Sales & LinkedIn Outreach for B2B Electricity & Gas Sales in German Market
Worldwide
We are looking for a reliable remote sales and LinkedIn outreach assistant to support our B2B electricity and gas sales activities in Germany. Our company helps German commercial customers reduce and optimize their electricity and gas costs. Our outreach targets businesses only. Typical prospects may include restaurants, cafés, hotels, retail stores, workshops, manufacturers, offices, property-related businesses, and other commercial electricity/gas users. German language skills are preferred however you do not need to know perfect German. This is primarily a written outreach and lead generation role. You may use AI tools or translation tools as long as the final German messages sound professional, natural, and appropriate for German business communication. Your main goal is to start qualified conversations with German businesses that may be interested in reviewing their electricity or gas contracts and handle the consultation, tariff comparison, offer preparation, and closing process. You do not need any prior experience or specific knowledge when starting. We will provide training, scripts, templates, qualification criteria, and internal guidance. We also provide software that makes the sales and closing process easier. The software helps with customer data collection, offer preparation, documentation, and the structured handling of electricity and gas contract opportunities. Your job is not to manually calculate tariffs or prepare complex offers. Your focus is on finding suitable prospects, starting conversations, qualifying interest, and handing warm opportunities into our sales process. Important: this role requires professional and compliant communication. We do not want spam, misleading claims, aggressive sales tactics, or unrealistic promises. The outreach should be polite, business-like, and focused on offering companies a serious review of their electricity or gas costs. About our offer: We help customers understand their current tariff, contract duration, notice periods, consumption level, and possible savings opportunities. We support commercial customers with different types of electricity and gas supply situations, including: * SLP customers: Smaller and medium-sized commercial customers with standard load profiles, usually without registered load measurement. These customers often have simpler electricity or gas contracts and can benefit from a structured tariff comparison. * RLM customers: Larger commercial customers with registered load measurement. These customers usually have higher consumption, more complex pricing structures, and greater optimization potential. * Spot market / index-based supply options: For suitable customers, we may also evaluate spot-market-oriented or index-based energy products, depending on consumption profile, risk preference, contract situation, and market conditions. Electricity and gas are often the first conversation starter. Depending on the customer profile and interest, there may also be opportunities for cross-sales into other product categories we offer: * Solar / photovoltaic solutions * Heat pumps * Telephone and internet contracts * Commercial insurance * Other B2B products and services This means that a successful outreach process can create more than one revenue opportunity per customer. Your tasks will include: * Researching suitable German B2B prospects on LinkedIn * Identifying relevant decision-makers * Sending LinkedIn connection requests using provided templates * Sending structured outreach messages in German using provided templates * Following up with prospects according to a defined outreach sequence * Starting professional conversations around electricity and gas cost optimization * Asking basic qualification questions, such as business type, location, energy usage relevance, current contract situation, and interest in comparison * Forwarding call requests to our internal sales team * Helping book appointments or next-step conversations * Updating all outreach activity in a spreadsheet or CRM * Reporting weekly results We will provide: * Clear explanation of our electricity and gas offer * Training on SLP/SLM, RLM, fixed contracts, and spot-market-related products * Target customer profiles * German message templates and outreach scripts * Follow-up sequences * FAQ answers for common prospect questions * Simple qualification criteria * Access to our software-supported sales process * Tracking sheet or CRM access * Weekly feedback and guidance * Commission structure for successful sales generated from your outreach Requirements: * Good attention to detail * Reliable weekly availability * Structured tracking and reporting * Ability to follow scripts and processes * Comfort using spreadsheets, CRM tools, LinkedIn, and AI writing tools * Interest in performance-based work * Experience with German-speaking markets is a strong plus * Experience in energy, utilities, telecom, solar, insurance, SaaS, or B2B services is a plus * Experience with LinkedIn content posting or social media management is a plus This is a performance-oriented role. We will agree on clear weekly targets before starting. These may include, for example: * Number of LinkedIn connection requests sent * Number of first messages sent * Number of follow-ups completed * Number of positive replies generated * Number of qualified interested prospects * Number of appointments or warm handovers to our sales team * Number of complete customer data sets collected * Number of opportunities entered into our sales software * Number of successful sales generated from your outreach Compensation: We offer commissions on successful sales that result from your outreach. We pay up to 150 USD per sale for electricity and gas depending on the supply-tariff the customer purchases. Average per sale is 70 USD and minimum is 10 USD. This means that you can easily make 3,500 USD with 50 sales (less than 2 sales per day over a month). With electricity and gas — which every business needs and we provide at best prices — sales becomes a question of how many businesses you reach out to. Payout will be every two weeks based on the sales that have closed successfully and have originated from you. If the cooperation works well, we are interested in a long-term collaboration. For certain successful sales in a long-term collaboration, there may also be recurring commissions from recurring customer revenues. This means that strong long-term performance can create ongoing commission potential, not only one-time bonuses. To apply, please answer the following questions: 1. What experience do you have with LinkedIn outreach or B2B lead generation? 2. Can you write professional German messages? Please describe your level. 3. Have you worked with German-speaking business customers before? 4. Have you worked in energy, utilities, telecom, solar, insurance, SaaS, or another B2B service before? 5. How many hours per week are you available? 6. Are you comfortable working with success based commissions?
$3,500.00
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- Remote Job
- Ongoing projectProject Type
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- Proposals:10 to 15
- Last viewed by client:5 hours ago
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- $19K total spent36 hires, 3 active
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