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Business Development Manager Commercial Solar
Job Title: Business Development Manager Commercial Solar
Job reference Number: 574697-6706-2473A
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 300-500KW)
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 aBusiness 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
