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About your team:
At Centrica Business Solutions, we’re proud to partner with over 7,000 organisations globally – helping them to balance planet with profit. We build, operate and maintain onsite, large-scale energy assets like Solar PV and Combined Heat and Power – to help businesses to save the planet and save money. We’re also transforming the UK’s energy landscape by partnering with landowners and developers to build a 900MW portfolio of new grid-scale solar farms and battery storage assets.
About your role:
The Business Development Manager will focus on securing annual revenues of circa €10m-€20m while generating an unweighted pipeline of opportunities for the next calendar year within the Industrial, Commercial and Public sectors for CBS products and services.
You will need to have a hunter mentality, a drive and desire to close opportunities and a proven track record in new business development/ownership and sales management within the Irish Industrial, Commercial and Public sectors for energy products and solutions including CHP, solar, heat pumps, etc.
Here's what we’re looking for:
* Implement sales strategies for high-value customer base underpinned by the Miller Heiman (or similar) strategic selling approach and methodology.
* Secure annual revenues of circa €10m-€20m while generating an unweighted pipeline of opportunities for the next calendar year of circa €50m within the Industrial, Commercial and Public Sector sectors.
* Represent the business at events such as trade shows, exhibitions, networking events and lead the delivery of client-facing marketing activities of the organisation (e.g. webinars).
* Maintain continuously and consistently a Salesforce database of pipeline opportunities and contract wins, providing regular KPI reports and sales forecasts to the Senior Management Team.
* Work closely and collaboratively with other functions/teams of the organization including Marketing, Technical Sales Support and Proposal Management, Commercial, Engineering and Operations teams.
* Lead and manage the bid and sales process in alignment with CBS project governance process.
* This includes sales leadership, systems development, integration and ownership, control and process development, strategic customer management and forecasting (including sector targeting), reporting and performance management.
* Contribute to competitor and market intelligence/insights to influence the strategy and tactical positioning of CBS services and products in the Irish market.
* Proven experience and track record of selling Decarbonisation/Net Zero solutions, including solar, CHP and Heat Pump, to I&C organisations.
* Experience in leading and driving sales processes to a desired outcome while leading internal support teams, managing and communicating risks at every stage of the process.
* Proven experience and track record of developing a pipeline of sales opportunities through own network mining and/or marketing activities, government policies/regulations.
* Good knowledge and understanding of the Governments Net Zero targets and the energy market and impact on I&C sector and organisations and the CBS products and services.
* Good understanding of projects and solutions financial credentials and parameters (e.g. sales Gross/Net Margins, Internal rate of returns, NPV, etc.).
* Good knowledge of project financing offerings and commercial vehicles (e.g. PPA, EaaS, etc.) and the parameters determining their applicability and suitability.
* Understanding and examples of implementation of the Miller Heiman strategic selling methodology and approach including consultative selling techniques to listen and respond to customer needs.
* Proven track record and experience of using Client Relationship Management (CRM) systems such as Salesforce (or equivalent) for sales process management and performance reporting.
* Solid IT skills to take advantage of systems that assist the Sales team to manage and deliver customer relationships and propositions.
* Strong analytical skills with an ability to summarise complex matters and effectively communicate and influence a range of audiences (e.g. from shop floor to Board members).
* Ability to think strategically in assessing opportunities against the bigger picture and identifying potential risks and opportunities for both the client and the business.
* Succinct written and verbal communication style with the ability to build strong relationships within the business with the ability to engage/influence internal and external management teams.
* Confidence and credibility with sufficient presence and gravitas to influence the decisions of budget holders and decision makers (this could include client senior management at C-suite level).
* Ability to juggle conflicting demands and deliver work on-time every-time to the highest possible standards to meet agreed deadlines.
Why should you apply?
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