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Sales Manager (Direct or Indirect)
**Here's what you'll be doing
npower Business Solutions (nBS) is the E.ON UK Industrial and Commercial (I&C) pillar and a market leader in the B2B energy retail sector. I&C is a £7 billion revenue business serving c20,000 customers and approximately 200,000 meter points with a view to becoming the number one B2B energy supplier in the UK.
We are looking for x2 Sales Managers (Direct or Indirect) to join our team. For this role, you will be responsible for leading a sales team delivering value through multiple routes to market. This position involves managing either our Direct customer base or our Third-party portfolio, with a strategic focus on developing and implementing key sales strategies that align with our business plan and drive portfolio growth across new business, renewals, and metering. This role offers the hybrid working approach, where you will be working in the office (Solihull) 2 days per week, in addition to nationwide travel on an ad-hoc basis.
Key responsibilities
- Support the development of sales strategies to optimise performance and deliver new business opportunities across the Direct channel or Third parties.
- Setting monthly sales targets to deliver market leading performance across key sales metrics to achieve the business plan, ensuring customer satisfaction and first bill success.
- Ensuring deals are fully compliant with the agreed DOA and approvals process.
- Collaborating with key stakeholders to mobilise initiatives to enhance proposition, increase market awareness and campaigns.
- Supporting the digital transformation journey, driving the channel shift to dashboard.
- Preparing and presenting regular sales reports to the Mid-Market Sales Manager, highlighting key performance metrics, challenges, and opportunities.
**What we need from you
- Detailed knowledge and experience of the UK Energy Market, industry and sales processes.
- Experience of working in a commercially focussed and complex business environment.
- The ability to create and develop new value building propositions to broaden the value delivered through Third Parties and Direct customers.
- High personal and professional integrity with desire to drive the highest quality sales through a team, whilst being passionate about delivering great data quality alongside an exceptional customer experience.
- The ability to motivate, manage and coach a Sales Team to deliver Gross Margin against our business plan targets.
It would be great if you had
- The ability to manage multiple stakeholders to ensure customer and operational excellence.
- A full UK driving licence for nationwide travel on an ad-hoc basis.
**Here's what you need to know
- Interviews are due to take place in September 2024.
- Our market-leading benefits package includes 26 days holiday + bank holidays, a generous pension scheme, life cover, bonus and the chance to choose from 20 flexible benefits with tax and/or NI savings. In fact, our benefits package recently won the Personnel Today Reward, Recognition and Benefits Award 2022! As the only energy company to feature in The Inclusive Top 50 UK Employers (our current ranking is 8th) we've proven that we're committed to equal opportunities and actively promote a diverse and inclusive working environment, and fairness for everyone.
- We realise the best people bring their energy at different times, so we're happy to talk flexible working and offer a range of flexible working options, including full time, part time and job share.
- As a Disability Confident Employer we interview every disabled applicant who meet the minimum criteria for the role.
- We've exciting opportunities for everyone to develop their talent at E.ON. Our open access, inclusive talent networks provide networking, learning and development for all, building your skills, qualifications, and capabilities throughout your career.