The posting
Business Growth, Client Relationships & Renewable Energy Sales
Are you a results-driven business development professional with B2B sales experience in solar and energy storage?
We are hiring a Business Development Specialist to generate qualified leads, build client relationships, and close high-value renewable energy deals across residential, commercial, and industrial segments.
Key Responsibilities
Business Development & Sales Growth
- Identify and develop new business opportunities within the renewable energy market, including residential, commercial, and industrial segments.
- Generate and qualify leads through prospecting, networking, referrals, market visits, and strategic outreach.
- Promote the company’s premium solar, energy storage, inverter, battery, and power solutions to target customers.
- Drive the full sales cycle from lead generation to closure, including client engagement, presentations, proposal development, negotiation, and contract signing.
- Develop and execute business development plans to achieve assigned revenue and growth targets.
- Build a strong pipeline of high-value prospects and manage opportunities through to successful closure.
- Meet and exceed monthly, quarterly, and annual sales targets.
Client Relationship & Key Account Management
- Build and maintain strong relationships with key decision-makers, corporate clients, developers, consultants, contractors, partners, and high-net-worth customers.
- Understand client energy needs and work with internal teams to recommend suitable renewable energy solutions.
- Manage and grow key accounts to ensure customer satisfaction, repeat business, and referrals.
- Maintain professional communication with clients throughout the sales and project delivery process.
- Act as a key contact between the client and internal teams to ensure a smooth customer experience.
Proposal, Negotiation & Deal Closure
- Prepare and present commercial proposals, quotations, and solution presentations in collaboration with engineering and solutions teams.
- Support the development of technical and commercial proposals for solar PV, energy storage, and power solution projects.
- Negotiate pricing, contract terms, and commercial conditions in line with company policies.
- Ensure successful deal closure and proper handover to technical, project, and operations teams after contract award.
- Follow up on pending proposals, client feedback, and payment milestones as required.
Market Research & Strategic Support
- Conduct market research to identify industry trends, competitor activities, customer needs, and new business opportunities.
- Monitor market pricing, renewable energy adoption trends, and policy changes affecting the solar and energy storage industry.
- Provide market insights and customer feedback to support product positioning and business strategy.
- Identify potential partnerships with developers, consultants, EPC companies, installers, distributors, and corporate organizations.
- Represent the company at industry events, exhibitions, trade shows, and networking functions.
Reporting & CRM Management
- Maintain an active and accurate sales pipeline using CRM tools or approved reporting templates.
- Provide regular updates on sales activities, pipeline status, client meetings, deal progress, and market insights.
- Prepare weekly and monthly reports on sales performance, revenue forecast, and business development activities.
- Ensure all customer interactions, proposals, quotations, and deal updates are properly documented.
- Ensure compliance with company policies, pricing structures, approval processes, and business ethics.
Ideal Candidate Profile
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Engineering, Renewable Energy, or a related field.
- Maximum of 4 years’ experience in business development, B2B sales, corporate sales, technical sales, or key account management.
- Experience in renewable energy, solar PV, energy storage, power solutions, electrical products, construction, real estate, or luxury products is preferred.
- Proven ability to generate leads, build client relationships, and close sales.
- Experience selling to corporate clients, developers, consultants, or high-net-worth individuals is an advantage.
- Basic understanding of solar PV systems, inverters, batteries, or energy storage is an advantage.
- Strong negotiation, presentation, communication, and relationship management skills.
- Ability to prepare sales proposals, presentations, reports, and market updates.
- Good knowledge of CRM tools and Microsoft Office, especially Excel and PowerPoint.
- Strong commercial awareness and ability to identify profitable opportunities.
- Proactive, target-driven, confident, and professional.
- Must be based in or willing to work in Lagos.
Skills & Competencies
- Business development and B2B sales
- Lead generation and conversion
- Key account and client relationship management
- Proposal development
- Negotiation and deal closure
- Market research and competitor analysis
- Sales pipeline management
- Commercial awareness
- Communication and presentation
- Stakeholder management
- Results orientation
About UrehGab
UrehGab is more than a recruitment agency; we are a growth partner for innovative teams across Africa. We specialize in building high-performing sales, marketing, and operations teams for industries like tech, manufacturing, hospitality, education, and financial services. From executive search to strategic hiring campaigns, we help our clients hire smart and grow fast.



