Business Development Manager London, England
Job description
Business Development Manager
Do you have a track record of successful commercial negotiations and a strong customer focus? If so, come and join EDF as a Business Development Manager!
The Opportunity
EDF Wholesale Market Services (WMS) is a core business line within the EDF UK Customers Business that is at the centre of helping Britain achieve Net Zero. It provides industry leading wholesale market services to EDF’s supply and generation business units and to third party energy asset owners. The team operates in a broad and diverse range of market segments including residential & business supply, nuclear, renewable & thermal generation and storage & flexible energy.
We are looking for a talented Business Development Manager to join the WMS Commercial Team to grow the business and take responsibility for the development of new strategic customer relationships, growth of those relationships and retaining our current customers.
Pay, benefits and culture
Alongside a salary of circa £70,000 (dependent on experience) and a market-leading pension scheme, we offer a range of flexible benefits to support our people across all aspects of their lives.
Your rewards package includes a choice of benefits, such as electric vehicle leasing, enhanced parental leave, health insurance, discounts and employee pricing.
Flexible working means you can work from home (if you wish) and we’ll provide a suite of IT equipment to ensure that you can work remotely comfortably and effectively. The team travel to our London offices for some meetings as required.
Jake North, Commercial Lead, says ‘The flexibility sector is the most dynamic market I have worked in, to date which both challenges and rewards you daily. If you love a fast-paced environment, working collaboratively across teams to support customers to maximise the potential of their assets and learning something new every day then working within WMS is definitely for you!’
At EDF, everyone’s welcome. We strive to create an inclusive and diverse environment where everyone has a voice and where you feel confident being yourself. We’re committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We’d like our future workforce to have an equal gender balance, represent a broad mix of people from minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+, those with a disability and supporting social mobility.
We’re a disability confident employer and we’ll do all we can to help with your application, making adjustments as you need.
We’ll value the difference you bring and offer opportunities for you to thrive and succeed.
What you’ll be doing
As the Business Development Manager, you will be responsible for the whole customer experience and customer retention, guaranteeing the customer’s receive exceptional service and continue to feel satisfied with EDF.
You will develop a pipeline of opportunities with a personal sales plan to ensure the growth of the business which is achieved via new customers and growing the current customers relationship. You will deliver complex and high value deals, establish effective, long-term commercial relationships, and ensure a strong market presence and engagement with key players within the UK energy market.
Who you are
We are looking for somebody who has a very strong customer focus, good customer service skills and the ability to work effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
You will have a track record of successful commercial negotiations, structuring and delivering complex and valuable deals, strong knowledge of account management activities and a strong commercial acumen. The Business Development Manager operates in a highly competitive and challenging market, ensuring EDF retains its leadership position, therefore you will be results oriented with a proven track record of establishing strong customer relationships.
If this sounds like you then we’d love to hear from you!
Closing date for applications: 18th August
Join us and together we can help Britain achieve Net Zero.
