UK Country Manager – Solar Modules - #2189173

UK Country Manager – Solar Modules

Job Title: UK Country Manager – Solar Modules

Industry Sector: Renewables, Solar Energy, Solar PV, Photovoltaics, Solar Panels, Solar Batteries, Inverters, Clean Energy, Renewable Energy, Wholesalers and Retailers

Area to be covered: UK – preference for Midlands/ South base

Remuneration: £100,000 - £150,000 + £25,000-£50,000 uncapped Commission

Benefits: EV Car, 15% Pension & other company benefits

The role of the Country Manager – Solar Modules will involve:

• Leading market entry and business development for the UK
• Selling the supply and installation of a leading distributed range of high quality solar modules and energy solutions (likely to be 75% batteries, 25% solar panels)
• Selling into the retail and wholesale B2B market (opportunity to partner with leading global retailer of solar who is moving into the UK market)
• Targeting residential and commercial customers
• Winning sales personally as well as growing, mentoring, training and developing a UK sales team
• Will be responsible for hiring a National Sales Manager, 2 x BDMs and establishing 2 x warehousing initially
• Once established its expected turnover could reach £50m over the next few years
• Managing established relationships with leading manufacturers such as; Vikram Solar, Ecoflow, Kinko Solar, Growatt New Energy, Fronius and others
• Responsible for all overall operations; sales, business development and distribution activities
• Budgeting, forecasting and reporting
• Drive brand presence, operational efficiencies and long-term profitability

The ideal applicant will be a Country Manager – Solar Modules with:

• Must have sales experience in the UK solar market (minimum 5 years’ experience)
• Ideally previous experience with wholesale and retail customers
• Ideally sales management experience
• Excellent general operational capabilities
• Ability to talk to energy companies, local government as required
• Hands on and proactive nature
• All rounds, excellent at multi-tasking
• Comfortable with business development, growing a business and operational duties
• Must be able to close sales/ ask for orders
• New business hunter
• Technical experience
• Excellent negotiation skills
• Self-motivated
• IT literate (Microsoft Office)

Mitchell Maguire is a specialist Construction Sales Recruitment Consultancy, dealing exclusively with Construction Sales Jobs, Construction sales vacancies and Internal sales positions within: Renewables, Solar Energy, Solar PV, Photovoltaics, Solar Panels, Solar Batteries, Inverters, Clean Energy, Renewable Energy, Wholesalers and Retailers