Be.EV is a fast-growing start-up, run by a small dynamic team with huge ambitions for growth. We are looking for Sales Operations Executive used to working in a fast-paced environment and meeting the highest standards alongside hardworking individuals. You will be learning more about the commercial function of the business and should be able to relate to a wide range of people.

Job Responsibilities

Support in creating client proposals, contracts and any further documentation
Work across BD teams to develop proposals suitable for the client's specific needs and concerns.
Research business, individuals and industry trends to identify potential new clients and markets.
Provide data to assist the BD team
Ensure that data is accurately entered and managed within the company's CRM (Pipedrive) and regularly update details as required.
Proactively communicate with colleagues to coordinate the timely completion of tasks and project deadlines.
Work on all other duties that may be reasonably required from time to time

Skills and Qualifications

2.2 Degree or above
Keen to join a seriously commercial organisation with a fast-paced, ‘all-in’ ethos.
Do-ers who will plough through the work and ask for forgiveness not permission.
Ideally someone who has experience of working in a start-up/scale-up environment. Used to getting big and small-scale stuff done and building processes from scratch.
Passion and enthusiasm for sustainability and positive social impact.
Thrives in a fast moving, fast growing organisation.
Happy to work with a ‘lean’ team, will roll their sleeves up and get stuck in.
Strong commercial mindset.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Strong project management, multitasking, and decision-making skills.
Able to balance priorities and perform effectively under pressure to deliver against sometimes challenging deadlines whilst being consistent and delivering to a high standard.
Competent user of Microsoft Office, plus adaptable to pick up skills in many other software tools specific to Be.EV

Benefits and Extras

27 holidays + 5 holidays for Christmas Closure + 8 bank holidays.
Following the successful completion of a probation period, employees will join our Long-Term Incentive Plan.
Opportunity to work from home one day a week.
Company Sick Pay Scheme (following successful completion of probationary period (usually 6 months) up to 10 days full pay, in a rolling 12-month period).
Statutory Pension Scheme (3% Employer Contributions and 5% Employee Contributions).
State of the art offices in Manchester.
Latest IT equipment.
Social events.
Competitive salary (the salary package is based on a start-up and the value you can possibly make out the success of the equity allocated to you).

As a business, the owners want ALL the team (regardless of seniority) to benefit from the growth of the business, the growth of Electric Vehicles and the value of the business. The scheme enables all of the team to share in the ongoing success of the business. This equity award is based on a standard model for scale up businesses, which is both tax efficient and includes pre-authorisation from HMRC to ensure no upfront tax impacts to the grant. Share options are granted to employees, meaning they have directly allocated shares in the business and so the value of the equity is based on a direct percentage of the increased value of the business. This means there is no cap on the potential from this benefit. Share options vest on a fixed period based on achieving business targets.

The number of shares granted to each employee is calculated based on a percentage of the company. The future value is then based on the gain in business value from the start of the award. As an example, *an employee is allocated 0.1% of the company equity and enters the scheme when the business is worth £10m. If there is a future sale event valuing the business at £500m, the employee would receive £490,000, being 0.1% of the increase in company value (£500m minus £10m). Every extra £1 of value in the business directly translates to extra value for the employee.

About Be.EV

Be.EV (www.be-ev.co.uk) is a community-first, electric vehicle charging business that is employee owned and backed by Octopus Energy. Our mission is to create a fair, future-proof infrastructure legacy that connects, engages and elevates communities.

We are based in Manchester but have an expanding national footprint. We are currently Greater Manchester’s largest publicly available EV charging network working in partnership with Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM); and are working with ambitious public and private partners across the UK to accelerate the expansion of the public charging network and to build a truly unified EV charging network.

We work with all types of businesses and organisations and are expanding our reach and connections across all sectors:

Private partners including Rochdale AFC, JW Lees, Leeds Bradford Airport, Dobbie’s and IMO car washes.
Not for profit partners such as the Animal Trust among others – this reflects our status as a community focused Chargepoint business.
Public sector partners including Trafford Council, Stockport Council, Warrington Council, The University of Manchester and local NHS providers.

Be.EV is a recognised, community based and consumer-led brand with a growing membership base (now at c 18k and counting). We provide easy and reliable charging experiences for everyone, across every community.

We have recently secured significant investment from Octopus Energy Generation (https://octopus.energy/blog/octopus-energy-generation/) to disrupt the status quo and to play our part in responsibly transforming infrastructure across the UK.

We are building a smart network using data and analytics creating a future proof network. Be.EV puts the right chargers in the right places – one size does not fit all. Unlike most EV chargers in the ground, they ensure the chargers work, with the network boasting 99.6% operational availability in 2022. The company’s membership scheme has 20,000 members who are active participants in deciding how this network is built and making sure it’s right for the community.

Be.EV is working to install 1,000 further charge points across the UK and beyond by 2024.

Our vision is bold: we are committed to creating a fair, future-proof infrastructure legacy that connects, engages, and elevates communities. We want to power easy and reliable charging experiences for everyone, across every community. We are ambitious to make a genuine difference and to drive positive social value. We want to create local jobs, working with academia in the UK to create mobility as a driver of economic growth. We want to play our part in responsibly transforming charging infrastructure across the UK – and in convincing more people to go electric.

About this sector

There an increasingly urgent global and UK focus on the climate emergency, electrification and green energy solutions, with inter related issues coming to the fore such as decarbonisation, green infrastructure provision and clean air. The ban on new petrol/diesel car sales comes in from 2030 and despite growing consumer interest levels (over 900,000 electric / hybrid vehicles are already on the road) the public charging infrastructure remains inadequate.

Approximately 300,000 chargers will be needed by 2030; today there are just 37,000. The good news is that this represents a 30% year on year increase, though this lags somewhat behind the 38% annual growth in sales of battery electric cars during the year to November (Source: Zap Map).

Be.EV is passionate about rising up to this challenge, and to democratising access across every region and community. Currently the Midlands, the North and North East lag some way behind the South East.

The next 5 to 10 years will be game-changing, and now is the perfect time to join the EV revolution. Apply below to find out more!

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