Join Our Team as a Senior Business Development Manager in France

We are expanding our team of sustainability experts and investing in helping our clients to navigate the road to becoming zero carbon. Some customers are only just beginning on the journey, so need our help to analyse carbon data, set up carbon foot print reporting, comply with regulatory requirements and identify energy efficiency. We need experts who can help customers to realise their Sustainability Strategy. 

If you have carbon reduction sales expertise and want to progress in a company where sustainability skills are rewarded – look no further….

 

Job Description

The Senior Business Developer will be responsible for developing and selling World Kinect Energy Services sustainability services to new prospects and existing customers predominantly in the French market. Identifying business development opportunities appearing through energy transition, legislation or market conditions. Maintaining up-to-date knowledge of French energy and carbon legislation, market trends, new technology and green energy solutions.
 

Responsibilities

 

Qualifications

  • Working closely with key service delivery and marketing business partners across the company
  • Business to business field sales - presenting the Company’s sustainability product offering and proactively driving France-wide sustainability  sales
  • Support the Sales and Key Account team in sales process and competence building on the Company’s  Sustainability solutions
  • Actively identifying and prospecting existing customers and potential new clients for our Sustainability offering to build a relationship and a pipeline
  • Attending and supporting internal and external corporate events, networking and associated lead generation
 

Essential 

  • Solution selling experience is essential, preferably gained in the energy industry
  • Comprehensive understanding of Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance
  • Detailed knowledge of Climate Change policies and European and French energy and carbon legislation
  • Full appreciation of the Energy Transition, the implications for businesses and opportunities that result
  • Experience with Corporate Power Purchase Agreements (CPPA) would be appreciated as well as knowledge about on-site renewable energy solutions
  • Excellent face to face sales presentation delivery skills and experience
  • Tenacious character and a genuine passion for proactively developing sustainability solutions 
  • Strong analytical, oral and written communications skills
  • Capability to both work alone and as part of a dynamic team, as required
  • Ability and willingness to travel nationally and at times, within Europe
  • Fluent in English

 

Desirable:

  • Bachelors or Master degree in Environmental Science or similar
  • At least 3-5 years of experience in the sustainability business
     
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