Director, Client Acquisition

SEEKING A STRONG SALES LEADER AT DIRECTOR LEVEL

ROLE SUMMARY: 

The Director, Client Acquisition is accountable for revenue generation and growth for new target accounts.  This role is focused on building long-term Client value through developing trusted relationships, contributing to the P&L, and the development and closing on new business  within target regions, and promoting new strategic initiatives that align ENGIE Impact and other ENGIE Business Unit solutions to the client’s needs and values.

This role will lead a team of ENGIE Impact sales professionals who are directly responsible for revenue generation and growth of new target accounts through the promotion and implementation of ENGIE Groups various sustainability and resource solutions.

PRIMARY FUNCTIONS AND ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Responsible for building, coaching, mentoring and driving a high-performing Sales team that is accountable for attaining individual sales quotas, creating a culture focused on sales execution and accountability.
• In-depth understanding of ENGIE Impact and ENGIE Group capabilities and portfolio of offerings, with the ability to effectively convey the value of ENGIE Impact’s products and services, explaining their purpose and performance and how they interconnect for maximum value.
• Must understand and embody the key functions of Sales leader execution - including but not limited to attracting/hiring/and retaining top talent, coaching, leveraging appropriate tools and technology, and performance management.
• As owner of key ENGIE Impact commercial region leader will set the strategy and execution path for revenue development by leveraging sales leader territory plan executive engagement, and internal ecosystem collaboration with Product, Legal, Marketing, and other cross functional leaders.
• Develop comprehensive 12-month sales plans with detailed 30, 60, and 90-day sales activities, objectives for department as well as ensuring each team member creates their own plan in order to reach annual sales goals.
• Responsible for reporting Monthly sales pipeline activities and forecasts, developing mitigation plans when goals are not attained, and implementing performance management plans as necessary for assigned team members.
• Forecast and track key metrics (e.g. quarterly sales results and annual forecasts, Weekly operating rhythm KPI’s (meetings/proposals/Pipeline additions) and performance managing team members who are not meeting sales quotas and/or forecasts.
• Will participate in the annual review, updating and publishing of commission / variable pay mix for Client Acquisition Managers.  Will coordinate and work with business partners, including but not limited to, Head of Commercial Growth, Compensation and Human Resources in the development and execution, ensuring the plans incent appropriate behavior and drive attainment of ENGIE Impact’s strategic goals and initiatives
• Adoption and development of best practices for Account penetration and development as a trusted advisor for client stakeholders, with focus to continually nurture relationships with the client’s C-Suite, decision makers and owners, and other business influencers.
• Plays a pivotal role in contract negotiation and development, aligning ENGIE Impact revenue goals with appropriate pricing and service level agreements.
• Develop cross functional strategy for account growth and/or retention for a broad solution set, identifying areas of improvement to meet and/or exceed sales quotas.
• Responsible for the development and execution of the Quarterly Business Review (QBR) for assigned sector. Will work with, Client Acquisition Manager and various business leaders and staff, capturing accurate and timely information to provide clear understanding of each Sales Directors territory plan, review of execution, and go forward strategy and targets for the following 2 quarters. 
• Collaborates with other ENGIE Impact colleagues and Centers of Excellence to deliver quality services that have a measurable competitive advantage over the current competition.
• Establish new business opportunities with targeted accounts through networking, qualifying and closing techniques.  Establish buying influences, budgets and purchasing criteria for client.
• Understand customer’s long-term business and increase level of contact within customer’s organization to allow for cross selling of new opportunities and more effective account support.
• Provide reliable forecasting and deal transparency