Business Developer and Sales Intern (Brands/Retail)

We are searching for ambitious interns to help expand xNomad, a fast growing proptech company, into the Nordic markets. xNomad is on the forefront of the retail industry offering a digital marketplace for pop up spaces.

Company Description

xNomad is a marketplace for popup stores that connects brands with unique retail & vacant pop up spaces. 

There are at least 20.000 vacant spaces in Sweden right now and our goal is to fill these spaces with amazing pop up experiences. 1/12 spaces globally are estimated to be empty. Retail is currently going through a transformation and we at xNomad believe that pop-up is the future of retail.

We've been working with innovative and exciting brands such as Voi, Hedvig, Warner Bros, TanRevel, VanMoof and New Balance.

The Position

The Sales Intern has broad work tasks that may vary on a daily basis and short notice. You will work closely with the rest of the sales team to optimise the business development activities and streamline and increase efficiency. Responsibilities for this role include:

• Be based in Stockholm and have part-ownership for all automated outreach activities for all our Nordic markets 

• Qualifying brands by understanding their budget, space requirements and timelines

• Manage and steer the performance of our day-to-day sales activities

• Work with internal teams and consultants to create outreach material

• Work closely with the Head of Business Development to set overall strategy and targets for the market performance and development

• Leverage data and analytics to optimise key metrics around customer acquisition. 

• Handle all incoming customer response 

• Researching and contacting on-trend Nordic and international brands and agencies to create awareness of xNomad’s Pop Up spaces and services available to them.

• Take on a role as a senior account manager for some of the hottest brands like Stronger, Voi, Bergamotte and Kry.

• Do what it takes to hit targets and deadlines, including proactive demand generation and finding creative ways to build a long term pipeline

• Source and initiate potential partnership opportunities 

• Building and maintaining strong, leads lists, pipelines and designing sales processes.

• Reporting on forces that shift tactical budgets and strategic direction of accounts

Qualifications

• Entering your final year at university, alternatively a newly graduate with a BS/MS degree.

• Ambitious and flexible problem solver: You aim high, adapt easily to rapid changing circumstances and find solutions to issues on the go

• Fully hands-on and self motivated drive: You are keen to getting your hands dirty and closely emerging into the day-to-day operations and solve whatever challenge or opportunity emerges 

• Data driven and analytical mindset: You like working with numbers and derive your actions from them

• Professional fluency in Swedish and English

• At xNomad we look for great personalities. The bottom line is that you should be bright and have grit. We welcome everyone to apply if you feel it suits you and let’s have a chat too see if you could be right for the role. 

The Offer

• Opportunity to be part in a growing startup in a very hyped industry 

• Take part of our journey as we grow and approach other markets in Europe and Asia

• Offering of future employment is on table