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Type
Mid-level industry position
Reference Number
219936963
Business Development Manager - Solar
Our client is a market leading global distributor of Industrial products. They add value to the distribution process by providing customers access to:
* Innovative supply chain solutions
* Many thousands of products and $billions in inventory
* Many hundreds of warehouses/branch locations
* Operating in over 50 countries.
This is an exciting opportunity for a proven Business Devlopment Manager to join a fast growth, ambitious international market-leading business with a strong reputation and exciting future. The successful candidate will be a key member of the solar energy development team. Furthermore, as the business grows there is potential for career progression and developing further as the business expands.
This is a particularly exciting time for our client as it continues to build on its success and further develop its market expansion. The successful candidate will enjoy a stimulating, rewarding and high-profile career within a genuinely exciting business, surrounded by a motivated and highly professional team.
Solar Solutions
Our client partners with the world’s industry-leading providers of solar products and solutions, including manufacturers of photovoltaic modules, inverters, racking, balance of systems (BOS) and energy storage. These partnerships, along with unique supply chain value proposition, have made them a vendor of choice for residential and commercial contractors, installers, and utilities.
Their renewables experts provide in-depth information on the ever-changing solar market, as well as knowledge and technical support for installers and end-users.
Our client’s solar business is well established across North America and Europe. They have recently completed a further 50 projects with typical project sizes range from £50,000 to £3m. They offer full turnkey solutions from initial surveys, detail design, DNO management, procurement of products and fitting as well as whole-life maintenance. They provide solutions to a large range of different customers including building and asset owners, asset management organisations, OEM’s, CNI marketplace and across all sectors.
Their solar business has significant future growth potential. They have a current pipeline of £40m worth of potential projects in solar. The new appointment will play a key part in successfully converting these by bringing more specific technical and project expertise to our client's business.
Business Development Manager– Solar and Battery Storage
* Create a Solar and Battery Storage strategy to successfully execute the current pipeline of opportunities and reach new business opportunities across the EMEA Region including research and identify new business opportunities - including new markets, growth areas, trends, customers, partnerships, products, and services - or new ways of reaching existing markets.
* Work closely with the energy efficiency group and the business development leader for renewables in the new build market. Identifying new business opportunities in the Solar and Battery Storage Sector, including new markets, new clients, new partnerships or new products and services Building relationships with new and existing customers, gauging their needs, and developing strategies to address these needs.
* Maintaining and developing relationships with current clients Promoting Solar and Battery Storage Value Proposition to new and existing clients Build relationships with industry partners and stay up to date with new trends in the Solar and Battery Storage market.
Experience and skills
* Candidates will have strong technical sales experience gained in the solar energy or LED sector.
* They will have progressed their careers and now have well-developed commercial skills to be able to convert a strong pipeline of opportunities that the business has.
* Experience in leadership would be advantageous, as opportunities will exist for the new appointee to further develop and lead a growing team.
* An enthusiastic outlook, charismatic and with a good sense of humour.
REMUNERATION PACKAGE
Excellent salary, with bonus, car allowance and benefits package.
LOCATION
Ideally UK based. Could consider European based.
THE OPPORTUNITY
This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast growth, ambitious international market-leading business with a strong reputation and exciting future. The successful candidate will be a key member of the solar business development and technical delivery team.
The role will be responsible for the successful creation and delivery of a strategic business development plan. Furthermore, as the business grows there is potential for career progression and developing further as the business expands.
This is a particularly exciting time for our client as it continues to build on its success and further develops its regional solar market expansion. The successful candidate will enjoy a stimulating, rewarding and high-profile career within a genuinely exciting business, surrounded by a motivated and highly professional team Job Type: Permanent.
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