Energy Sales Consultant

Mane Contract Services; Coventry; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Mane Contract Services is seeking an experienced Sales Consultant to join their SME Energy Contracts team in Coventry. You will own the full sales lifecycle from identifying opportunities to securing electricity and gas contracts, ensuring customers receive excellent service throughout the process.

The role focuses on generating new business, managing end-to-end contracts, and building strong relationships with customers.

Qualifications

• B2B sales experience including outbound or telesales.
• Experience in energy industry or energy brokerage advantageous.
• Demonstrated success in achieving and exceeding sales targets.
• Strong commercial awareness and negotiation skills.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building abilities.
• Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple opportunities.
• Confident working independently while also contributing as part of a collaborative team.
• Strong problem-solving and prioritisation skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, including Excel and Word.
• A minimum of five GCSEs (including literacy and numeracy).

Responsibilities

• Generate new business opportunities within the SME energy market.
• Manage the end-to-end sales process for bespoke and matrix electricity and gas contracts.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with new and existing customers.
• Identify opportunities to upsell additional services and introduce clients to other areas of the business.
• Ensure all sales are completed accurately and efficiently through to contract commencement.
• Provide clear and accurate information to internal administration teams to support a smooth customer onboarding process.
• Contribute towards individual, team and business sales targets.
• Prepare sales updates and reports for management as required.
• Recommend improvements to sales processes to enhance efficiency, consistency and customer experience.
• Maintain excellent product and market knowledge to provide customers with informed recommendations.

Skills

B2B sales

Energy industry knowledge

Sales targets

Commercial awareness

Communication

Relationship building

Multi-tasking

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Education

GCSEs (5 including literacy & numeracy)

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Job description

Our client is seeking an experienced Sales Consultant to join their growing SME Energy Contracts team.

You'll take ownership of the full sales lifecycle, from identifying opportunities through to securing electricity and gas contracts, ensuring every customer receives an excellent service throughout the process.

Key Responsibilities

• Generate new business opportunities within the SME energy market.
• Manage the end-to-end sales process for bespoke and matrix electricity and gas contracts.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with new and existing customers.
• Identify opportunities to upsell additional services and introduce clients to other areas of the business.
• Ensure all sales are completed accurately and efficiently through to contract commencement.
• Provide clear and accurate information to internal administration teams to support a smooth customer onboarding process.
• Contribute towards individual, team and business sales targets.
• Prepare sales updates and reports for management as required.
• Recommend improvements to sales processes to enhance efficiency, consistency and customer experience.
• Maintain excellent product and market knowledge to provide customers with informed recommendations.

Skills & Experience

• Previous business-to-business sales experience, including outbound or telesales.
• Experience within the energy industry or an energy brokerage would be advantageous.
• Demonstrated success in achieving and exceeding sales targets.
• Strong commercial awareness and negotiation skills.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building abilities.
• Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple opportunities simultaneously.
• Confident working independently while also contributing as part of a collaborative team.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to prioritise effectively.
• Competent user of Microsoft Office applications, including Excel and Word.
• A minimum of five GCSEs (or equivalent), including strong literacy and numeracy skills.