Group Product Manager BESS

at  Clarke Energy

Job Title: Group Product Manager – Battery Energy Storage Systems
Department: New Technologies
Reporting to: Group Business Development & Marketing Director
Scope: Worldwide
Location: UK
Job Purpose: Supporting sales and business development of new technology
Majority of time spent: Technical evaluation and business development

TECHNICAL/PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

• Engineering and/or scientific technical background
• Strong knowledge of global battery energy storage system technology and suppliers
• Understanding of the role of BESS for grid stabilisation and microgrids
• Business acumen, particularly sales, business development and marketing
• Strong IT skills -Microsoft Office, PowerPoint, Word and Excel in particular.
• Numeracy skills to facilitate technical evaluations and market assessments
• Knowledge and understanding of gas engine, battery and new technology market.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Engineering or Scientific degree standard of education, master’s degree desirable
• Energy storage technology industry experience

• Develops strong internal relationships within Clarke Energy’s global operations
• Support business in development of battery energy storage system related projects
• Stay at the forefront of technological developments in the battery energy storage system sector, building supplier relationships
• Continually gather and analyse supplier technical and market data and industry trends within the market
• Maintain database of suppliers and communicate latest developments within Clarke Energy’s global operations
• Be a subject matter expert for the product amongst industry peers and colleagues
• Relationship management with key group and industry contacts for input to roadmap and strategy
• Determine end customers’ needs and desires by conducting extensive research and analysing market information.
• Supporting group business development director in front of strategic direction for new technology strategy
• Work closely with group application manager for microgrids to identify synergies.
• Prioritisation of leads and opportunities
• Creation of leads in less developed markets
• Generation of new market opportunities
• Develop and translate the product strategy into a user-focused requirement
• Assess market competition by comparing the company’s product to competitors’ products and solutions.
• Obtain product market share by working with key contacts around the group to understand and support product sales strategies.
• Lead coordinator for pan-company knowledge sharing groups for BESS.
• Ensure progress is communicated efficiently and effectively to new technology knowledge group and into new technologies special interest group. Particularly legislative developments, market trends, key indicators in attractive regions.