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Business Development Manager (multi-utilities)

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Posted 3 days ago, valid for 12 days
Location

Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire LE14 2XA

Salary

£45,000 - £54,000 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • The job is for a Business Development Manager in the multi-utilities sector, ideally based in the Midlands and offering a salary of up to £55k plus bonus.
  • The role involves selling electrical, gas, and water connections, as well as up-selling other products like EV charging and energy management services.
  • Candidates should have at least 3 years of experience in Business Development or Sales within the energy/utilities industry and a strong B2B background.
  • Key responsibilities include managing a sales pipeline, preparing proposals, conducting win/loss analysis, and building lasting customer relationships.
  • Experience in ICP/UIP/IDNO/IGT/utilities infrastructure and project management is desirable but not essential.

Ref: 14720

Role: Business Development Manager (multi-utilities)

Location: Homebased (ideally based Midlands)

Salary: Up to £55k + bonus

Summary:

We are looking for an experienced Business Development Manager to join a leading gas and electricity connections company. The Business Development Manager will be selling electrical, gas and water connections as well as up/ cross selling other wider group products including EV charging, metering, energy management services. The successful candidate will have a proven B2B utilities/ energy background and be a hungry and structured business developer. A Business Development Manager who has worked for a house builder or in different technical product selling into housebuilders and developers will also be considered. Sounds like you? Apply now!

Key responsibilities:

  • Ensure that monthly sales, margin and KPI targets are not only met but exceeded.
  • Generation and management of a self-discovered opportunity pipeline as well closing warm leads
  • Ensure that all proposals are prepared and submitted within agreed timeframes
  • Ensuring that all proposals are followed through to conversion with detailed feedback.
  • Provide detailed win and loss analysis
  • Tendering activities, and customer negotiation process.
  • Creating and maintaining lasting relationships with customers, engaging with key individuals to understand their opportunity/project requirements.
  • Understanding customer drivers and incorporating into the proposed solutions.
  • Provide accurate market and sales reports and feedback to support and drive the BD activity

Skills and experience required:

Essential

  • A depth of experience and knowledge of the multi-utilities industry.
  • 3+ years’ experience in Business Development or Sales positions within energy/ utilities
  • Demonstrable knowledge of Sales and Marketing techniques.
  • Sales and Tender management including customer negotiation and commercial risk mitigations.

Desirable

  • A proven background in ICP/UIP/IDNO/IGT/utilities infrastructure.
  • Experience within a Project Management-focused environment
  • Experience of delivering site works, civils in DNO, IDNO, Commercial & Industrial

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.