(Solar) Head of Business Development

4 weeks ago


Cape Town, South Africa Recruiter Ruth | Performability Recruitment Full time

*NB* Must have solar commercial experience. #nonnegotiable

This Head of Business Development drives the organisation's business development strategies, working to improve the current portfolio and explores new business opportunities. 

Responsibilities and Duties

  • Develop demand creation strategies and new product service offerings to improve revenue and meet market demands.
  • Develop business agreements with clients.
  • Financial modelling of new opportunities.
  • Direct approach to drive cost-benefit analysis and financial modelling of new business ventures.
  • Drive new technologies to improve business portfolio and processes.
  • Drive partnerships with internal stakeholders to adapt current portfolios to new business opportunities.
  • Drive product research to understand future impacts on product offerings and production.
  • Establish business development strategies to ensure overall organisational strategy is followed.
  • Guide business development research reports on potential revenue streams and business threats.
  • Lead development of business intelligence frameworks to improve data analytics and market assessments.
  • Lead identification of opportunities to improve business processes.
  • Lead local or regional team discussions to confirm decisions on business development.
  • Lead new business opportunity projects based on business network feedback and economic landscape.
  • Lead new business ventures and plan approaches and market entries.
  • Lead partnerships with internal stakeholders to identify opportunities for portfolio.
  • Lead relationship building with industry players and develop strategies to leverage network for business opportunities and partnerships.
  • Lead the department's financial budgeting process to acquire funds for the department's activities.
  • Maintain client relationships.
  • Plan targets and goals in line with business development strategies.

Requirements

  • A minimum qualification of bachelors degree in engineering, finance.
  • 3 + years experience in the solar industry on the commercial scale

Experience and Skills Needed

  • Demonstrated sales and business development ability.
  • Demonstrable experience in construction contracts.
  • IT Literate able to use Microsoft Office and Microsoft Project
  • Multi-tasking, self-motivated, energetic team player with a flexible and adaptable approach to work.
  • Have good practical organization skills, planning of resources and Programme scheduling.
  • Be able to provide both summarized and detailed reports, on current activities.
  • Solution focused
  • Work in high pressured environment with min supervision required
  • Project Management Experience would be advantageous.

Salary is below R85 000 per month

Cape town office is based in Muizenburg 



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