Join our team! Exciting Vacancy: Business Development Manager
We are looking for a dynamic professional with a passion for sustainable energy solutions to join our forward-thinking team as our new Business Development Manager.
About Us:
Green Energy Switch (GES) is a dynamic, versatile company that delivers a broad range of energy services across the UK; specialising in working with social landlords and local authorities. Established in 2006 GES is a subsidiary of environmental charity Peterborough Environment City Trust (PECT). Any profits made by GES are gifted back to PECT to help fund its vital work.
GES are a forward thinking company and there are many benefits to working for Green Energy Switch.
Some of our generous benefits include:
*24 days of annual leave + bank holidays
*Option to buy 5 additional days of annual leave per year
*Increased annual leave allowance after 5 years to 29 days per year
*Staff away days, recent days have been to Go Ape and Bowling!
*Hybrid working – only 1 day in the office per week
Purpose of Role:
As our Business Development Manager, you will be responsible for bringing all new business into Green Energy Switch in line with our strategic plans for diversification and growth. You need to achieve challenging new business targets. You will also be responsible for managing key relationships and ensuring regular contact with clients, through virtual and face to face meetings.
Employer: Green Energy Switch (GES)
Location: Ham Lane House, Ham Lane, Peterborough, PE2 5UU
Hybrid working: Ability to work on a flexible location basis with some visits to the office.
Travel: The role will require travel on a regular basis, possibly nationally.
Salary: £35,000 per annum
Hours/Week: 37 hours
Work outside normal hours: Occasional evening and weekend work may be required
Reports to: Director
Line Management: None currently, this may change with growth
Key Responsibilities:
Business Development + Sales
- Assist with developing and delivering a new business strategy that prioritises growth and
positive customer experience including target setting. The BDM to assist with execution and
ensure that targeted growth is achieved. - Achieve the new business targets to diversify and grow GES client base within the energy sector.
- Undertake business development to identify new clients and bring onboard to all GES Service areas. Meet with clients, face to face and virtually.
- Undertake research and develop into new services and implement sales strategies within GES.
- Promote GES’ services to prospective clients.
- Participate in collaborative business meetings to update key stakeholders.
- Achieve personal and company business plan targets that have been set by the Director.
- Become an expert in all GES service areas to be able to promote and onboard clients effectively.
- Manage GES clients effectively and ensure they are happy with the service GES are providing.
- Ensure key clients are met with regularly.
- Ensure any client documentation is fully up to date.
- Assist with managing current key partnership relationships.
- Ensure the CRM is kept up to date at all times with any progress made.
- Provide monthly reports to the Director to view with extensive data in terms of key stats, such as sales in progress, successful sales, prospective sales and any relevant updates.
Person Specification:
Short listing criteria
- Minimum two years’ experience of working as a Business Development Manager
- Minimum of Level 4 qualification in relevant subject area
- Experience and knowledge of the energy or sustainability sector
- Experience of meeting challenging targets.
- Confident communicator, both verbal and written.
- Experience of developing effective relationships with a variety of stakeholders.
- Excellent organisational and time management skills.
- The ability to meet and exceed challenging targets within set timescales.
- Creative thinker
- Willingness to use sustainable transport for work wherever possible.
- Good IT skills, including MS Office.
Variation Clause
Here is the job description as constituted on the date shown. It is the practice of the business to periodically to examine job descriptions, update them and ensure that they relate to the job performed, or to incorporate any proposed changes. The appropriate Manager in consultation with the post holder will conduct this procedure.
In these circumstances it will be the aim to reach agreement on reasonable changes, but if agreement is not possible management reserves the right to make changes to your job description following consultation.
Right to work in the UK
Green Energy Switch are not a home office sponsored organisation and are not able to offer employment unless the applicant already has the right to work in the UK via a passport or a visa that they have already obtained. We are not able to sponsor individuals.
Please indicate in your CV or covering letter that you have the right to work in the UK.
So what are you waiting for, apply now to join our team!
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent, Mon-Fri
Salary: £35,000 per year
Application deadline: 13/09/2024
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