New Business Development Manager

Want a place where you can grow make a real impact and be part of a great team At Renewable Exchange were a small passionate team with a culture that values people as much as performance. We collaborate we celebrate difference and we back each other. Everyone here has room to shine innovate and contribute directly to the companys success.

You wont be another cog in the machine. Youll be part of a mission-driven team working to make the renewable energy sector more transparent efficient and accessible. Together were driving the transition to net zero and leaving a lasting mark on our industry and the environment.

Our market leading power purchase agreement (PPA) platform has been changing how renewable energy is sold in the UK for 10 years and were just as ambitious as we were in 2016.

As Business Development Manager youll be a key player in our UK commercial team responsible for expanding our client base into large and enterprise level accounts. That means building relationships earning trust and delivering real value.

If you want a team that listens to your input gives you room to grow and sits at the front of the energy transition this is the place for you.

Tasks

• Get to know your prospects properly. Build out the network of stakeholders inside each account and earn trust by sharing insight and bringing in our internal experts.
• Youll work with owners of renewable energy projects including investment funds asset managers and developers helping them find the best route to market.
• Own your business development pipeline end to end through a relationship-led sales process.
• Build or deepen your understanding of the UK power market then put that expertise to work for clients.
• Build genuine client relationships by phone in person and at industry events. Everything we do is aimed at a win-win.
• Stay curious and find new ways to enter accounts that creates value.

Requirements

• Long complex sales cycles with examples you can talk through. Deals that took months involved several decision makers and needed patience.
• Selling to sophisticated buyers such as investment funds asset managers or corporate finance teams. People who think in returns and risk.
• Evidence of mapping and working an account with several influencers rather than relying on a single contact.
• Commercial literacy. Youre comfortable with numbers contracts and financial concepts.
• The ability to learn a regulated jargon-heavy market quickly and explain it simply.
• How you work
• A go-getter who runs their own pipeline forecasts honestly and doesnt wait to be handed a plan.
• Excellent discovery skills. You ask the questions that get below the surface- the need behind the need.
• The judgement to read a prospect properly and work out whether we can genuinely add value and the honesty to say so when we cant.
• A collaborative instinct. You bring the right colleague into the room rather than winging it.
• A genuine interest in renewables and where the energy transition is heading.

Benefits

• Very competitive Bonus scheme alongside:
• Flexible working that fits around school drop offs pick ups and other life activities.
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays with the option to buy up to 5 extra days a year.
• 1 extra day of annual leave for every year of service after 5 years up to a maximum of 5 extra days.
• Private health insurance provided by Vitality.
• A positive and supportive culture with regular team events incentives and social activities.
• A 3 month sabbatical after 4 years of service.
• Enhanced parental leave. Maternity and adoption at 12 weeks full pay followed by SMP paternity and partner leave at 6 weeks full pay to take any time in your childs first year plus shared parental leave.
• Salary sacrifice scheme for electric cars and cycle to work.
• An annual allowance of 100 towards your professional development plus access to other development resources.
• Group pension scheme.
• Central Bristol office with bike storage and shower facilities.

At Renewable Exchange we are committed to Diversity Equity and Inclusion. We encourage people from every diverse background to apply; even if you arent sure if you meet all of the criteria we would love to hear from you!

Employment Type : Employee
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1
Yearly Salary Salary: 50000 - 60000