Sales Manager – Germany(Thermal Energy & Heat Exchangers)

Sales Manager – Germany (Thermal Energy & Heat Exchangers)

Location: Remote – Europe

Experience: 6–10 years

Employment Type: Full-time

EarthEn Energy is a climate-tech company developing advanced long-duration energy storage solutions to decarbonize industrial heat.

Our Heat Battery converts waste heat or intermittent renewable electricity into reliable, on-demand thermal energy, delivering heat at temperatures ranging from 100°C to 550°C for 4–24 hours. Our technology helps industrial companies reduce fossil-fuel consumption, improve energy efficiency, and accelerate decarbonization.

About the Role

We are looking for a technically strong, commercially driven Sales Manager – Europe to build and grow our European market.

This is a hands-on, first dedicated European sales hire role. You will work directly with the leadership team to identify industrial customers, develop new business opportunities, and drive the complete sales cycle for our Heat Battery solutions.

We are particularly interested in professionals who have sold heat exchangers or similar thermal equipment to industrial customers and understand industrial thermal-energy applications.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify and develop new business opportunities across European industrial markets.
• Build relationships with industrial manufacturers, process-heat consumers, and energy-intensive businesses.
• Drive the complete B2B sales cycle, from prospecting and technical discussions to proposals, negotiations, and deal closure.
• Understand customers' thermal-energy requirements, process-heating applications, and existing heat-transfer systems.
• Work closely with engineering and leadership teams to develop customer-specific technical and commercial solutions.
• Build and manage the European sales pipeline, account strategy, and go-to-market approach.
• Represent EarthEn Energy at industry events, trade fairs, and customer meetings.
• Develop long-term relationships with industrial decision-makers and strategic partners.

Required Qualifications

• 6–10 years of experience in B2B technical sales, industrial equipment sales, or engineered solutions.
• Demonstrated experience selling heat exchangers to industrial customers.
• Practical exposure to thermal energy, heat-transfer equipment, industrial process heat, or related thermal systems.
• Experience selling technical products or engineered equipment to manufacturing or energy-intensive industries.
• Proven ability to generate new business, develop customer relationships, negotiate complex deals, and close sales.
• Ability to understand technical customer requirements and translate them into commercial opportunities.
• Strong communication, presentation, negotiation, and relationship-building skills.
• Fluency in English and the ability to work independently in a remote, international environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with industrial heat recovery, thermal-oil systems, steam systems, boilers, or industrial process-heating solutions.
• Exposure to energy efficiency, industrial decarbonization, waste-heat recovery, or thermal energy storage.
• Established relationships with European industrial customers.
• Additional European language skills, particularly German or French.

Location & Work Authorization

This is a fully remote, Europe-wide role. Candidates must be based in the European Union and already possess valid authorization to work in their country of residence. Visa sponsorship is not available.

• Build the European sales function from the ground up.
• Work directly with the leadership team on market strategy and business development.
• Commercialize an innovative technology addressing industrial decarbonization.
• Help energy-intensive industries transition toward cleaner, more efficient thermal energy.