Description
We are seeking a Head of Sales with exceptional leadership skills and a keen interest in clean energy assets. This is your chance to join a professional multinational team making waves in the solar markets in Africa and Europe. Establish your professional career while you use your skills to contribute to clean and accessible energy.
The ideal candidate needs to have a degree in the fields of marketing or business management and at least 10 years of experience in a fast-paced sales environment. You need to have excellent communication and leadership abilities, knowledge of sales principles and best practices, understanding of and, preferably, experience in PPAs, the ability to gather and analyse research and data-driven insights, and the proven ability to lead a sales team towards growth.
Responsibilities will include establishing sales targets and relevant KPIs, identifying and securing partnerships and relationships with key stakeholders, analysing and reporting on sales performances and strategy, engaging with various teams across the board, and providing visibility into the sales process at every stage of development. You will need to be involved in organizational planning, financial forecasting, budget setting and strategic planning.
This is your chance to lead a professional team in developing the green energy market across Africa and Europe, apply now if it sounds like the perfect fit! Not for you? Check our job board for more roles!
Education Requirements
- Degree in the fields of marketing or business management
Experience Requirements
- +10 years of experience in a fast-paced sales environment
- Ability to lead a sales team towards growth.
- Sound knowledge of sales principles and best practices
- Understanding of PPAs
- Ability to gather and analyse research and data-driven insights
Responsibilities
Responsibilities include providing visibility into the sales process at every stage of development, establishing sales targets and relevant KPIs, analysing and reporting on sales performances and strategy, identifying and securing partnerships and relationships with key stakeholders, and engaging with various teams across the board.
Skills
- Excellent communication and leadership skills
- Proficient in MS Office Suite
Who Is AltGen?
We offer recruitment, consulting and employment services with a focus on recruitment for renewable energy and environmental jobs in South Africa and Africa at large. AltGen is a renewable energy recruitment agency based in Cape Town which focuses on developing careers for individuals in our niche space.
With an experienced and passionate team with over 100 years of combined experience, AltGen plays an integral role in the South African renewable energy and sustainability industry. We operate throughout the African continent in both anglophone and francophone regions and are rapidly expanding globally. With entities in South Africa, Kenya, and Mauritius, we have a direct impact on the continental energy industry.
Our recruitment agency focuses on jobs in: Solar | Wind | Renewable Energy | Biogas | Biomass | Energy Management | Energy Efficiency | Green Buildings | Green Tech | Photovoltaics | Solar Thermal | Energy Storage | Battery Systems | Off-grid | Hydro | CSP | CPV | IoT | AI | AgriTech | FinTech | Green Hydrogen
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