Business Development Manager

at  Renewable Exchange

Renewable Exchange
Renewable Exchange is a market leader in providing insights and delivering value to managers of renewable energy projects. Everything we do is designed to increase the transparency, simplicity and efficiency of the renewable energy sector in the journey towards net-zero.
Our online power purchase agreement (PPA) platform is the cornerstone of our offering in the UK, and we’re currently active in Germany and expanding into more international markets. We add value to our clients while ensuring that we take an ethical, client-first approach to everything we do.
We are a small but mighty team of 15, mainly based in the centre of Bristol. We value integrity, teamwork and continuous improvement.
Role
In your role as Business Development Manager you’ll be a crucial part of the UK sales team, responsible for growing and expanding our client base by finding and converting new generator accounts.
Tasks
What you’ll be doing at Renewable Exchange

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL BE:

• Experienced in the energy industry, preferably with a background in power purchase agreements. We are looking for an applicant with 2-10 years of industry or business development experience.
• Commercially focused and able to deliver superb sales results whilst delivering outstanding service to clients.
• An excellent communicator through phone, video calls, email and in-person meetings, with experience pitching to company directors or equivalent.
• Motivated and driven to deliver the best service possible to our clients and develop long-term relationships.
• Confident with presenting complex data sets to deliver high-level insights and analytics to key clients.
• Passionate about sustainability and accelerating the journey to net-zero.
  Benefits
  Benefits

We’re excited to contribute to the journey to net-zero using technology and innovation to support Renewable Energy generators. We can offer you a genuinely purpose-led career with a culture built on trust, innovation and fun. In addition, we’ll give you:

• Flexibility: we can build a working schedule that works for you, whether it’s to accommodate the school run or manage some of that life admin. We understand that flexibility is important and we trust you to do the right thing for you and us.
• Generous tiered bonus scheme for hitting targets.
• 25 days’ annual leave, plus bank holidays and your birthday off with the option to buy back a further 5 extra annual leave days p.a.
• 1 extra day of annual leave for every year of service after 5 years, up to a maximum of 5 extra days.
• 3 month sabbatical after 4 years of service! Take the opportunity to explore all the wonderful things the world has to offer.
• Enhanced parental leave policies; maternity & adoption (12 weeks at full pay, followed by SMP entitlement), paternity/partner (6 weeks at full pay to take at any point during the first year of your child’s life), shared parental leave.
• Salary sacrifice scheme for electric cars and cycle-to-work available.
• An annual allowance of £100 to spend as you see fit towards your professional development, plus access to other professional development resources.
• Group pension scheme.
• Convenient central Bristol office location with bike storage and shower facilities.
• A positive and supportive work culture with regular team events, incentives and quarterly social activities.

At Renewable Exchange we are committed to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. We encourage people from every diverse background to apply; even if you aren’t sure if you meet all of the criteria we would love to hear from you!
If you have any questions about our DEI policy please don’t hesitate to contact us

YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES WILL BE TO:

• Identify, target and acquire new owners of renewable energy projects (such as investment funds, asset managers and developers) to support customers in optimising the sale of their electricity.
• Take full ownership of a business development pipeline, delivering value to clients through a relationship-focused sales process.
• Develop or build upon an in-depth understanding of the UK power market and use this expertise to communicate market insights to our clients.
• Build strong client relationships by communicating regularly, travelling to in-person meetings and networking at industry events.
• Be curious! Find innovative ways of adding value to our clients through different consultancy, reporting and optimisation services.
  Requirements
  Requirements

We’re excited to contribute to the journey to net-zero using technology and innovation to support Renewable Energy generators. We can offer you a genuinely purpose-led career with a culture built on trust, innovation and fun. In addition, we’ll give you:

• Flexibility: we can build a working schedule that works for you, whether it’s to accommodate the school run or manage some of that life admin. We understand that flexibility is important and we trust you to do the right thing for you and us.
• Generous tiered bonus scheme for hitting targets.
• 25 days’ annual leave, plus bank holidays and your birthday off with the option to buy back a further 5 extra annual leave days p.a.
• 1 extra day of annual leave for every year of service after 5 years, up to a maximum of 5 extra days.
• 3 month sabbatical after 4 years of service! Take the opportunity to explore all the wonderful things the world has to offer.
• Enhanced parental leave policies; maternity & adoption (12 weeks at full pay, followed by SMP entitlement), paternity/partner (6 weeks at full pay to take at any point during the first year of your child’s life), shared parental leave.
• Salary sacrifice scheme for electric cars and cycle-to-work available.
• An annual allowance of £100 to spend as you see fit towards your professional development, plus access to other professional development resources.
• Group pension scheme.
• Convenient central Bristol office location with bike storage and shower facilities.
• A positive and supportive work culture with regular team events, incentives and quarterly social activities