Venue Sales Representative

Octopus Energy Group; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 23,670 - 28,930; Full time

Job summary

Octopus Energy Group is seeking a Venues Sales Representative to join our field sales team in Birmingham. You’ll engage with customers face-to-face to promote our energy tariffs and low carbon technologies, and travel between venues across the region.

You don’t need prior sales experience; we’ll train you. If you are high energy, enjoy delivering excellent customer service, and can communicate confidently with potential customers, we want to hear from you. A driving license is required.

Qualifications

• No prior sales experience required.
• Energy and communication-driven approach in a customer-centric setting.
• Ability to collaborate with team and travel between venues.

Responsibilities

• Engage customers face-to-face to promote tariffs and low-carbon technologies.
• Introduce Octopus Energy to local communities by comparing services with competitors.
• Ensure every conversation delivers outstanding customer service.

Skills

High energy

Excellent communication

Customer service

Driving licence

Job description

Octopus Energy has exciting opportunities to join our field sales team as an Venues Sales Representative. We’re changing the landscape of traditional field sales and marketing and re-inventing customer interactions. We're focused on making energy greener and better, for everyone.

We put our customers first and are looking for amazing people to help us do that!

You’ll be at the frontline of our brand and as such, you’re responsible for showing the best of Octopus Energy and all we have to offer the public!

What you’ll do

• As a Venue Sales Representative, you will directly engage with customers on a face to face basis, to promote our energy tariffs and low carbon technologies, such as solar panels, heat pumps and electric vehicles.
• Our Energy Helpers help introduce these local communities to Octopus Energy as a preferred potential supplier by comparing service and products with other energy companies. This helps potential customers make an informed choice on whether they’d benefit from switching to us for their energy supply at their homes.
• Your role will be to ensure every conversation you have delivers outstanding customer service

What you’ll need

• No sales experience is necessary, we will help you with that! But if you love engaging and exciting customers, have plenty of confidence and enjoy delivering excellent customer service, we want to hear from you!
• High energy and the ability to confidently communicate with potential customers
• Experience in a customer centric setting where you have come up with quick and effective customer solutions
• The ability to work collaboratively with your team in order to influence and inspire
• Clear communicator with a focus on listening and attention to detail
• Honest, focused, and committed to delivering the highest levels of customer service
• A driving license in order to travel to all our different venues situated across the locations

Why else you’ll love it here

• £26,300 salary per year + unlimited commission
• Octopus Energy is a unique culture. An organisation where people learn, decide, and build quicker. Where people work with autonomy, alongside a wide range of amazing co-owners, on projects that break new ground. We want your hard work to be rewarded with perks you actually care about! We won best company to work for in 2022, on Glassdoor we were voted 50 best places to work in 2022 and our Group CEO, Greg has recorded a podcast about our culture and how we empower our people. We’ve also been placed in the top 10 companies for senior leadership
• Visit our UK perks hub - Octopus Employee Benefits

£26,300 - £26,300 a year

Note* weekend and evening shifts will be required for this role

As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute. Our commitment is to provide equal opportunities, an inclusive work environment, and fairness for everyone.