Business Development Manager

Vopak; Breda; On-site; EUR 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus opportunity

Travel allowance

Hybrid working

25 holidays

Pension scheme

Personal growth

Job summary

Vopak invites an accomplished Business Development Manager - Battery Energy Storage to join our BESS team in Breda. You will originate new projects globally, lead complex dealmaking from first contact to signed contracts, and build partnerships with utilities, developers and industrial clients across diverse geographies.

Based in Breda with regular international travel, you will drive expansion into new markets, navigate regulatory landscapes, and work within a hybrid model next to Breda

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Business Administration, Management, or a similarly relevant field.
• 10+ years of business development or commercial experience in international sustainable energy projects.
• Deep understanding of power markets and the challenges of the energy transition.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and negotiation skills.
• Strong ability to connect with and adapt to different cultural backgrounds.
• Entrepreneurial mindset and a results-driven approach to building purpose-driven companies.
• Track record in leading complex transactions, potentially with a background in venture capital or investment.
• Fluency in English and Dutch.
• Willingness for frequent international travel for business development and partnership alignment.

Responsibilities

• Drive the development and investment in large-scale Battery Energy Storage Systems in new geographies through partnerships, M&A, greenfield and brownfield developments.
• Originate new business in the energy storage space across target regions and lead complex deal processes from the first contact to a signed deal.
• Build and grow partnerships with utilities, developers, and industrial clients to enter new markets with the right proposition.
• Navigate international markets and regulatory backgrounds, adapting to diverse cultural contexts to secure sustainable energy projects globally.

Skills

Business development

Dealmaking

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Cross-cultural communication

English

Dutch

Education

Master's degree in Business Administration or related field

Job description

Beschrijving van deze vacature

As a Business Development Manager - Battery Energy Storage, you will play a key role in realizing ambitions while building both the future of Vopak and your own.

After Vopak and the Dutch BESS developer Green Energy Storage joined forces, the team is entering new geographies to expand its Battery Energy Storage presence globally.

Your Mission

As a Business Development Manager - Battery Energy Storage, you are a crucial member of the team responsible for driving this expansion and developing large-scale Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) around the world. You will be responsible for originating new projects and leading complex dealmaking processes from first contact to a signed contract or ready-to-build project.

Your primary goal is to originate new projects globally and act as a savvy dealmaker, building long-term partnerships with local developers to successfully bring BESS projects to life.

You will be based in our BESS headquarters in Breda. Regular international travel is an important part of the role to identify opportunities and develop a local network.

What will you be doing?

• Project & Asset Expansion: Drive the development and investment in large-scale Battery Energy Storage Systems in new geographies through partnerships, M&A, greenfield developments and potential brownfield developments at existing Vopak terminals.
• Origination & Dealmaking: Originate new business in the energy storage space across target regions and lead complex deal processes from the first contact all the way to a signed deal.
• Strategic Partnerships: Build and grow strong partnerships with utilities, developers, and industrial clients to ensure we enter new markets at the right time and with the right proposition.
• Cross-Cultural Alignment: Navigate international markets and regulatory backgrounds, adapting to diverse cultural contexts to secure sustainable energy projects globally.

Why you’ll love working with us

• Being part of an ambitious and entrepreneurial team
• Bonus opportunity
• Travel allowance
• Hybrid working opportunity, with an office immediately next to Breda train station
• 25 holidays on an annual basis
• Attractive pension scheme
• We will continuously invest in your personal growth, and future career path within Green Energy Storage and Vopak

Does this sound like you?

• Master’s degree in Business Administration, Management, or a similarly relevant field.
• 10+ years of business development or commercial experience, specifically with international sustainable energy projects (e.g., Solar, Independent Power Producer, or Battery Storage).
• Deep understanding of power markets and the challenges of the energy transition.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and negotiation skills.
• Strong ability to connect with and adapt to different cultural backgrounds.
• Entrepreneurial mindset and a results-driven approach to building purpose-driven companies.
• Track record in leading complex transactions, potentially with a background in venture capital or investment.
• Fluency in English and Dutch.
• Expectation and willingness for frequent international travel for business development and partnership alignment.

What energy will you bring?

We’d love to meet you!