FRENCH SELECTION (FS)
Environmental Markets Sales Executive - Business Development
Location: London
Full-time office-based during probation, then 3 days in the office and 2 days working from home
Salary: Up to £60,000 per annum + commission
Ref: 734EV
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A specialist environmental markets advisory and carbon risk management firm, helping organisations manage carbon pricing, emissions trading, renewable energy and sustainability requirements across international markets.
Main duties:
The role will focus on developing new business across environmental and carbon markets, commodities and renewable energy, while building and maintaining strong client relationships.
The role:
- Identify and develop new business opportunities across environmental and carbon markets.
- Prospect potential clients through outbound sales, networking, referrals and industry events.
- Build and manage a personal sales pipeline from initial contact through to close.
- Develop relationships with businesses affected by EU ETS, UK ETS, carbon pricing, carbon offsetting and renewable energy.
- Conduct consultative sales conversations with senior stakeholders across sustainability, finance, energy, procurement and trading.
- Present environmental markets and advisory solutions clearly to prospective clients.
- Manage and develop long-term client relationships.
- Work closely with trading, advisory and operations teams to develop tailored client solutions.
- Maintain accurate CRM records and sales pipeline information.
- Attend relevant industry events to generate leads and strengthen market presence.
The candidate:
- Experience in environmental markets, carbon markets, commodities, energy trading, FX or a closely related financial/energy markets environment is essential.
- Experience in EU ETS, UK ETS, carbon trading, Voluntary Carbon Markets, carbon pricing or renewable energy is highly desirable.
- Previous B2B sales, business development, trading, brokerage or client relationship experience, with a strong focus on new business.
- Proven ability to build a pipeline, develop prospects and convert opportunities into clients.
- Strong commercial awareness and confidence discussing technically complex products.
- Genuine interest in carbon markets, environmental commodities and the energy transition.
- Confident communicator with strong relationship-building skills.
- Proactive, organised and target-driven.
- Fluent business English is essential.
- Additional European language, particularly Portuguese, Spanish, Italian or Greek, is advantageous but not essential.
The salary: Up to £60,000 basic salary per annum, depending on experience, plus commission and a competitive benefits package including private health insurance.
Pay: Up to £60,000.00 per year
Benefits:
Work Location: In person
