About the Role
As a Junior Partner Manager / Business Development Manager (m/w/d) in the heat pump sector, you will be fully involved from day one. You will support us in elevating our already successful partner structure to the next level. You will be the dynamic link between our EnerTech startup and the trades: with great energy, you will guide new businesses through onboarding, optimize our processes, and learn step-by-step how to strategically manage a strong B2B network. A perfect steep learning curve in renewable energies awaits you here.
Responsibilities
- Identify, contact, and win motivated craft partners and heating installers for the network.
- Guide new partner companies through the onboarding process and demonstrate digital tools and quality standards.
- Contribute own ideas to continuously maintain, structure, and develop onboarding documents and training materials.
- Build relationships at eye level and serve as the primary, reliable contact for partners in daily operations.
- Monitor performance, identify issues, find quick solutions with partners, and learn to proactively counteract problems.
Requirements
- Completed studies (e.g., Business Administration, Industrial Engineering) or commercial apprenticeship.
- First practical experience in Junior Business Development, Account Management, Customer Success, or B2B Sales.
- Basic technical understanding is helpful for diving into heat pump topics.
- Excellent communication and persuasion skills, with the ability to build B2B relationships quickly and possess diplomatic skill.
- Ability to provide clear feedback and necessary consistency for performance management.
- Independent and solution-oriented work approach, maintaining an overview even during dynamic phases.
- Enthusiasm for actively shaping processes and hands-on involvement in a leading EnerTech company.
Skills
- Business Development
- Account Management
- Customer Success
- B2B Sales
- Partner Acquisition
- Onboarding
- Process Development
- Relationship Management
- Performance Management
- Communication
- Negotiation
- Problem-Solving
Location
- Germany
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Junior
Education Level
- Bachelor's Degree
- Commercial Apprenticeship
Salary/Compensations
- €50,000 - €70,000
Benefits
- Stock options of Octopus Energy Group Ltd.
- Monthly subsidy for public transport ticket
- Monthly subsidy for lunch
- Discounted bicycle leasing
- Company pension plan
- E-car leasing
- Consulting services and support for childcare via HeyNanny
- Monthly subsidy for childcare
- Parental leave bonus: We top up your parental allowance for 3 months
- Subsidies for fitness offers via Wellpass
- Support for mental well-being with our partner Open Up
- Attractive further training and advancement opportunities
- Free language courses via Busuu
- Birthday voucher
About the Company
- Octopus Energy Germany is a global EnerTech company revolutionizing the energy market with the goal of making global energy 100% sustainable.
- We are global, agile, and future-oriented, changing the energy market for the better with new technology.
- Our green electricity tariffs are just the beginning; since 2022, we have been installing complete heat pump solutions with our own specialists.
- We are actively working on the widespread introduction of smart meters, e-mobility solutions, and our own electricity generation from wind and solar energy.
Equal Opportunity
- Octopuses come in all colors, shapes, and sizes. We welcome employees of all genders, ages, sexual orientations, origins, religions, beliefs, with or without disabilities. Only one thing matters to us: you fit with us and are eager to make a change.
