What we do. Electric Car Leasing
Why we do it. Greener. Fairer. Future.
This is the year for electric vehicles and due to our belief in this industry and knowledge that we can mirror the exceptional Octopus customer service, we have recently launched our very own leasing product, called Electric Dreams. As such, we’re expanding our EV Growth Team. We’re looking for an EV Sales Specialist, who will be responsible for managing sales directly with our customers and able to match our outstanding experience with ambitious growth targets.
You will be the face and the voice of Octopus Electric Vehicles, advising and supporting customers throughout their journey to going electric. Focusing on understanding our customers needs and concerns, you are tasked with finding the perfect vehicle for their lifestyle and the perfect financial product for their budget, fully educating them on all the multiple benefits of going electric.
A genuine passion for customer experience and sustainability is a must with a strong understanding of financial products, electric benefits and the automotive industry.
This role is joining our Business Contract Hire sales team, working with small businesses to ensure they fully understand the benefits both sustainably and financially, educating them as to why electric is the best next vehicle for them and their company. Previous sales experience and/or a financial background is a good to have due to the complicated nature of the financial product and strong growth targets within this team.
This role will include an uncapped commission structure and generous car allowance as part of the overall package.
What you’ll do
- Develop and establish your sales pipeline with customers - from lead through to delivery and deliver sales in line with KPIs
- Manage orders in progress and supervise order processing of EVs for BCH customers
- Continue planning and targeting of the acquisition of new BCH customers
- Recording customer satisfaction and initiative best measures
- Provide excellent customer service both through the sales process and also in after-sales customer care
- Work with the wider teams to iterate propositions and materials for the BCH market
- Strategically build your pipeline working with the team to create strong relationships both internally within departments and externally with our customers both on a consumer and business level
What you’ll need
- Proven track record of excellent customer experience
- Either previous sales experience within a consultative environment or a strong passion for Electric Vehicles / Energy and decarbonisation
- Excellent listening skills when dealing in B2B and B2C roles and great communication
- A genuine passion for going above and beyond for customers
- An ability to show a completer finisher mentality and an understanding of processes as a whole being able to see the why behind each section of the business and how that creates the entire vision
- A start up / entrepreneurial mind-set being able to adjust to change and keep up with a fast moving business
- A constant focus on improving and developing personally and within a business
- Ideally if you have experience within fleet, leasing or selling a product - this is a bonus!
Why else you’ll love it here
- 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 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! We won best company to work for in 2022, on Glassdoor we were voted 50 best places to work in 2022 and our Group CEO, Greg has recorded a podcast about our culture and how we empower our people
- Visit our perks hub - Octopus Employee Benefits
If this sounds like you then we’d love to hear from you.
Studies have shown that some groups of people, like women, are less likely to apply to a role unless they meet 100% of the job requirements. Whoever you are, if you like one of our jobs, we encourage you to apply as you might just be the candidate we hire. Across Octopus, we’re looking for genuinely decent people who are honest and empathetic. Our people are our strongest asset and the unique skills and perspectives people bring to the team are the driving force of our success. As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute. Our commitment is to provide equal opportunities, an inclusive work environment, and fairness for everyone.
