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Business Development Manager

Certas Energy UK Ltd
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Business Development Manager for the Cinderford area

Are you a commercially minded, customer-focused sales professional ready to drive growth in the energy solutions sector? Certas Energy is looking for a results-driven Business Development Manager for our Cinderford Office to identify and secure new commercial sales opportunities, revitalise lapsed business, and help shape our future sales strategy.

About the Role

As a Business Development Manager, you’ll be at the forefront of expanding our commercial customer base across core and adjacent energy markets. With a mix of field and office work, you’ll be building meaningful customer relationships, managing a strong sales pipeline, and working collaboratively to achieve departmental volume and profitability targets.

What You’ll Be Doing

  • Proactively identify and secure new business opportunities across key markets
  • Develop relationships with prospective and lapsed customers to drive revenue growth
  • Use a consultative approach to understand customer needs and deliver tailored solutions
  • Manage the sales pipeline through our CRM and other sales tools
  • Lead negotiations, close deals, and support customers through the onboarding process
  • Collaborate with internal teams to ensure excellent customer experience and contract performance
  • Monitor and analyse sales performance, competitor activity, and market trends

What We’re Looking For

  • Proven experience in B2B sales or business development, ideally in the energy or related sectors
  • Strong commercial acumen with a track record of achieving revenue and profit targets
  • Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills
  • Self-starter with the ability to work independently and as part of a wider team
  • Comfortable using CRM systems and sales tools to manage and track opportunities
  • Ability to analyse data, spot trends, and adapt strategies accordingly

Why Join Certas Energy?

  • Competitive salary with performance-based bonus
  • Company car or car allowance
  • Excellent benefits including pension, healthcare and employee discounts
  • Career development opportunities within a growing business
  • Be part of one of the UK’s largest independent distributors of fuel and energy solutions

Company Information

Certas Energy is the leading independent distributor of fuels and lubricants in the UK.

With a national network of over 130 depots, over 900 tankers, more than 80 retail forecourts, fuel cards usable at over 2,000 sites, it is our 2,300 colleagues who keep our business moving each day.

Our team is an essential part of the robust infrastructure that consistently and dependably delivers billions of litres of high-quality fuel and associated services to homes and businesses all over the UK each year.

We’re proud of our range of innovative fuel supply and management services and are committed to provide industry leading solutions in liquid fuels, as the worlds energy mix evolves towards a zero emissions future. From the option to offset carbon emissions with each fuel order, to providing cleaner burning fuels that lower harmful emission of PM and NOx, Certas Energy strive to make our energy expertise count for all our customers.

We have a strong culture of safety and compliance principles, driven by our dedicated Safety F1rst and Doing the Right Thing Initiatives. This, teamed with our many programmes of learning, development and talent nurture, means that we can support our colleagues to grow and thrive within a fast-paced working environment. This is fundamental to good business performance, and integral to our long-term business success.

Equal Opportunities Statement

We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and supported. We welcome applications from candidates who meet the minimum required job role criteria, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

We actively promote equal opportunities and are dedicated to ensuring that our recruitment, selection, training, and promotion decisions are made based on qualifications, and experience only.

If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application or to attend an interview, if shortlisted, please let us know and we will be happy to assist.

For further information please email recruitment@

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