Duval Associates Ltd - Permanent Recruitment Specialists
Business Development Manager
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Business Development Manager
New Business Sales Manager - Absolutely fab opportunity ! Commission and more! Field Sales | Commercial Solar Energy | UK Field Based £52,000–£60,000 (DOE) | Car Allowance | OTE 10-15K year 1 / 20-30K Y2 Outrageous growth opportunity with Autonomy and huge rewards
We need a hunter to target a specific account base of Installers, we become their suppliers for all things solar. Then you manage the accounts - : 90% New business Year 1 with the role evolving into 60% Account management. RIGHT TIME - RIGHT PLACE - OPPORTUNITY!
A well-established German solar brand. A UK operation targeting £30m in the next five years. Currently £10m. The gap is the opportunity .We're hiring Sales Managers across three UK regions to help get us there .3 Live vacancies - You can live in the South West/M4 Suffolk/Norfolk/Essex/Cambridgeshire, South Yorkshire, Cheshire, Staffs, East Mid or West Mids .So much opportunity - Sitting ducks, premium brand, 90% new business then account management - Build it : ££££
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The role in a sentence Your target customer installs 200–500 solar systems a year. Get them on board, service them well, and the account manages itself. The hard bit — and the fun bit — is the hunt 80% new business. 10% account management. 3-4 days on the road. 1+ day home. Revenue target: £3m–£5m per year at full pace.
What's in it for you! £50,000–£60,000 basic salary Negotiable Car allowance (negotiable) + 25p/mile expenses Y1 bonus realistically £10,000–£20,000 year one, growing as your patch build Y2 Work from home Full autonomy over your region — no micromanagement Occasional trips to European HQ for training and exhibition.
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Hunger. Tenacity. Proactivity. Five days a week Field sales experience in a technical sector — energy, electrical, construction, mechanical, would be a bonus - We want a hunter!! A relationship builder. A full UK driving licence.
The Person: Get set to join a UK team of 10, backed by a ~350-person European business with 30 years of pedigree. Premium product. Strong brand. Real support You'll have visibility, influence and the chance to build something — not just fill a quota in a faceless organisation. Regions available South West England | East Anglia | Central England (Midlands & North Wales) Process: Video call → Video call poss Face to face. We move fast. Speak to Demi
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