Lighting & Renewables Manager

Rexel UK are looking for a proactive experienced lighting professional to head up our Lighting Solutions Team. This is a hands-on commercial role with real impact: you’ll develop and run a team of Lighting Designers and Business Development Managers with a remit to develop and grow this important business stream for Rexel UK. Key Accountabilities: - Build and develop a team of Lighting Designers and Lighting BDM’s. - Lead a team to target both new and existing customers to develop new Lighting Design projects. - Lead a team that will present technical product solutions with clarity and confidence to customers, branches and internal stakeholders. - Lead a team that will provide technical support and guidance to customers and branch colleagues. - Communicate market trends, customer insights and opportunities back into the business. Identify and develop strategic partner customers by geography and market segment. - Encourage and promote training and CPD to customers to strengthen relationships and product adoption. At Rexel, we prioritise hiring individuals based on behaviours and potential, rather than requiring specific formal qualifications for roles, the behaviours that will set you up for success within this role include: COLLABORATION – Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives HOLDS ACCOUNTABILTY – holds self and others accountable to meet commitments CUSTOMER PARTNERSHIP – Creating new customer partnerships with multi dimensional relationships for strategic insight for future opportunity DRIVES RESULTS - Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances INFLUENCES - using compelling arguments to gain the support and commitment of others BUILDS NETWORKS - Effectively building formal and informal relationship networks inside and outside the organisation What we’re looking for… - Experience in the Lighting Industry - Aptitude for leading a developing a team into a market leading position - Confident to talk to customer partners about Rexels offer plan and value add services. - Strong technical understanding of Lighting products and installation requirements. - Proven experience developing a sales pipeline and achieving area sales targets. - Commercially focused with experience of managing CPM and supplier relationships. - Confident presenter and communicator with the ability to influence both technical and commercial stakeholders. - Self-motivated, organised and able to work collaboratively with branch networks and cross-functional teams.