SME Commercial Sales Specialist – Electricity & Gas
Base Location: Belfast – you’ll typically spend around 50% of your working week in our Belfast office
Salary: £36,200 – £54,400 + commission + a wide range of benefits to support your health, finances and family life
Working Pattern: Permanent | Full Time | Flexible First options available
About the role
At SSE Airtricity, we're passionate about helping businesses succeed through innovative and competitive energy solutions. Our Bespoke Commercial Sales team works with SME customers across Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, providing tailored electricity and gas contracts that meet their unique business needs.
As an SME Commercial Sales Specialist, you'll play a key role in developing and growing our customer portfolio, working closely with energy brokers, TPIs and direct customers. You'll be part of a high-performing, supportive team where collaboration, customer focus and continuous improvement are at the heart of everything we do.
This is an exciting opportunity for a commercially minded sales professional who enjoys building relationships, negotiating successful outcomes and delivering exceptional customer experiences.
What you’ll do
- Deliver tailored electricity and gas solutions to brokers, TPIs and direct business customers.
- Build strong customer and broker relationships to win, retain and grow business.
- Negotiate profitable contracts and manage opportunities through to close.
- Analyse market trends and customer insights to support commercial decisions.
- Work with internal teams to develop compelling customer propositions and solutions.
What we’re looking for
You’ll ideally have:
- Experience in commercial electricity & gas sales, account management or business development.
- Proven success in winning new business and retaining customers.
- Strong commercial and analytical skills with the ability to develop bespoke solutions.
- Confidence in creating and presenting complex pricing proposals.
- Excellent communication, relationship-building and negotiation skills.
About SSE
SSE’s purpose is to be restless every day until we make electricity clean, affordable and available for all.
We do this by developing, building, operating and investing in electricity infrastructure and businesses needed in the energy transition. This includes electricity transmission and distribution networks, onshore and offshore wind farms, hydro-electric power and flexible thermal generation. We also provide products and services for businesses and other customers.
Our investment plan will see SSE invest £33bn in critical electricity infrastructure to 2030.
With over 725,000 electricity and gas customers across the island of Ireland, SSE Airtricity helps homes and businesses play their part in the clean energy transition. We're more than just an energy provider, delivering energy saving services to homes and businesses, heling them become more efficient and cost-effective.
Flexible benefits to fit your life
Enjoy discounts on private healthcare and gym memberships. Wellbeing benefits like a free online GP and 24/7 counselling service. Interest-free loans on tech and transport season tickets, or a new bike with our Cycle to Work scheme. As well as generous family entitlements such as maternity and adoption pay, and paternity leave.
Work with an equal opportunity employer
SSE will make any reasonable adjustments you need to ensure that your application and experience with us is positive. Please contact andy.elder3@sse.com / to discuss how we can support you.
We're dedicated to fostering an open and inclusive workplace where people from all backgrounds can thrive. We create equal opportunities for everyone to succeed and especially welcome applications from those who may not be well represented in our workforce or industry.
Ready to apply?
Start your online application using the Apply Now box on this page. We only accept applications made online. We'll be in touch after the closing date to let you know if we'll be taking your application further. If you're offered a role with SSE, you'll need to complete a criminality check and a credit check before you start work.
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