Would you like to enable transition to sustainable solar energy for future generations? Do you want to work in an innovative and internationally growing company? Are you good at investing in long term customer relationships and do you live in the UK? Then we are looking for you!
Your Role
As a hands-on and successful Account Manager you are aware of the developments in the solar market and the needs of our partners (installers and distributors). You are able to build solid relationships with our customers and prospects and want to invest in long term partnerships. You are keen to open opportunities in the UK market by facilitating customers in their needs. You are constantly building on expanding your network and actively focus on mapping the market and actively promote Enstall products and services to our customers to achieve the goals that we have set for ourselves in the UK.
How does this look like in practice? On Monday you start your working week by updating ‘the opportunities’. These may also be discussed with colleagues from the UK and Netherlands HQ to determine the best way forward and what actions will follow. Together with your colleagues, you conclude the focus for the next week. The rest of the week you are mainly on the road visiting customers and prospects. After these visits you record the key points in our CRM system, and plan the follow-up actions. It is a challenging position for 40 hours a week (fulltime). You will be working from your home office, which should be based in the South of the UK.
Responsibilities
* You are responsible for proactively visiting and contacting customers and prospects;
* You can build a strong and exclusively relationship with our customers;
* You are the main point of contact for all customer matters, and you will anticipate our customer needs;
* You are ensuring that deadlines are met for your customer, and you will help them to be successful;
* You continuously update customers on product changes and modifications, services, and pricing;
* You assure the company’s best-in-class service level and shortest response time through an efficient communication between the customer and the company.
* You know how to connect customers to us permanently and exclusively;
* You know how to convert prospects into sustainable customers;
* You are able to set up a strong network where Enstall is “Front of mind”.
As an Account Manager in the UK, you will be part of our UK team, which consists of a Sales Manager and a Technical Sales Engineer. Because of the growing market, we are looking for an Account Manager.
The UK team is part of the Enstall Sales Team Europe, which is an enthusiastic and energetic team who work closely together, even a lot of your colleagues are based in different countries. Approximately every 3-6 months you will be joining a meeting in Deventer to stay connected to your colleagues in the Netherlands. This is where you will catch up with colleagues and receive updates about the company. You will also receive training as necessary. You will report to the UK Senior Sales Manager.
Qualifications
* Minimum of 2 years’ experience in a similar position within the Solar Energy industry;
* Must be based in the South of the UK
* You have a proven track record of commercial results;
* You can build business cases and set up sales plans;
* You speak and write English at a native level, and you are an easy and effective communicator;
* You have experience in an international logistics and/or production environment, experience in the solar industry is a plus;
* You have a strong customer focus;
* Intensive travelling is required, and you have a driver’s license and a vehicle
* Further or Higher education qualifications are desirable