Octopus Energy
Business Development Consultant (9-12 month contract)
18 days ago
About the Job
What you'll do
- Develop and establish your sales pipeline with customers - from lead through to delivery, meeting (and hopefully exceeding) targets set
- Strategically planning and targeting the acquisition of new customers
- Pitching and presenting our product and services to new clients
- Manage your pipeline and take control, recording progress in our CRM system and keeping things all up to dateRecording customer satisfaction and best practice measures
- Attend exhibition events to meet prospects, spread the word of electric vehicles and how we can help! (virtual and non virtual depending on restrictions)
- Provide excellent customer service through the sales process
- Work with the wider teams to iterate propositions, processes and materials to ensure we remain the leading provider in our B2B market space
What you'll need
- Proven track record of hitting sales targets whilst maintaining excellent customer experience (preferred)
- Previous experience within a B2B consultative environment and a strong passion for Electric Vehicles / Energy and decarbonisation (required)
- Excellent listening skills when working in B2B roles with an ability to identify customer needs Great communication skills with an ability to manage and set customer expectations
- A ruthless focus on the customer with a genuine passion for going above and beyond
- An enthusiastic self starter that has a willingness to learn and the ability to problem solve
- An ability to show a completer finisher mentality and an understanding of processes as a whole to see the why behind each section of the business and how that creates the entire vision
- A start up / innovative mind-set that is able to adjust to change, keep up with the demands of a fast moving business and contribute towards its exciting growth potential
- Knowledge of employee benefits/rewards and/or car leasing is a bonus
- Experience of dealing with key stakeholders such as senior leaders, HR, Finance, Payroll or Reward Managers is a bonus
Why else you'll love it here
- Octopus Electric Vehicles, part of the Octopus Energy Group, won the Sunday Times best company to work for in 2024. We were named 6th out of the top 100 start-ups to work for by Tempo in 2025 and on Glassdoor we were voted 50 best places to work in 2022. Our Group CEO, Greg has recorded a podcast about our culture and how we empower our people
- Wondering what the salary for this role is? Just ask us! On a call with one of our recruiters it's something we always cover as we genuinely want to match your experience with the correct salary. The reason why we don't advertise is because we honestly have a degree of flexibility and would never want salary to be a reason why someone doesn't apply to Octopus - what's more important to us is finding the right octofit!
- Octopus Energy Group is a unique culture. An organisation where people learn, decide, and build quicker. Where people work with autonomy, alongside a wide range of amazing co-owners, on projects that break new ground. We want your hard work to be rewarded with perks you actually care about! Visit our perks hub - Octopus Employee Benefits
About the Company

Octopus Energy
<p><b>Welcome to the future of energy</b><br></p><p><b><span>We’re a leading energy technology company providing a better experience for our customers through transparency, automation and simplicity. Better for the planet, through real long-term investment in renewable generation and a low CO2 future. We make energy green and flexible for consumers, with fair and transparent pricing. Through our home developed platform, cloud-based billing, and sophisticated use of data science, modelling and AI, we’re redefining what is possible in energy. </span></b></p><p><b><br><span>Formerly operating as Evolve Energy, our efforts have not gone unnoticed and we are extremely pleased to announce that we now have the full support and backing of Octopus Energy, an award-winning UK energy supplier who share our passion and values.</span></b></p><p><br>We recently secured over £500 million of investment from<span> </span><a href="https://octopus.energy/blog/octopus-energy-achieves-unicorn-status-investment-origin-energy/" data-mce-href="https://octopus.energy/blog/octopus-energy-achieves-unicorn-status-investment-origin-energy/">Origin,</a><span> </span>Australia's largest Energy Company and<a href="https://octopus.energy/press/octopus-energy-group-enters-asia-landmark-partnership-tokyo-gas/" data-mce-href="https://octopus.energy/press/octopus-energy-group-enters-asia-landmark-partnership-tokyo-gas/"><span> </span>Tokyo Gas,<span> </span></a>to help us continue on our mission.</p>
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