Solar Sales Team Manager at Octopus Energy

Help us make a big green dent in the universe. We're on a mission to drive the global renewable energy revolution, and we need loads more people to help us make our vision a reality.

We’re expanding our Low Carbon Energy Products Team. We're looking for an experienced Sales Team Manager, who will be responsible for managing a frontline sales team. Your team will work directly with domestic customers focused on bringing Low Carbon Energy Products to the masses. 

Your team will be the face and the voice of Octopus Energy Services, advising and supporting customers throughout their journey towards awesome low carbon for their home, from heat pump and solar panels to in-home batteries and more. 

We’re looking for people with a genuine passion for team development and coaching as well as sustainability is a must with a passion for bringing to life the real benefits of our offer and understanding the importance of providing customers with a truly exceptional experience. What you'll do Manage your sales team to identify and win new business with customersDistribute and manage sales leads across the team and ensure these are managed in a timely mannerEnsure the team are diligently developing sales pipelines with customers - from lead through to delivery, meeting (and ideally exceeding) targets set Implement a performance management culture and routine within the team to unleash their full potential through regular 1:1s, coaching, setting stretching objectives and providing regular feedback on performance against these objectives.Recruiting and growing your team for successForecasting team performanceEnsuring we provide outstanding customer service, facilitating the recording of customer satisfaction and sharing best practice measures Support the team in spreading the word about new productsCollaborate with other sales team managers to share best practices and develop consistent approach to drive performance across all teamsWhat you'll needProven track record of managing a B2C internal (phone based) team is a mustA ruthless focus on performance development, team management and continuous improvementPrevious sales management experience within a B2C consultative environment would be great along with a strong passion for energy technology and decarbonisation Experience using Hubspot CRM software would be awesomeA ruthless focus on the customer with a genuine passion for going above and beyond for customersAn ability to show a completer finisher mentality and an understanding of processes as a whole being able to see the why behind each section of the business and how that creates the entire vision A start up / entrepreneurial mind-set being able to adjust to change and keep up with a fast moving business Able to develop a base technical product knowledge to support how we will help our customers navigate to achieve low carbon energy use in their homes, through our productsWhy else you'll love it hereWondering what the salary for this role is? Just ask us! On a call with one of our recruiters it's something we always cover as we genuinely want to match your experience with the correct salary. The reason why we don't advertise is because we honestly have a degree of flexibility and would never want salary to be a reason why someone doesn't apply to Octopus - what's more important to us is finding the right octofit!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 we're 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  Visit our perks hub - Octopus Employee BenefitsIf this sounds like you then we'd love to hear from you.

Studies have shown that some groups of people, like women, are less likely to apply to a role unless they meet 100% of the job requirements. Whoever you are, if you like one of our jobs, we encourage you to apply as you might just be the candidate we hire. Across Octopus, we're looking for genuinely decent people who are honest and empathetic. Our people are our strongest asset and the unique skills and perspectives people bring to the team are the driving force of our success. 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.

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