[Hiring] Sales & Account Manager @SCOUTASTIC GmbH

Role Description

At SCOUTASTIC, we are looking for a dedicated Sales & Account Manager (all genders) for the Italian market to establish our AI-based scouting platform at more clubs there. Do you know professional football from your own work experience, have a strong network in Italy and enjoy both driving sales and building long-term customer relationships? Then we look forward to receiving your application!

• Acquire new customers and manage existing accounts among football clubs, federations and sports organisations in Italy
• Prepare offers and lead contract negotiations
• Run product demos and workshops to convey the benefits of our software clearly
• Support customers throughout the entire contract term so that they get the maximum value from the software
• Work closely with our software developers to pass on market feedback and continuously improve the platform
• Visit customers and attend events on site to represent SCOUTASTIC and expand our network in Italy

Qualifications

• You have professional experience in professional football, for example at a club, federation, agency or service provider, and you know how scouting and squad management work
• You have sales experience, ideally in software, IT or sports technology
• You speak Italian as your native language or fluently and have very good English skills; further languages are a plus
• You can explain complex technical products clearly and show customers the value they bring
• You enjoy approaching people and feel just as comfortable in acquisition as in long-term account management
• You are highly willing to travel internationally, flexible with your time and hold a category B driving licence, as you will regularly visit customers and attend events on site

Benefits

• Young company in a growing group of companies consisting of 80+ highly motivated and talented people
• Short decision paths, the opportunity to get involved and take over responsibility
• Access to all current AIs and AI tools
• Modern offices. Locations in Bremen and Hamburg.
• Company fitness program, BusinessBike and our own company boat
• Coverage of costs for e-learning courses as desired
• Regular exchange: we visit and organize internal and public (AI) events
• Team events and annual offsites
• Exciting, international clients from a wide range of industries
• Fair, appropriate salary and employee participation program
• 30 days of vacation and the possibility of part-time work
• Top hardware, height-adjustable desks and multiple monitors at every workstation
• Of course: organic fruit/vegetables, smoothie bar, ice cream flat rate, drinks (good coffee, mate, etc.)
• We support the compatibility of work, family and private life and are "Certified Family Friendly"

Company Description

SCOUTASTIC GmbH is a joint venture of the Transfermarkt GmbH & Co. KG and the JUST ADD AI GmbH. SCOUTASTIC is the central platform for the planning and management of all scouting activities. Thanks to the cooperation with clubs like SV Werder Bremen and Bayer 04 Leverkusen, our software is currently used by over 130 professional clubs worldwide – with SCOUTASTIC being the market leader in the Bundesliga and the Premier League.

Our scouting software combines data analysis and artificial intelligence in soccer. The data basis is the Transfermarkt data. Reports of the scouts are evaluated in our tool using artificial intelligence and the skills of the players are displayed in a structured way. In addition, SCOUTASTIC can be used to organize the entire daily scouting routine.