As part of ElectraLink’s Sales and Marketing function, and reporting to the Senior Sales Manager, the Sales Executive plays an important role in supporting the sales pipeline. The role focuses on engaging prospective clients across the energy industry as well as adjacent industries that require energy expertise to identify and develop new sales opportunities for the wider sales team.
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The Sales Executive will build a strong understanding of the energy market and take a considered, professional approach to prospecting. This will include outreach via email, telephone, and LinkedIn, working closely with sales colleagues to ensure opportunities are well qualified and appropriately positioned. The role offers valuable exposure to consultative selling and close collaboration with experienced sales professionals.
ElectraLink operates at the intersection of regulation and innovation within a rapidly evolving energy market. The successful candidate will demonstrate sound judgement, balancing commercial objectives with the need to protect ElectraLink’s reputation and operate in line with industry standards and regulatory expectations.
The Sales team and the wider organisation are growing, creating genuine opportunities for development and progression. This role offers the chance to join the business at an exciting stage, build a strong foundation in the energy sector, and progress into broader sales or commercial roles as capability and experience develop.
The position includes a competitive commission structure, rewarding both opportunities generated and deals successfully closed, alongside clear scope for advancement within the Sales team.
Responsibilities
- Identify and research prospective organisations that would benefit from ElectraLink’s products and services.
- Engage with potential clients through outbound channels to introduce ElectraLink’s offering and understand their needs.
- Qualify prospective customers by asking open, considered questions to assess suitability and timing.
- Work closely with the Senior Sales Manager to identify priority sectors and target audiences.
- Collaborate with Marketing to support the planning and delivery of sales and marketing campaigns.
- Use publicly available information to build accurate and well-informed lead profiles.
- Build strong, productive working relationships with the Sales team and key internal stakeholders.
- Manage the lead allocation process to ensure opportunities are distributed fairly and transparently across the Sales team.
- Maintain accurate records of activity and ensure agreed KPIs and reporting requirements are met.
Skills & Knowledge
- At least one year’s experience in a prospecting-based or lead generation role within the energy industry.
- Clear and confident verbal communication skills.
- Comfortable working towards targets, with evidence of consistently meeting objectives.
- Resilient and able to handle objections in a professional and measured manner.
- Well organised, with good attention to detail.
What’s in it for you
Hybrid/ Flexible working including a 4 day week!
Private healthcare you and for family which includes pre-existing conditions·
Employee Assistance Programme and Mental Health Cover
Commission linked to sales and annual pay reviews·
Annual training budget and quarterly reviews to support your professional development·
Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme·
Discounted gym membership through gymflex
Social events organised by our Social Committee
Why we work for ElectraLinkWe have won awards for
- Best Tech Place to Work 2025 at the National Technology Awards
- Technology Company of the Year 2025 and Best Place to Work in Data 2024 at the British Data Awards
- Best Employer for Women (under 500 Employees) 2025 at the Women in Utilities Awards
- Employer of the Year 2025 at the Energy & Utility Skills Awards
- A two-star outstanding accreditation from Best Companies for three years running!
As you would expect from a business with ambitious growth plans, we are continually evolving and looking to the future, with investment in the business, its people, and your career. We do this through:
Open lines of communication throughout the business- your voice matters!
Regular Employee Forum meetings to gather suggestions from the business on making ElectraLink an even better place to work!
Innovative and open to new ideas to support our net-zero status
Exciting, innovative and fast moving company which is growing
High challenge, high support working environment.
If this sounds like the role for you, we would love for you to get in touch. Unfortunately, we cannot provide sponsorship at this time.
ElectraLink is a growing company, operating at the heart of the UK energy market with unrivalled insight into the challenges and opportunities faced by the industry.
Our data hub supports the development of a more efficient energy market that is accommodating the transition to local generation and balancing.
Our position at the heart of the UK energy industry also gives us a unique capability to provide other services crucial to the gas and electricity markets including:
- Unique market insight through analysis of the DTS market data that we process in our central industry role.
- Partnering in the implementation and change management of energy industry Governance arrangements.
- Development of more efficient market processes at a time of rapid energy industry change.
All of this means we can actively contribute to the energy industry as a thought leader, innovator, and service provider. We are highly regarded in the energy market, winning Data Vendor of the year and a two-star accreditation from Best Companies in 2023 and Best Place to work in Data 2024. As you would expect from a business with ambitious growth plans, we are continually evolving and looking to the future, with investment in the business, its people, and your career.
Building a working environment that is diverse, inclusive, and engaged, is a positive for both our colleagues and our customers. xwzovoh This is why we have invested in our partnerships with Tackling Inclusion and Diversity in Energy Taskforce (TIDE) and have also introduced initiatives such as 4-day week and registered as a disability confident employer.
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