SME Executive

About the Role

Join our Sales team in Paris as an SME Executive. In this essential role, you will be the first point of contact for tender requests from external business partners, ensuring all information is correctly collected and entered into Salesforce. Your work will enable the Sales team to provide competitive pricing in a timely manner, making you an indispensable link to commercial success. You will also handle various ad-hoc tasks to ensure smooth operations.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the performance of the SME department by driving a continuous flow of commercial and administrative requests.
• Process all requests related to new opportunities and renewals to contribute to the achievement of objectives and partner satisfaction.
• Ensure operational link between external business partners and internal Account Managers, facilitating each step of the sales process.
• Guarantee the reliability and accuracy of data in our CRM and all internal tools.
• Provide structured and rigorous support to Account Managers to secure commercial opportunities.
• Be the first point of contact for partners and provide them with clear, precise, and rapid answers.
• Collaborate closely with Sales and Operations teams to ensure effective coordination.
• Identify and propose improvements to optimize our commercial and operational processes.

Tools & Continuous Improvement

• Participate in the project management of our internal quoting tool.
• Ensure the follow-up of anomalies and evolutions in collaboration with the IT team.
• Formalize and write operational needs statements to support improvements and evolutions of tools.

Qualifications

• Experience in an administrative role, ideally within a B2B company.
• Genuine attention to listening, understanding, and implementing solutions adapted to stakeholder needs.
• Strong organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritize workload effectively.
• High attention to detail, ensuring a first-call resolution approach.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, to interact with a variety of internal and external stakeholders.
• Good command of IT tools, including MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, email), as well as proficiency with CRM systems (e.g. Salesforce).
• Proficiency in French (oral and written) and good knowledge of English.

About SEFE

Securing energy for Europe – this is a simple statement with a bold ambition. SEFE is not only our name but also encompasses everything that motivates us. To achieve this, we are taking immediate steps to secure gas supplies, but we are also looking to the future to explore our role in Europe's energy transformation and how we can contribute to a stable and sustainable future.

As an integrated midstream energy company headquartered in Berlin, SEFE Securing Energy for Europe ensures energy supply security in Europe and drives the green energy transformation.

SEFE is active in energy trading, marketing, transportation, and storage, with its strongest presence in Germany and the UK.

SEFE employs approximately 1,500 people and supplies over 50,000 customers in various European markets, ranging from small businesses, public sector players, regional gas suppliers, industrial companies, power plants, to multinational organizations.

With a sales volume of approximately 200 TWh of electricity and gas, SEFE plays a central role in the stability of energy supply in Europe. SEFE is owned by the German Federal Government.

Our international teams work across Europe, Asia, and North America. We are passionate about energy and the important role it can play in building a better future.

We are committed to creating an inclusive environment that fosters...