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Business Development Representative (DACH Market)

Role overview

Qualifications

  • Self-starter, results-oriented with a focus on exceeding targets
  • Strong commercial mindset and influencing skills
  • Demonstrated business development experience in B2B, preferably in restaurants/hospitality
  • Fluent in German and English, any additional language is a plus

Responsibilities

  • Proactively contact restaurant owners or managers to present TheFork products and services
  • Engage with restaurants to help them understand TheFork Manager tool and network
  • Follow up with prospects until closing the deal and publishing the restaurant online
  • Cooperate closely with internal stakeholders and consult internal teams with market knowledge

Key facts

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Negotiation
  • Influencing Skills
  • Communication
  • Organizational Skills
  • Curiosity
  • Teamwork

About the company

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TheFork, a Tripadvisor company

In TheFork we believe that the best things in life happen around the table and we are on a mission to connect the worlds' favorite restaurants and the broadest community of loyal diners. 🍽️ With thousands of incredible restaurants in our platform, finding the best dining experience for our Diners community or boosting restaurant performance for our Restaurateurs Partners, have never been easier thanks to our signature products: 📱TheFork App: our free restaurant discovery & booking app that helps you find your next table with ease. 💻TheFork Manager: our innovative software tool digitizes restaurant operations, empowering our Restaurateurs to manage bookings efficiently and boost their revenue. 💳TheFork PAY and TheFork Gift Card: quick and easy ways to pay directly from TheFork app, making the payment process a piece of cake. At TheFork, we also believe that people truly make the difference. None of this would be possible without our vibrant Forkie community. Our strong core values—Better Together, Ownership, Respect, and Growth—are the guiding principles of everything we do. These values shape our behaviors: “Come as you are,” “Dig in,” and “Make it Memorable.”, because we thrive when we can be our true selves, give our all, and shine the brightest by creating lasting memories. Part of a larger group that includes renowned names like TripAdvisor and Viator, leaders in the travel and experiences sector, TheFork leads the restaurant booking market in Europe and operates in 11 countries, our offices boast a fully international team working together in a flexible, multicultural and constructive environment which provides everyone with space to grow, both professionally and personally. Want to join the team? Check out our job postings below 👇 https://careers.thefork.com Be sure to follow our page to see what we're cooking up next!

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Company size501 - 1000

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Job description

Join our Movement and Champion Restaurant Culture! 💚

At TheFork we believe that the best things in life happen around the table.
As the leading restaurant booking platform in Europe, we connect the broadest community of loyal diners with the world’s favorite restaurants. Powered by innovation and a deep passion for the restaurant industry, we create unique dining experiences across 11 countries.

We’re part of the Tripadvisor Group and proud to be building a diverse, people-first culture where “respect”, “ownership”, “growth” and “better together” values thrive.
If you’re passionate about food, technology, and making a real impact, your seat at the table is ready.

👉 Discover life at TheFork

What you will do:

  • After selecting in-scope restaurants, you will proactively contact by phone meetings with the owners or managers of the restaurants. Your daily activities will be composed of inbound calls, and follow up calls to present TheFork products and services.
  • You will be focused on the DACH Market and also getting in contact with restaurants owners, who want first information about TheFork.
  • You will be in charge of proposing and selling TheFork products and services, including: promotions, advanced software tool, booking widgets installed on the restaurant website, training & marketing solutions.
  • You will engage with the Restaurants managers to help them understand the opportunities, features and benefits of the TheFork Manager tool and TheFork network.
  • You will follow up with the prospects you engaged with until you close the deal and the restaurant is successfully published online on TheFork and affiliate websites.
  • Close cooperation with internal stakeholders, as well as consult internal teams with your market knowledge.

Who you are:

  • A self-starter, results-oriented person who loves to reach and exceed targets.
  • A customer oriented person with a strong commercial mindset and influencing skills, capable of convincing and engaging people.
  • A high-performing professional with demonstrated business development experience, preferably in B2B and in restaurants/hospitality environments, comfortable in managing short-term negotiations.
  • A dynamic person, used to work independently in fast-paced environments and with great organizational skills.
  • A curious and willing to learn enthusiast, who wants to grow and improve with us.
  • Fluent in German & English language, any other language is a plus.

What we offer you: 

😄 An awesome team 

🏠 A permanent contract 

⚖️ Flexible working environment  (2 days home office per week +  up to 4 total weeks additional flexibility during the summer period and in December to work fully remotely)

💸 Competitive fixed salary and bonus 

🍕 Lunch vouchers available for each working day (because yes, we like to try our best restaurants)  

🌎 International teams and a multicultural environment spanning 10 offices across Europe

🤝Highly inclusive working environment  

🤸‍♀️ Lifestyle benefits that can be used to reimburse expenses related to  physical and leisure activities, family support, travel etc 

🎓 Continuous learning and development programs

😌 Free access to the Calm app to help you build resilience wherever you are  in your mental health journey

🐣Dedicated parental leave and caregiver leave policies (12 weeks fully paid)

⏳ A program dedicated to helping you have the best work/life balance 

🏥 Health insurance fully covered by the company 

👩‍🦽 Life & Disability Insurance at no cost to the employee

🍴 Amazing offices with dining, a coffee point on each floor, and leisure area    

🎤 Team building events 

All hiring happens through our careers site and official email. We do not text or ask for payment during the hiring process. Please report any suspicious messages immediately.

We believe that we are better together, and we welcome you for who you are. We endeavor to ensure  that everyone - regardless of ability, age, socio-economic & cultural background, ethnicity, faith, gender, gender expression, gender identity, ideology, national origin, race, sexual orientation, marital status, or any characteristic protected under  applicable law -has the opportunity to reach their full potential. At TheFork, we want you to bring us your unique perspectives and experiences, so we can collectively continue disrupting the restaurant industry and go from good to great.

TheFork is committed to a fair recruitment process. If you have special needs and require reasonable support during your application,  interview, or participation in the selection process due to health conditions or disability, please direct your inquiries to AccessibleRecruitment@TheFork.com. Our HR team will review the request and respond accordingly.

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