Sales Manager - Battery Energy Storage (BESS) | Germany
Location: Hesse, Germany - Hybrid / Travel
Employment: Permanent, Full-Time
Industry: Battery Energy Storage (BESS) | Renewable Energy | Power & Grid Infrastructure
The Opportunity
Are you an experienced Sales Manager or Business Development professional looking to make an impact in the rapidly growing battery energy storage market?
We're partnering with an innovative international energy technology company that's expanding its presence across Germany and looking for a commercially driven individual to help accelerate growth.
This is an exciting opportunity to take ownership of strategic customer relationships, develop new business opportunities and work with cutting-edge energy storage technology.
You'll be engaging with customers across Commercial & Industrial (C&I), utilities, EPCs, renewable energy developers and the wider energy infrastructure market, combining your commercial expertise with technical understanding to deliver solutions that meet their needs.
What You'll Be Doing
- Drive new business development and expand the company's presence across the German energy storage market.
- Build relationships with key customers, including utilities, EPCs, developers, installers and C&I businesses.
- Identify new projects, partnerships and commercial opportunities.
- Manage the full sales cycle, from prospecting and technical discussions through to negotiations and closing.
- Work closely with engineering and product teams to develop solutions tailored to customer requirements.
- Build and manage a strong sales pipeline and deliver against commercial targets.
- Represent the business at customer meetings, industry events and trade shows across Germany and Europe.
- Provide market insights and contribute to the company's continued growth strategy.
What We're Looking For
- Experience in BESS, battery storage, renewable energy, power electronics, solar PV, electrical infrastructure or a related technical industry.
- A strong background in B2B sales, business development, technical sales or key account management.
- A proactive, commercially driven approach with the ability to identify and win new business.
- An established network across the German energy, utilities, EPC or C&I market would be highly advantageous.
- Confidence managing complex sales processes and engaging with both technical and commercial stakeholders.
- Good technical understanding of energy storage systems or related technologies.
- Fluent German and English.
- Willingness to travel for customer meetings and industry events.
What's On Offer?
- Competitive salary package with performance-based bonus.
- Opportunity to work with innovative battery energy storage technology.
- High level of autonomy and ownership over the German market.
- International team and collaborative working environment.
- Strong opportunities for career progression as the business continues to grow.
- Opportunity to play a key role in the energy transition.