Sales and Partnership Manager combining B2B sales acquisition with partner management at IONITY. Responsible for expanding commercial footprint and ensuring revenue targets from fleet customers and B2B partnerships.
Responsibilities
Acquire New Fleet Customers & Partnerships (≈ 50%)
Identify, target, and acquire new fleet customers and strategic B2B partners across Europe.
Actively drive lead generation, including cold outreach and structured prospecting.
Own the full sales cycle from first contact to contract signature.
Develop tailored commercial proposals and negotiate agreements in collaboration with Legal and Pricing.
Build and manage a healthy sales pipeline and maintain accurate CRM records.
Represent IONITY in customer meetings, industry events, and partner discussions.
Own and manage a portfolio of strategic MSP and B2B partner accounts.
Act as the main point of contact and trusted advisor for partners.
Ensure partners contribute to IONITY’s revenue and margin targets.
Track partner performance against commercial KPIs and identify gaps or risks.
Develop and implement short- and long-term measures to improve performance (e.g. pricing actions, campaigns, country focus).
Lead contract renewals, amendments, and commercial optimizations.
Identify upselling and cross-selling opportunities based on partner usage and maturity.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Economics, Management, Sales, Marketing or a comparable field, a Master’s degree is a plus, but not required.
Relevant professional experience in B2B sales, business development, key account management, or partnership management.
Proven experience in actively acquiring customers or partners, including cold outreach and pipeline development.
Experience managing B2B or MSP partnerships.
Background in commercial negotiations, contract management, and pricing discussions.
Experience in industries such as mobility, energy, automotive, SaaS, platforms, or infrastructure-based businesses is a strong advantage.
Ability to build trust-based, long-term relationships with partners and customers.
Structured, self-driven, and comfortable working in a fast-paced, scale-up environment.
Hands-on mentality combined with strategic thinking.
Ability to manage multiple topics and partners in parallel across different markets.
Fluent in English; additional European languages are a plus.
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