Business Development Manager

Core responsibilities:

• Develop and establish your sales pipeline with customers - from lead through to delivery, hitting (and hopefully smashing!) your targets along the way
• Shape and drive the acquisition of new customers – you'll have the autonomy to generate your own leads, while also benefiting from shared leads across the wider Octopus group!
• Manage your pipeline and take control, recording progress in our CRM system and keeping things all up to date
• Champion customer satisfaction, recording what works best and sharing insights to improve the customer experience
• Plan, attend and run customer launch events to spread the word of electric charging and electric vehicles and how we can help! (virtual and non virtual)
• Provide excellent customer service both through the sales process and also in after-sales customer care
• Collaborate with the wider teams to iterate propositions and materials for the B2B market
• Strategically build your pipeline by working with the team to create strong relationships both internally within departments and externally with our customers both on a consumer and business level

This role helps businesses transition to sustainable electric vehicle fleets, contributing to decarbonization and making EV charging super simple for customers, thereby accelerating the adoption of clean transportation.

Required skills and experience:

• A track record of delivering exceptional customer experience
• Previous sales experience of sales within a B2B consultative environment
• A strong passion for Electric Vehicles / Energy and Decarbonisation
• Excellent listening skills when working in B2B roles and great communication
• Obsessed with putting the customer first, you have a genuine passion for going the extra mile and making sure customers are delighted with every interaction
• An 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 mindset, being able to adjust to change and thrive in a fast-paced environment - excited by the challenge of working in a business that's always evolving
• A bonus - Knowledge of the car leasing and fleet market would be advantageous but not mandatory

Compensation and perks:

• Uncapped commission structure as part of the overall package
• Flexible salary that matches experience (not advertised to encourage applications)
• Unique culture with autonomy and amazing co-owners
• Won best company to work for in 2022
• Voted 50 best places to work in 2022 on Glassdoor
• Top 10 companies for senior leadership
• Visit UK perks hub for more benefits

Octopus Electroverse is making electric vehicle charging as smart and simple as possible by building the giant, virtual charging platform of the future, with over 900,000 connected EV chargers globally and a focus on creating integrated charging experiences.