Location: Cape Town/Western Cape

Decentral Energy is a renewable energy company in South Africa that specialises in developing, owning, and managing renewable energy assets. We are seeking a dynamic Western Cape-based Business Development Specialist to join our sales team, focusing on sub-5 MW solar PV projects.

 

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with pre-sales and engineering teams to ensure a streamlined process and gather all necessary information for project development.
• Provide comprehensive administrative and proposal support to sales and channel partners.
• Process sales proposals efficiently and accurately.
• Establish and maintain lead-generation systems to maximise business opportunities.
• Manage incoming and outgoing correspondence, including mail distribution.
• Compose and edit documents, including letters, reports, instructional documents and presentations.
• Create and maintain organised filing and sales tracking systems, both electronic and physical.
• Implement effective processes and tools to streamline the team’s sales process.
• Meet quarterly sales KPIs to drive pipeline growth in South Africa.
• Cultivate strong relationships with key accounts, existing EPCs, and channel partners.
• Directly target and engage customers for direct sales.
• Provide support to the marketing team for relevant events, meetings, and conferences.
• Utilise LinkedIn and social media to promote the business and generate leads.

 

Requirements

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to build and maintain relationships.
• Highly organised, with a good attention to detail.
• Able to effectively multitask, prioritise and meet strict deadlines.
• Honest and dependable.
• Resourceful and comfortable working in an entrepreneurial environment.
• Able to work autonomously and remotely: the primary sales team is based in Johannesburg.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and other MS Office applications.
• Proficient in CRM platforms, with the ability to learn new software quickly.
• Willingness to travel as required.

 

To apply, please click the link below to send your CV to vacancies@decentral.co.za.