Account Executive

Mercell is the leading SaaS platform for public procurement in Europe.

At Mercell, we're on a mission to revolutionize public procurement, making it accessible and effortless for everyone involved. Imagine a world where public buyers and visionary suppliers come together seamlessly to make a great deal easier and shape the future. That's what we're all about.

With a dynamic culture built on continuous growth, trust, and collaboration, Mercell offers an environment where your talents can thrive. You will be part of an international environment with ambitious and dedicated colleagues who are passionate about what they do and supported to be themselves.

Together, let's shape the future and create real value for society, one innovative solution at a time.

Your Mission

We are looking for an ambitious Account Executive to join our Buy side sales team in Germany.

Our Account Executives are at the heart of Mercell’s mission. You’ll be a trusted advisor to public sector customers with a go-to-market approach guiding them through a value based buying journey and showing how Mercell’s solutions can help them achieve efficiency, compliance, and real impact for society. You’ll manage the entire sales cycle, from prospecting and qualifying leads (both inbound and outbound) to running demos, managing tender responses, negotiating terms, and closing deals. With each success, you’ll help strengthen Mercell’s presence in your market and expand our growing community of public sector partners.

Core Responsibilities

• Proactively identify, engage, and build relationships with key decision-makers across your market.

• Translate the business pains of the organization into a value based selling approach to drive large strategic engagements.

• Own the entire sales journey from first contact and discovery to negotiation, closing, onboarding, and upselling.

• Confidently demonstrate the value and impact of Mercell’s SaaS platform to organisations of all sizes.

• Maintain accurate and up-to-date CRM data in HubSpot, using insights to optimise pipeline and sales performance.

• Stay ahead of developments in the local and European public procurement landscape to uncover new growth opportunities.

Required Qualifications

• Strong experience (ideally 3-5 years) managing a full B2B SaaS sales cycle, preferably to the public sector or highly regulated industries with a tender driven sales motion.

• Strong experience in outbound sales and pipeline generation with demonstrated track record of meeting or exceeding sales targets.

• Ability to engage confidently with senior stakeholders and decision-makers, building trust and credibility.

• Explaining the value of technical or SaaS solutions to a wide range of audiences.

• Excellent communication and presentation skills in English.

• Fluency in written and spoken German.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with public procurement, tendering, or compliance-driven buying processes.

• Experience working in an international or multi-market sales environment.

• Strong consultative selling mindset with a focus on long-term customer value.

• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, agile, and collaborative environment where priorities evolve.

Start date: As soon as possible
Duration: Full time
Workplace type: Remote
Location: Berlin, Germany
Application Deadline: 11 October 2026. However, do not wait to submit your application - we will read applications and talk to potential candidates as we receive them

What we offer

As a fast growing technology company, we are committed to taking care of our employees through initiatives such as hybrid work to support work-life balance, health and insurance plans (may differ per country/office), pension plans, paid parental leave, social happenings and competitive salary packages. Please see https://career.mercell.com/pages/perks-benefits to get more insights on what to expect of perks, benefits and culture when joining Mercell.

Has this sparked your interest?

Then we can't wait to have you join our mission and looking forward to receiving your application!

-Mercell is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and experiences.

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-Mercell does not provide relocation support. We are seeking candidates who are already based in, or have existing work authorization for, the country where the role is located.

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