Business Development Manager

Business Development Manager - UK (35hrs weekly contract) Sungrow - EMEA
• Milton Keynes,, GB

Hello and a warm welcome to Sungrow UK!

We are excited to introduce an opportunity for you to grow Sungrow’s presence in one of Europe’s most dynamic clean-energy markets. As our Business Development Manager, you will build meaningful partnerships, identify new opportunities, and help customers bring solar and energy storage projects to life.

• Develop new business opportunities and strategic customer relationships across the UK renewable energy market.
• Build and grow a strong network of distributors, EPCs, developers, investors, utilities, and other industry stakeholders.
• Analyse market developments, customer requirements, competitor activity, and emerging opportunities to shape local growth plans.
• Create and execute market strategies that support revenue targets, sustainable profitability, and market-share growth.
• Manage the full business-development cycle, from lead generation and qualification through proposal support, negotiation, and handover.
• Work closely with internal technical, service, marketing, and product teams to deliver compelling customer solutions.
• Maintain accurate CRM records and provide regular sales forecasts, pipeline updates, market insights, and performance reports.
• Represent Sungrow at customer meetings, trade fairs, industry events, and relevant conferences across the UK.

Sounds exciting, right? To feel confident and successful in this role, your background could look like this:

• A degree in Business Administration, Economics, Electrical Engineering, Renewable Energy, or a comparable field.
• Several years of experience in business development, sales, key account management, or project development within renewable energy, solar PV, energy storage, or a related technical industry.
• Strong knowledge of the UK energy market, including commercial structures, customer needs, and relevant market stakeholders.
• Confidence in building trusted, long-term relationships and translating customer needs into commercially attractive solutions.
• A strategic and commercially minded approach, supported by solid negotiation, presentation, and communication skills.
• Experience using CRM tools and Microsoft Office to manage opportunities, analyse data, and prepare clear reports.
• English at C1 level; additional European languages or Mandarin are a plus.
• Willingness to travel regularly within the UK and occasionally internationally.

Join Sungrow UK’s Sales and Business Development team and help accelerate the transition to clean, accessible energy. You will work in a collaborative international environment where your ideas, customer relationships, and market expertise can make a visible difference.

Our team combines commercial ambition with deep technical expertise across PV inverters, energy storage, and EV charging solutions. You will have the opportunity to develop your career, expand your knowledge through technical and commercial training, and work alongside passionate colleagues across Europe who are shaping the future of energy.

We are a green tech company with young creative minds.
We are fighting every day to make our mission happen –
Clean Power for All
!

With 870+GW of clean power presently installed worldwide, we are on the road to success!

Founded in 1997 by University Professor Cao Renxian, Sungrow is a leader in the research and development of solar inverters with the largest dedicated R&D team in the industry and a broad product portfolio offering PV inverter solutions and energy storage systems for utility-scale, commercial & industrial, and residential applications, as well as internationally recognized floating PV plant solutions, NEV driving solutions, EV charging solutions and renewable hydrogen production systems.