Senior Business Development Manager (Sports) (f/m/x) - remote
About this role
Founded in 2017, refurbed is Europe’s fastest-growing marketplace for refurbished products, active in 12 European countries and having surpassed €2Bn in GMV — all while being profitable. With beautiful headquarters in Vienna, we operate as a remote-first company, and our 250+ employees enjoy up to two months of workation per year. We’ve also been recognised as a Top DACH Employer by Kununu for three consecutive years.
Our mission is to make sustainable consumption the easy choice by enabling customers to buy products up to 40% cheaper while significantly reducing CO₂ emissions.
If you thrive in an environment that values momentum, ownership, and impact, you’ll feel at home here. We’re a fast-paced, high-performance team that works hard and challenges itself everyday. To enable this high-performance every team member enjoys full autonomy over their location (we’re remote-first).
We operate in a high-performance, fast-paced environment that values ownership, impact, and autonomy. As a Senior Business Development Manager for the Sports category, you will be responsible for identifying, acquiring, and closing high-impact partnerships with brands and professional sellers, shaping the assortment strategy and driving category growth.
WHO YOU ARE:
5+ years of experience in Sales, Business Development, or Partnerships, ideally within marketplace, retail, or e-commerce environments, working with brands in the Sports, Fitness, or Outdoor equipment space
Fluent in English; additional European languages (e.g. German, Italian) are a strong plus
Proven track record of closing complex, enterprise-level deals, managing long sales cycles end-to-end
Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence C-level and senior decision-makers, supported by solid commercial acumen
High resilience and persistence, maintaining momentum despite setbacks
Structured, analytical mindset with the ability to quickly understand complex commercial and operational setups
Responsibilities
- Identify, evaluate, and prioritize strategic sports brands and sellers, building a high-quality and differentiated pipeline
- Analyse market trends, demand signals, and assortment gaps to define and refine the Sports category strategy
- Own and lead the full sales cycle: from outreach and business case development to negotiation and closing
- Act as a solution-oriented partner for prospective sellers, coordinating with internal teams to address commercial, operational, and technical requirements
- Drive smooth onboarding and go-live processes, collaborating cross-functionally
- Ensure a structured handover to Account Management, including clear visibility on risks and growth opportunities
- Represent refurbed at sports industry events, trade fairs, and conferences, building long-term partnerships and visibility in the ecosystem
- Location & Eligibility: Open to Europe-based candidates with a valid right to work.
- WHY YOU WILL ENJOY WORKING WITH US:
- Our Culture and Values:
- Decisions should be made based on facts and not by hierarchy levels? We sure think so!
- We embrace giving and receiving feedback, testing and welcoming new ideas, as well as sharing our knowledge across the company.
- You fail sometimes? Well, so do we! We’re all just human, let’s learn from our mistakes to improve in the future!
- No matter who you love, where you’re from, who you pray to, whether you pee sitting down or standing up – we are a bunch of talented people who enjoy spending our time making a difference!
- Personal & Professional Development:
- You'll have access to a dedicated learning budget within your department to support your growth, whether it's courses, conferences, or other learning opportunities that matter to you.
- We partner with Likeminded, offering you private sessions with experts for your personal growth and mental health.
- We frequently host internal workshops, allowing our teams to further develop their skills in different areas and enhancing collaboration across departments.
- Flexibility:
- We care about a healthy work/life balance. We not only function and support a fully remote setting but also offer the possibility to work from our beautiful office in the vibrant heart of Vienna – we love dogs, so feel free to bring your furry little buddy too 😊
- We trust you to do the best job, so we don't care so much when you do it – you are able to self-organize.
- You will also be invited to take part in our office weeks, happening three times a year, where you will have the chance to work side by side with your colleagues and enjoy the team-building events and on-site workshops
- …and much more! See https://careers.refurbed.com/ for further insights!