Salary: £25,000 – £28,000 per annum
Hours: Monday – Friday, 37 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
About NFU Energy
NFU Energy is the go-to energy consultant for agriculture and related industries, providing advice on all aspects of energy, from procuring energy contracts to sourcing and recommending energy solutions. We're looking for an experienced and successful Sales Consultant to join our energy contract sales team in SME sales. This is an exciting opportunity to help grow our business by securing new customers, selling additional services to existing customers, and cross selling to other departments.
Your role will be to oversee the end-to-end sales process for matrix and bespoke electricity and gas contracts. You must have a proven track record in delivering excellent customer service, as well as achieving individual and team targets. Experience working in the energy industry and/or brokers would be a distinct advantage. It's important that you learn quickly and demonstrate a proactive approach.
The Role
- Sell energy contracts to new and existing customers in order to achieve both personal and team targets
- Contribute to sales reports where required by the Contract Sales Manager
- Tailor relevant products to different types of clients
- Identify cross-selling opportunities for other areas of the business
- Be fully responsible for the quality of sale up to the supply going live
- Make suggestions and contribute to the improvement of the sales process to ensure consistency and quality are maintained
- Ensure sufficient support and accurate information is provided to the contract admin team
What We're Looking For
- A minimum of 5 GCSEs grade A–C or equivalent; strong literacy and numeracy skills
- Business to business sales experience including tele sales
- Exceptional organisational skills and experience
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate effectively to a range of audiences
- Proven record of establishing effective working relationships
- Good judgement skills – be able to identify issues and opportunities and allocate time and resource accordingly
- The ability to listen and respond appropriately to instruction
- Intermediate IT skills including Excel and Word
- Good commercial acumen
- Ability to work both under your own initiative and as part of a team
Why Join Us
Situated at the National Agriculture Exhibition Centre in Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire, our recently refurbished office provides a perfect setting to work from. Our company values are employee focused; we believe in nurturing professionalism and resourcefulness in a united and inclusive work environment. We support work-life balance and operate a hybrid working policy with a mixture of home and office working available.
Benefits
- Salary of £25,000 – £28,000 depending on experience, plus commission
- 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays)
- Pension
- Group life assurance (3 times salary)
- NFU membership
- Hybrid working policy
- Access to mental health support
- On-site facilities including gym, farm shop, nursery, free parking, walking and cycling opportunities
To Apply
Please submit a CV and cover letter explaining your motivation for undertaking this role as well as any specific experience or strengths that you will bring, ensuring it is in line with the role description.
Previous applicants need not apply.
You may have experience in the following: Energy Sales Consultant, Contract Sales Executive, Energy Broker Sales, B2B Sales Consultant, SME Sales Representative, Gas and Electricity Sales, Energy Account Manager, Utility Sales Consultant, Agricultural Sales Consultant, Energy Contract Broker, etc.
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Salary description
£25000.00 - £28000.00 per year