Business Development Manager - Renewables

Rexel Scotland & NI; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car scheme

Performance bonus

33 days annual leave

Holiday buy/sell

Enhanced parental leave

Learning opportunities

Private medical insurance

Pension and life assurance

Staff discounts

Job summary

Rexel UK is seeking a results-driven Business Development Manager for its Glasgow cluster. You will drive profitable growth, forge new partnerships, and strengthen existing customer relationships within renewables and solar sectors.

You will collaborate with branch teams to create a strong pipeline and deliver value-added services to customers. The role emphasizes strategic planning, market analysis, and cross-functional collaboration to secure long-term opportunities and enhance profitability

Qualifications

• Ability to build partnerships with multi dimensional relationships.
• Strong accountability and delivery of commitments.
• Proven sales experience with prospecting and closing opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Roadmap: plan to increase market share within defined geography or segment.
• Pipeline Management: build and maintain a pipeline of customer partnerships.
• Customer Partnerships: forge long-term partnerships with customer brands for future opportunities.
• Value Proposition Development: tailor solutions leveraging suppliers to drive profitability.
• Pricing and Profitability: govern regional pricing, margins and contracts.
• Market Agility: adapt strategies based on market changes for long-term growth.
• Multichannel Growth: promote multichannel adoption to enhance propositions.
• Customer Experience: ensure exceptional experience and OTIF through cross-functional collaboration.
• Team Development: upskill internal teams and ensure clear account ownership.

Skills

Collaboration

Accountability

Customer partnerships

Results oriented

Influence

Networking

Job description

Company Description

Are you an experienced sales and business development professional In

Company Description

Are you an experienced sales and business development professional In Renewables/Solar looking to drive profitable growth, gain market share and create future pipeline opportunities within specific segment or product specialism?

We are looking for professional, ambitious and motivated sales professionals who can build existing customer partnerships and create and forge new business opportunities.

This role is working within our Glasgow Cluster to drive new business into our branches and cement long term value added partnerships across dedicated sectors.

The Benefits Of a Career With Rexel

• Company Car Scheme
• Bonuses: Performance Related Bonus Scheme
• Time Off: 33 days annual leave(including bank holidays, increasing throughout the years too!)
• You can also buy and sell holiday each year
• Enhanced parental leave
• Support & Development: Extensive learning opportunities from day one.
• Health & Wellbeing: Private Medical Insurance/Free virtual GP service, Healthy Mind Champions, and more!
• Perks: Contributory pension scheme and life assurance, Staff discounts, exclusive holiday offers and free financial support and education

Job Description

As a Business Development Manager at Rexel, you will drive profitable growth, gaining market share and creating future pipeline opportunities, within specific segment or product specialism.

This role is pivotal in driving sales, collaborating with branch based teams and creating an exceptional customer relationship and service.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Roadmap: Use data driven insights and tools to create a plan to increase market share (within a defined geography/segment/specialist product group) identifying potential and long-term growth opportunities through new offerings, markets, or revenue streams.
• Pipeline Management: Build and maintain a pipeline of customer partnerships
• Customer Partnerships: Create partnerships and strategic relationships with customer (brand/business) for long term future opportunity.
• Value Proposition Development: Create tailored solutions leveraging preferred suppliers to drive innovation and profitability.
• Pricing and Profitability: Govern regional pricing, margins, and contract profitability.
• Market Agility: Adapt strategies based on market and segment changes for long term future growth.
• Multichannel Growth: Promote multichannel adoption to innovate customer propositions.
• Customer Experience: Ensure exceptional customer experience and OTIF through collaboration with internal end to end experts to drive new business and successful implementation.
• Team Development: Upskill internal teams, ensuring clear account ownership and regular reviews to achieve growth targets.

Qualifications

At Rexel, we prioritise hiring individuals based on behaviours and potential, rather than requiring specific formal qualifications for roles, the behaviours that will set you up for success as a Business Development Manager include:

• COLLABORATION – Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives
• HOLDS ACCOUNTABILTY – holds self and others accountable to meet commitments
• CUSTOMER PARTNERSHIP – Creating new customer partnerships with multi dimensional relationships for strategic insight for future opportunity
• DRIVES RESULTS - Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances
• INFLUENCES- using compelling arguments to gain the support and commitment of others
• BUILDS NETWORKS - Effectively building formal and informal relationship networks inside and outside the organisation

What We Are Looking For

• Commercial expertise (margin, P&L, cost to serve)
• Influencing and Negotiation skills
• Experience within a business development role with proven results.
• Able to make data driven decisions to drive strategic plans and growth opportunities.
• Strong stakeholder management experience with the ability to collaborate cross functionally.
• Proven sales experience with the ability to prospect, qualify and close new business.
• Extensive knowledge of sales processes and techniques.

Additional Information

At Rexel UK, we actively seek talent with different experiences, background and perspectives because we know that diversity drives fresh ideas and great results.

Working together as one team, we’re building a high-performance culture that not only drives success but also creates real value for our customers and communities.

Creating an environment where individuality is celebrated and creativity flourishes, we're making sure everyone feels supported and confident to be their best.