Business Development Executive, Energy & Utilities

West Monroe Partners, LLC•Chicago, IL

25d

About The Position

West Monroe is looking for a Business Development Executive to join our growing Energy & Utilities (E&U) team to generate new business in our North America markets. Specifically, you will be responsible for initiating and converting new strategy, management, technology, and digital consulting opportunities into contracted engagements in the investor-owned electric, gas, and water utility industry. You will be focused on selling engagements aligned to industry trends such as the Energy Transition, Digital Utility, Decarbonization, Grid Modernization, Utility IT/OT, DER Integration, Transportation Electrification, Regulatory, and others. You will provide support to practice leaders nationally, as well as the regional delivery team, on a variety of business development initiatives. This is an outstanding role for a sales and account management professional who has strong relevant relationships with utility executives and who is looking to advance their business development career with a fast-growing company. We offer highly competitive compensation and benefits packages.

Requirements

Demonstrable knowledge and articulation of Energy & Utilities industry issues/trends, and a compelling message on how West Monroe differentiates itself in this marketplace - focusing on strategy, management, IT, and digital transformation.
Strong business contacts in the Energy & Utilities industry (primarily investor-owned utilities).
Create/edit and present market-facing collateral for client/prospect discussions, briefings, presentations, etc.
Experience using CRM (i.e., Salesforce) to organize, prioritize and execute outreach and manage pipelines on a daily basis.
Ability to travel with short notice.
Able to work independently and as a team player in coordinating and driving sales processes/methodologies.
Outstanding verbal and written communication skills (including public speaking skills).
Strong interpersonal skills.
Aggressive self-starter/motivator who can also coordinate collaborative pursuit strategies.
Effective time management and organization skills.
Membership and participation in industry/business/community associations.

Responsibilities

Identify and prioritize relationship building and pursuit planning and execution with regional and practice leads.
Leverage your personal network (and the networks of colleagues) within the energy & utilities industry, focused on investor-owned utilities, to secure, coordinate, and deliver executive-level meetings to generate new business at target accounts.
Incorporate horizontal expertise and teams into E&U pursuits, including process improvement, program/change management, technology enablement, data & analytics, business process outsourcing, workforce optimization, strategic sourcing, etc.
Research new/existing accounts/prospects, new contacts, and map/segment the national marketplace - and then execute plans to secure new business.
Attend industry and alliance conferences in the U.S. to introduce West Monroe to new prospects, understand the latest industry trends and how West Monroe uniquely addresses them, and strengthen existing relationships.
Mentor staff in growing business development skills and build a strong internal network to support sales pursuits.
Demonstrated experience in exceeding $3-5M+ in annual sales and building/managing a 2-3X pipeline.
Domain knowledge/understanding in several utility operations business functions: distribution/transmission operations, IT/OT, customer service, field operations, supply chain, asset management, regulatory/federal affairs.
Familiarity with selling in the enterprise consulting/professional services business model: RFPs, SOWs, pricing, pursuit strategy, cross-practice collaboration.
Articulate West Monroe's value proposition in the market and source net-new opportunities at new and existing clients. Develop compelling pitches that convert leads into new business.
Assist/drive in the influencing and collaborative development of RFP responses for large investor-owned utilities. Interface with utility procurement teams through the RFP process from beginning to end.
Bring a "Hunter Mentality" approach to field sales from prospecting to close with an individual contributor mindset, while bringing along individuals with the right experience & expertise.
Work with West Monroe Marketing to develop new client case studies/project summaries and execute marketing campaigns. Leverage campaigns to follow up with new prospects and existing accounts for opportunity identification, qualification, and follow up.
Help ideate and create new offerings and capabilities and offer insights for thought leadership and research initiatives that can be taken to market.
Lead and/or collaborate on key account planning, and execute those plans for account growth.