Sales Manager - Solar PV & Battery Energy Storage (BESS)

Greenvolt Group; Warrington; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Company Pension

Death in Service

Income Protection

Professional Membership fees

Training and CPD

Job summary

Greenvolt Next is seeking a commercially driven Sales Manager to lead B2B sales growth across solar PV and battery storage solutions. You will identify new opportunities, build relationships with decision-makers and own the full sales cycle—from lead generation to securing high-value contracts.

Responsibilities include developing an industrial and utility-scale pipeline, leading tenders, coordinating internal teams, and visiting customer sites.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in business development or sales leadership.
• Strong lead generation and pipeline management abilities.
• Experience with complex proposals or tender submissions.
• Proficient in CRM systems, preferably Microsoft Dynamics.
• Experience in Solar PV, wind energy, battery storage or renewable energy.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Willingness to commute to Warrington office, ~3 days/week when not travelling.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a pipeline of commercial, industrial and utility-scale renewable energy opportunities.
• Generate new business through proactive prospecting, networking, referrals, events and market engagement.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with customers, consultants and key industry stakeholders.
• Qualify prospects and convert opportunities into secured project orders.
• Own the sales process from lead generation through to contract negotiation and project award.
• Lead tender preparation, submission and bid strategy activities.
• Coordinate internal stakeholders to deliver high-quality, compliant and commercially competitive proposals.
• Review and challenge technical and commercial assumptions to optimise customer solutions and improve win rates.
• Negotiate commercial agreements and support contract execution.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date records in Microsoft Dynamics CRM.
• Represent Greenvolt Next UK at customer meetings, industry conferences and renewable energy events.
• Travel to customer sites and project locations as required.

Skills

Lead generation

Pipeline management

Opportunity conversion

Negotiation

Communication

Relationship-building

Stakeholder management

Independent working

Education

Engineering or related degree

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics

Job description

Location: North East UK Greenvolt Next is seeking a commercially driven Sales Manager to lead B2B sales growth across solar PV and battery storage solutions.

Location: North East UK Greenvolt Next is seeking a commercially driven Sales Manager to lead B2B sales growth across solar PV and battery storage solutions. You will identify new business opportunities, build relationships with key decision-makers and take commercial ownership of the full sales cycle—from lead generation and competitive tenders to negotiation and securing high-value contracts.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a pipeline of commercial, industrial and utility-scale renewable energy opportunities
• Generate new business through proactive prospecting, networking, referrals, events and market engagement
• Build and maintain strong relationships with customers, consultants and key industry stakeholders
• Qualify prospects and convert opportunities into secured project orders
• Own the sales process from lead generation through to contract negotiation and project award
• Lead tender preparation, submission and bid strategy activities
• Coordinate internal stakeholders to deliver high-quality, compliant and commercially competitive proposals
• Review and challenge technical and commercial assumptions to optimise customer solutions and improve win rates
• Negotiate commercial agreements and support contract execution
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date records in Microsoft Dynamics CRM
• Represent Greenvolt Next UK at customer meetings, industry conferences and renewable energy events
• Travel to customer sites and project locations as required

Qualifications

• A technical, engineering or related degree is beneficial but not essential
• Proven experience in business development, sales, account management or commercial leadership roles
• Strong lead generation, pipeline management and opportunity conversion skills
• Experience leading complex commercial proposals or tender submissions
• Proficient in CRM systems, ideally Microsoft Dynamics
• Experience in Solar PV, wind energy, battery storage or other renewable energy
• Experience in electrical contracting, energy services, facilities management
• Experience in engineering services, building technologies, infrastructure, construction
• Experience in other technical B2B sales environments
• Excellent communication, presentation and relationship-building abilities
• Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to coordinate cross-functional teams
• Commercially astute with strong negotiation skills
• Strong IT literacy and confidence using modern digital and AI-enabled tools
• Ability to work independently while contributing positively to a collaborative team environment
• Please note the successful candidate must have the ability to commute to our Warrington office, with an expectation of approximately three office days per week when not travelling for business

Benefits

Additional Benefits after successful completion of probation

• Health Insurance
• Company Pension
• Death in Service
• Income Protection
• Professional Membership fees
• Training and CPD

This job description is intended as a general guideline and is not exhaustive; it is a flexible document and may be subject to change to meet the evolving needs of the company.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and give consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to gender, religion, race, national or ethnic origin, cultural background, social group, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age or political opinion. Diversity is fundamental to our culture and we invite you to be part of this diversity! Note this role is based in Ireland and you must be based in Ireland to complete the tasks of this role.

We want an energy transition for everyone from everyone.