Business Development Manager - Commercial Solar
Job Title: Business Development Manager - Commercial Solar
Job reference Number: (phone number removed)A
Industry Sector: Renewables, Solar Energy, Solar PV, Photovoltaics, Solar Panels, Solar Lighting, Renewable Energy, M&E Contractors, Electrical Installers, Renewable Installers, Main Contractors, Business Owners, Building Owners, DNO (District Network Operators), PDR (Permitted Development Rights) and Structural Surveys
Area to be covered: National - ideally based Midlands / South East
Remuneration: £55,000 - £65,000 + £20,000-£30,000 uncapped Commission
Benefits: Car Allowance & company benefits
The role of the Business Development Manager - Commercial Solar will involve:
* Field sales position selling the full turn-key installation of commercial solar
* 60% of your time selling into and managing relationships with business owners/ building owner end users
* 40% time with M&E contractors and main contractors
* Our client is moving away from agricultural end users to focus on commercial and industrial sectors
* Typical projects include manufacturing, automotive, aerospace, anywhere that consumes a lot of electricity and has a large roof!
* Typical project sizes £150-£1m
* Projects can vary in length from 3 months for a 50kw project up to 9-12 months for MW projects (4-6 months for (Apply online only)KW)
* Typically 3 days per week working from home, 2 days on the road vesting customers (circa 3-4 customer visits per week)
* Some leads provided (preferred installer for NFU and dedicated lead resource in the office) but the focus of the role will be new business development
* Revenue target approx. £1m
The ideal applicant will be a Business Development Manager - Commercial Solar with:
* Must have field sales experience in the commercial solar market (seasoned solar PV sales professional)
* New business hunter
* Design experience would be desirable
* Knowledge of DNO (District Network Operators), PDR (Permitted Development Rights) and Structural Surveys ,may be advantageous
* Excellent negotiation skills
* Previous experience having sold into M&E contractors and main contractors may be useful
* Pro-active
* On way up in career
* Self-motivated
* IT literate (Microsoft Office)
Mitchell Maguire is a specialist Construction Sales Recruitment Consultancy, dealing exclusively with Construction Sales Jobs, Construction sales vacancies and Internal sales positions within: Renewables, Solar Energy, Solar PV, Photovoltaics, Solar Panels, Solar Lighting, Renewable Energy, M&E Contractors, Electrical Installers, Renewable Installers, Main Contractors, Business Owners, Building Owners, DNO (District Network Operators), PDR (Permitted Development Rights) and Structural Surveys