Business Development Executive

Sphera is a leading global provider of enterprise software and services that enables companies to manage and optimize their environmental, health, safety and sustainability. Our mission is to create a safer, more sustainable and productive world.

Sphera is a portfolio company of Blackstone, a U.S.-based alternative asset investment company that focuses on private equity, technology and innovation, and more. Blackstone businesses succeed through strong partnerships, a personalized approach and a commitment to exceptional performance with uncompromising integrity. Sphera and Blackstone are leaders in the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) space.

We are guided by our core values of Customer Centricity, Accountability, Bias to Action, Innovation, and Collaboration. These values help us recruit the right talent to join our rapidly expanding team of around the globe. It is important to us that each and every Spherion is not only eager to challenge themselves and knows how to get work done but is an awesome addition to our company culture.

We are seeking a talented, motivated and passionate sustainability focussed individual to join our Sustainability consulting sales team. The primary function of this role is to carry out business development and support the sales of consulting services projects

Roles And Responsibilities

You will help our clients operate and perform more sustainably! The focus of your work will be to work with marketing as well as carry out business development activities by supporting in the sales of Product and Corporate sustainability consulting projects. Your day-to-day activities may include:

• Sales pitch to potential leads and prospects
• Liasion with marketing on running campaigns, generating leads and engaging with the leads with business development potential
• Generate proposals and estimates for the sales opportunities
• Work with Sphera sales tools and processes, write contracts and realize project in sales systems
• Ensuring your projects adhere to scope, schedule, budget, and quality, and
• Working together with Sphera team members across different specialties and regions.
  
  

Requirements

• BE /B. Tech in Chemical/Mechanical/Civil/Electrical Engineering and M. Tech/ MBA degree in environmental engineering, science, Energy, Sustainability or related field.
• 2-5 years’ experience and functional knowledge in the area of sustainability consulting sales and sustainability standards and frameworks.
• A positive “can-do” attitude
• Knowledge and passion for sustainability, environmental systems, and/or climate change.
• Strong quantitative or technical background with an excellent aptitude for analytical thinking.
• Natural curiosity to investigate, conduct research, design solutions and translate results into business practices.
• Good oral and written communication skills; ability to articulate issues, give presentations, and prepare formal written reports.
• Self-motivated and organized; able to simultaneously work on multiple assignments and to work both independently as well as on teams.
• Proficiency with MS Office, particularly Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel and Word.
  
  

We offer 

• Our combined software and service solutions provide the exciting ability to work at the intersection of technology, business, and sustainability.
• A client base that spans all major industries.
• An interesting and diverse role in an international context.
• Employment in a dynamic and rapidly growing market-leading company.
• Competitive benefits package.
• An opportunity to help businesses grow while enhancing sustainability.
  
  

Sphera is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all colleagues.

This job description is intended to convey information essential to understanding the scope of the job and the general nature and level of work performed by job holders within this job. This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of qualifications, skills, efforts, duties, responsibilities or working conditions associated with the position.

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