UK Country Manager – Solar Modules

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