benefits

• Entrepreneurial freedom and the chance to help scale a high-impact business model
• Experienced founding team of serial and 2nd-time founders
• Attractive base and bonus compensation program
• Collaboration with top-tier investors and angels, including various unicorn founders, and leading market experts

Before you apply

• German at C2 level is mandatory

About the company

A11 is a growth accelerator that partners with European startups, scale-ups, corporates and SMBs. The Ecosystem Company is a digital supply chain platform for sourcing, distributing and financing materials, with a team of 80+ across Europe (Berlin HQ), China and India.