Key Account Manager ESS (Lyon or Paris) - France

Sungrow France • Lyon

Who we are

We are a green tech company unlike any other green tech company. We are a team of lateral thinkers, young professionals, and creative minds. We are fighting every day to make our mission happen – Clean Power For All! With ~400GW (!) of clean power presently installed worldwide, we are more than ready to sate the worlds hunger for clean energy! Welcome at Sungrow Sungrow is the global leading inverter solution supplier for renewables. We want to give fresh impulses, inspire, and contribute to a sustainable development of our planet, that’s why we constantly improve our portfolio. From floating solar plants to large-scale utility projects and to small residential products we always offer the best and most suitable solution. At Sungrow we hold more than 1500 patents – no wonder as we employ the biggest research and development team of the whole industry. 40 % of all Sungrow workforce is continuously investigating on how to further improve the existing portfolio. Want to know more? Check out our Job offers and let`s dive right in together!

Lyon

from today

Your duties

Sungrow ventured into the energy storage system (“ESS”) industry. Relying on its cutting-edge renewable power conversion technology and industry-leading battery technology, Sungrow focuses on integrated energy storage system solutions. The core components of these systems include PCS, lithium-ion batteries and energy management system. These “turnkey” ESS solutions can be designed to meet the demanding requirements for residential, C&I and utility-side applications alike, committed to making the power interconnected reliably.

Being an ESS Key Account Manager France is an exciting task, since you are the superhero our clients need. You know what setup of our solutions will satisfy their needs, therefore, these here are your most important tasks:

Develop and manage ESS clients and projects in France
Collect the client’s requirements and communicate with technical and service teams
Analyze our main competitor’s solution, price and market strategy ect.
Attend national and international fairs and congresses.
Provide periodic sales forecast,reports and market research.
Achieve yearly sales target and ensure local market share.
Complete all other works associated with sales team.
Participation in additional task / projects possible.

Your profile

All right, all right, so I hope you are now aware of what is up for you, what background should you have in order to feel comfortable with this role? Keep in mind it`s all about electrical equipment, that`s why it is essential for you to have:

Degree in Electrical Engineering, Egineering, Business Administration, Economics or equivalent. Affinity to electrical engineering.
Several years of working experience in technical sales, preferrably in the photovoltaic industry or IT/electrical industry with focus on energy storage products, are mandatory.
Working experience in photovoltaic industry at an inverter manufacturer is a plus.
Good knowledge of photovoltaics, inverters and BOS in combination with strong commercial sales background, preferably in the solar or renewable energy industry.
Fluent French (C1-C2) and English (C1) language skills are mandatory. Daily communication will be in English and French. Chinese language skills are a plus.
Very good knowledge of MS-Office and CRM software.
Willingness to travel national and internationally on a regular basis (50%).
The position can be either based in Lyon or Paris (hybrid). Regular business trips to our main office in Lyon will be necessary.

Our offer

This decade might be overshadowed by Covid19, but sooner or later we will beat and overcome that son of a germ, am I right?
But the true topic for this decade lies in energy！
We are more than happy to state that not only We are leading this discourse, we also offer the fitting solutions for it. We have the strongest PV-Inverter R&D there is and became the world`s biggest Inverter Manufacturer, which we are extremely proud of!And now, for this decade, we are increasing our game, and You, You might become part of it! Besides that, many things await You:

Opportunities for Career advancement
Bonus payment based on pre-agreed and signed KPI agreements
A multinational team awaits You with lots of european and transeuropean exchange!
Possibility for technical and commercial knowledge increasement in regard to string inverters, central inverters, inverter stations including transformer and switch gear and storage solutions
Technical and commercial training in our headquarter in Germany and even visits to the big R&D facility in China!

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