Business Development Manager- Sales
Project Supervisor
Location: Belfast
Duration: Full Time Permanent position
Hours: 37 hours per week. 8.30am – 5pm Monday –
Friday.
On
behalf of our client, a Top Northern Ireland service provider and award-winning
employer, we are have an exciting new opportunity for an individual with previous
experience in Business to Business Sales or experience in the Natural Gas
Industry.
The main purpose of this role is to sell
the features and benefits of Natural Gas to energy users operating within the
industrial and commercial sector.
The jobholder will attend appointments
with new customer enquiries, make introductory calls to business users not
currently using natural gas and facilitate new business customer’s connections
to the natural gas network within company guidelines.
In carrying out these duties it may be
necessary to ascertain the current fuel uses, introduce the concept of Natural
Gas, establish the potential uses of Natural Gas and make recommendations to
the owner/operator on equipment, conversion and running costs including
anticipated payback periods.
The Sales Project Supervisor will advise
customers on the safety and other technical aspects of installation and to
recommend, where appropriate, suitable installation companies and equipment
manufacturers who are capable of converting the customer’s installations to use
Natural Gas.
Additionally, the jobholder will be
required to undertake key projects to support wider objectives across the Sales
directorate.
The post holder will also:
·
Respond to inbound Sales leads and complete Gas
Connection Agreements within company guidelines and manage the connection
through the appropriate channels, ensuring associated paperwork is of an
appropriately high standard to ensure the application can be administered
effectively within regulated standards of service.
·
Prospect for customers within a defined area or
customer sector, using information provided from within the Company’s database
and/or cold calling, in order to ensure all potential business is identified.
·
In order to persuade customers of the
advantages of gas, and to successfully complete the sale, it may be necessary
to advise and arrange for a third party where appropriate to provide a
technical solution to a wide range of heating and hot water systems.
·
To conduct feasibility studies and prepare
specifications to inform potential customers of the financial, environmental,
and other benefits Natural Gas can provide.
·
To supply and keep updated, timely and accurate
job information, financial information and market intelligence to assist in the
provision of management information and in the Marketing planning process.
·
To support the Site Works process by providing
relevant input into post connections activity such as meter resizing and
reconnections.
·
To develop relationships within the sector that
allow the organisation to have a high level understanding of wider trends and
activity within the Greater Belfast I&C Marketplace.
·
To oversee strategic projects within the wider
Sales department to support key company objectives
Essential criteria:
·
A minimum of 2 years
relevant experience in the Natural Gas industry OR 3 years’ experience in B2B
Sales.
·
Comprehensive IT
skills including ability to use Microsoft Office packages including Excel.
·
Excellent
presentation skills.
·
Excellent
communication and negotiating skills.
·
Ability to work under
minimal supervision and use own initiative.
·
Full Driving Licence.
·
Please note this is a
permanent role and applicants will need to be eligible to work in t he UK on a
permanent basis.
What
you can expect:
Salary: £32,000 - £34,000 per annum starting salary
dependant on experience plus 6 – 9% annual bonus. There is also a car with this
position.
Benefits: Contributory
pension scheme with enhanced employer contribution for qualifying staff, Free
life assurance, Enhanced maternity pay for qualifying staff, enhanced sick pay
for qualifying staff, Give as you Earn scheme, 20 days annual leave and 11 bank
holidays, Up to an additional 5 days for length of service, Further education
policy, Dedicated health and wellbeing programme, Employee assistance program.
If you would like to be considered for this role or find
out more, please email me your CV now by clicking on the link and I will be in
touch. All details are treated in the strictest confidence.
If this role isn't quite right for you but you would like
to look for a new opportunity, please get in contact with us.
Apple Recruitment Services is acting as an Employment
Agency in relation to this vacancy. Apple Recruitment Services is an Equal
Opportunities Employer.