Join the WilSon Energy Team as a Billing & Bureau Sales Manager
Take the next step in your sales career with WilSon Energy Limited – one of the UK’s leading providers of fully integrated Heating, Metering and Billing Services.
The Opportunity
An exciting opportunity has become available for an ambitious and driven Billing & Bureau Sales Manager to join our growing team.
This role is focused on developing new business opportunities for WilSon Energy’s Billing and Bureau Services. You will proactively identify potential customers, build relationships with key decision makers and secure new annual billing contracts across the UK heat network and multi-utility metering.
You will be working with building owners, landlords, local authorities and property management companies to find ways to improve billing and Pay as You Go services for residential and commercial properties.
You’ll play a key role in expanding our customer base by identifying new developments requiring billing services, as well as converting customers currently using alternative providers by offering competitive quotations and exceptional service.
Main Roles and Responsibilities
- Identify and generate new business opportunities for WilSon Energy’s Billing and Bureau Services.
- Proactively cold call prospective customers and decision makers.
- Develop and manage targeted email campaigns to generate sales leads.
- Contact housing developers, managing agents, heat network operators and consultants to identify new opportunities.
- Secure billing contracts for new-build heat network developments requiring third-party billing services once properties become occupied.
- Approach existing users of third-party billing providers and present WilSon Energy as an alternative supplier at contract renewal.
- Prepare competitive quotations and proposals, including price matching and multi-scheme discounts where appropriate.
- Build and maintain strong customer relationships throughout the sales process.
- Negotiate annual billing service contracts and successfully close sales.
- Maintain accurate CRM records, sales pipeline activity and customer communications.
- Work closely with the Billing Operations team to ensure a smooth customer onboarding process.
- Achieve individual sales targets and contribute to the continued growth of the business.
Experience and Qualifications
This is an office-based role with occasional customer visits throughout the UK. It would suit a confident, self-motivated individual with excellent communication and business development skills.
What we’re looking for:
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
- Experience of cold calling and generating new business opportunities.
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple sales opportunities.
- Ability to work independently while contributing to a collaborative team.
- Proficiency in the Microsoft Office IT suite and CRM systems
- Full UK driving licence is essential.
- Experience in business development, sales or account management would be an advantage but not essential.
- Knowledge of the heat network, utility or billing industry would be advantageous but is not essential.
- No formal academic qualifications required.
Package and Benefits
- Job Type: Full-time
- £28-30K + commission* + phone + laptop
- *15% commission on all first-year contract values
- Office-based role at Newark HQ with customer visits as required
- Business mileage allowance and travel expenses paid
- Ongoing training and career development
- Opportunity to join a growing and successful business with genuine career progression
- If you’re a motivated sales professional looking to build long-term customer relationships and play a key role in expanding WilSon Energy’s Billing & Bureau Services, we’d love to hear from you.
Please send your CV and covering letter to Andy@wilsonenergy.co.uk.
