Senior Sales Manager
Senior Sales Manager
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05-04-2025
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Fluence (Nasdaq: FLNC)is a global market leader delivering intelligent energy storage and optimization software for renewables and storage. Our solutions and operational services are helping to create a more resilient grid and unlock the full potential of renewable portfolios. With gigawatts of successful implementations across nearly 50 markets we are transforming the way we power our world for a more sustainable future. For more information please visitfluenceenergy.
Our Culture
At Fluence our culture is the foundation that drives our ambitious growth strategy and fuels our mission to transform the future of energy. Our core cultural pillars empower us to innovate collaborate and lead with purpose ensuring we continue to deliver unparalleled value to our customers and the world.
Unleash Voices
We believe every voice matters. We encourage openness active listening and decisive action to create a culture where everyone has the opportunity to contribute to our success. We foster an environment where diverse perspectives are heard and valued driving innovation and progress.
Customer Fluent
Our customers are at the heart of everything we do. Were committed to delivering exceptional value that exceeds expectations by understanding our customers needs and adapting swiftly to meet them. Our deep focus on customer satisfaction drives us to continuously improve and innovate.
Infinite Impact
We are committed to creating the impossible. We push boundaries to deliver sustainable gamechanging solutions that shape a brighter more energyefficient future for all. Our team is passionate about making a lasting impact that will resonate for generations to come.
All In
We are all in for growth. Our teams are relentlessly focused on identifying and seizing opportunities that propel us forward. We embrace an ownership mindset pushing ourselves and each other to accelerate progress and create lasting success.
ABOUT THE POSITION:
The Senior Sales Manager will be instrumental in executing our longterm ambitious growth strategy in Poland. This role will be critical in winning the first projects in Poland and building up strong market and customer intimacy to build an executable pipeline in Poland. The person will be working as an integral part of the Growing & New Markets team reporting to our Sales Lead Eastern Europe; and creating the foundation for our future Polish business structure.
This role focuses on transacting projects in Poland directly managing accounts and building an executable pipeline. To reach the objectives the sales manager is expected to have strong experience driving deal teams and leading by example along the sales cycle from early detection of projects / pipeline growth until closing of deals.
This will require strong collaboration across a complex matrix organization working closely and delivering results with all commercial functions sales engineering and delivery.
The energy storage industry changes monthly this role will be crucial to meeting the needs of our customers today and in the future.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Drive market intimacy across the subregion with a strong initial focus on Poland: Understanding business fundamentals and how they change over time. Decide on the customers applications and segments that are the most attractive fit for Fluences energy storage products services and digital applications.
Build and maintain executive level relationships with key customers and industry stakeholders and prioritizing sales opportunities using strategic selling criteria.
Leading customer communication through the entire sales cycle as well as longterm account management ensuring strong handovers and effective escalation path for customer during sales cycle.
Provide technical and commercial support during sales process become a subject matter expert across all elements of Fluences technology able to answer a range of technical queries on our hardware software and services offerings.
Lead and collaborate with commercial project management legal and sales engineering teams (Deal Team) to develop compelling offers for key customers.
Lead the negotiation and closing of transactions for energy storage products and services with the support of a Deal Team and provide oversight and mentorship of more junior deal team members.
Deliver on quarterly and annual sales order intake and margin targets established in coordination with the Sales Director. Individual accountability for meeting sales team budget and key KPIs. Support data driven decision making via Salesforce and other reporting/CRM tools including tracking customer interactions and opportunity pipeline management.
Identification of customers applications and segments that are an attractive fit for Fluences energy storage products services and digital applications. Strive to understand the customers needs inside and out.
Gathering and dissemination of competitive intelligence and bid feedback to improve Fluence offerings
Maintenance development and improvement of tools to support sales efforts and improve sales team efficiency
Champion and oversee data driven decision making via Salesforce and other reporting/CRM tools. Ensure accurate tracking of customer interactions and opportunity pipeline
Representation of Fluence at industry conferences and other events.
Regular travel in Poland and Eastern Europe required occasional travel across Europe
REQUIRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
Demonstrated track record in building up sales pipelines successfully and driving contracts to efficient close as a deal leader
Direct experience on batterybased energy storage systems and contracting from a technical and commercial perspective
Proficiency with MS Office (Excel PowerPoint Word). Experience with Salesforce Klue RFPio PowerBI a plus.
Strong executive level stakeholder relationships and network within the regional energy storage sector including developers IPPs and local EPCs
Solution oriented mindset and creative problem solving with a focus on business objectives.
Possess an entrepreneurial drive for getting things done and a whatever it takes attitude. Exhibit a forward leaning posture high ownership and diligent pursuit of new opportunities.
Strong communication skills
Eagerness to work in a collaborative dynamic and teambased environment.
Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
Demonstrated business judgement and individual initiative. The ability to work with minimal supervision.
The preferred candidate should have a minimum of an undergraduate degree in a relevant subject (engineering business economics) with a postgraduate degree or MBA highly preferred. Or equivalent demonstration through additional work experience.
At least 7 years of experience in the energy power generation or clean tech sectors with a proven track record in sales engineering or other commercial role.
Fluency in English and Polish required additional languages such as Ukrainian and Romanian a plus.
Fluence IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER and fully subscribes to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity to ensure that all applicants and employees are considered for hire promotion and job status without regard to race color religion sex national origin age disability veteran status sexual orientation marital or familial status.
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