Trading Account Sales Manager (Power & Gas)

Title: Trading Sales/Strategic Account Manager (Power & Gas OTC)
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: Competitive + Bonus
Location: Europe (Multiple Locations/Remote)

Imperium Commodity Search is retained by a fast-growing energy voice brokerage & digital OTC trading platform who are currently expanding their business rapidly across multiple locations and geographies in Europe; they are looking for experienced brokers & salespeople with experience in the energy origination or trading business to join their team(s) in London, Germany and Eastern Europe. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in EU power and gas markets, specifically CEE / DACH regions, and a track record in developing new markets and opportunities.

This opportunity represents a next step for a broker looking to move into the technology side of brokerage and market access within Power & Gas, demonstrating an OTC platform that allows rapid market access in the most illiquid patches of trading.

Benefits:

• Flat company structure with the ability and visibility for fast growth within the business.
• An established team of tech and product experts with existing lines across Europe
• Entry into the company at an early stage with exciting and aggresive growth plans for the future, with early targets already realised
• A market competitive salary and performance bonus.
• Modern office spaces in Europe with complimentary benefits, like subsidised gym membership and regular team events and offsite, regularly fresh fruit delivery, coffee, tea, sweets & snacks.
• New Apple MacBook Pro + mobile phone of your choice with inclusive card
• Budget for continuous investment in self-development, accompanied by regular team learning events.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Work alongside Customer Success, Product Development and Business Development teams to build and maintain an international, professional trading customer base across European Power & Gas (TTF, NBP etc.)
• Work closely with a portfolio of professional trading customers to define success and help them maximise value out of engaging with the company platform
• Proactively reach out to major power & gas clients on a daily basis, planning & supporting their trading needs
• Lead the onboarding process of new customers and assist them in driving user adoption and change management within their whole organization.
• Autonomously oversee the development of customer accounts and the evolution of energy markets, regarding business opportunities and potential competitors.
• Act as a link between departments to drive customer advocacy by delivering measurable customer feedback to ensure high customer satisfaction and retention

Requirements:

• Minimum 2 years’ experience in the energy origination or trading business, ideally as an Energy Trader / Broker or energy-related Software Sales Representative.
• Highly ambitious regarding your career, your skills and your success.
• Autonomous self-starter that can work on your own initiative with a strong entrepreneurial mindset.
• Affinity towards digital products and services and confidence that digitisation is key for growing the markets.
• You enjoy working with highly-skilled, ambitious and supportive colleagues.
• Proactive team player with innovative ideas to inspire customer loyalty.
• Skilful at building long term relationships with traders & and key stakeholders.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Must be fluent in English and at least one other European language (Ideally Spanish or German, more than two languages is a plus)

For a confidential discussion around this opportunity, please contact Mark Taylor:
Email: mark.taylor@imperiumcs.com
Tel: +44 (0)203 927 5091 (UK)

For CEE region and discussion around the position in Czech, Slovakian or Polish, please contact our Head of Research, Zuzana Zvolenska at zuzana.zvolenska@imperiumcs.com