Business Developer, Covolt Belgium
We're not looking for a salesperson. We're looking for an entrepreneur who can help put Covolt Belgium on the map.
About Covolt
Smart energy deserves smart people.
Covolt is a fast-growing, technology-driven player in the energy market. We help companies get more value out of their energy assets through smart monitoring, trading, and power control solutions.
With our Covolt Horizon platform, we bring together data, technology, and energy assets. This enables us to help companies make the most of their batteries, solar panels, and charging infrastructure and manage them intelligently.
We are growing rapidly and continuing to expand our operations in Belgium. That is why we are looking for a Business Developer who will help lay the foundation for Covolt Belgium and further strengthen our commercial position in the Belgian energy market.
About the role
You are the entrepreneur driving Covolt's commercial growth in Belgium.
As a Business Developer, you will be responsible for developing and expanding our commercial activities in Belgium. You will have the freedom and responsibility to further shape our market position.
We’re not looking for an account manager who just waits for leads to come in. We’re looking for an entrepreneur who opens doors, creates opportunities, and builds relationships.
You’re not afraid to approach cold leads, easily reach out to new contacts, and know how to turn business opportunities into concrete partnerships. You organize and attend trade shows, participate in energy events, and actively build your network within the Belgian energy sector.
You understand the challenges businesses face in the energy sector and know how to turn them into commercial opportunities. With our technology and software, you help clients get more out of their energy assets.
You’ll be one of the founding members of Covolt Belgium. That means you’ll not only be responsible for sales, but you’ll also play an active role in shaping our commercial strategy, market approach, and continued growth.
What does your job actually entail?
You don't wait for business opportunities. You create them.
Your responsibilities will include, among other things:
- Actively identifying and approaching new customers, including cold acquisition and outbound prospecting.
- Independently develop a sales pipeline and follow up on leads from initial contact through to contract.
- Building and maintaining relationships with large corporate clients, installers, energy consultants, project developers, and strategic partners.
- Organizing, initiating, and representing Covolt at trade shows, industry events, conferences, and networking events within the energy sector.
- Actively attending relevant energy events to establish new contacts, monitor market developments, and create commercial opportunities.
- Developing a strong network within the Belgian energy market.
- Advising clients on the possibilities offered by batteries, PV systems, charging infrastructure, and other flexible energy assets.
- Presenting and selling Covolt Horizon and our solutions for energy management, asset monitoring, power control, and flex trading.
- Managing and closing commercial deals with large corporate clients.
- Identifying new market trends and translating them into commercial propositions.
- Contribute to the further development of Covolt Belgium’s commercial strategy and positioning.
- Work with the operations team to successfully onboard new customers.
You are responsible for the entire sales process—from the first cold call to a long-term strategic partnership.
Does this sound like you?
You are an entrepreneur with a knack for business.
You get a boost of energy from making new connections, opening doors, and developing business opportunities. You have no problem with cold calling and actually find it interesting to convince potential clients who aren’t yet familiar with Covolt.
You don't wait for someone to tell you what to do. You see opportunities, take the initiative, and get to work on your own.
You recognize yourself in the following:
- At least 4 years of verifiable experience in business development, sales, or commercial market development.
- You have proven that you can independently attract new clients and successfully close sales deals.
- You're comfortable with cold calling, outbound sales, and reaching out to new prospects.
- You have experience with or an interest in organizing and attending trade shows, conferences, industry events, and networking events.
- You're a natural networker and know how to build relationships at various levels.
- You have an entrepreneurial spirit and enjoy building a market and customer base from the ground up.
- You have an interest in the energy market and the energy transition. Knowledge of the electricity markets is a plus.
- You work independently, take responsibility, and are results-oriented.
- You have experience with CRM systems, preferably HubSpot, and a good knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint.
- You have an excellent command of both Dutch and English.
Familiarity with the energy market
You don't have to know everything yet, but you want to understand where the opportunities lie.
Covolt operates at the intersection of energy, technology, and flexibility. Our solutions help companies not only manage their energy assets efficiently, but also utilize them in the most commercially optimal way.
You have an interest in or affinity for the energy market, including:
- Day-ahead market: trading electricity based on the prices for the following day.
- Intraday market: trading electricity and adjusting positions closer to the time of delivery.
- Imbalance Market: Leveraging flexibility and responding to price fluctuations to optimize the return on energy assets.
- Balancing markets: including aFRR, FCR, and mFRR, in which flexibility is used to keep the power grid in balance.
- Congestion market: offering flexibility to help resolve local overloads and capacity shortages on the power grid.
In addition, you are interested in battery storage, solar energy, charging infrastructure, energy management, and the continued development of the electricity market.
You don’t need to be an energy trader or a technical specialist. Knowledge of these markets is a plus, but not a requirement. We do expect you to be curious, quick to pick up new concepts, and able to translate the commercial opportunities in these markets into tangible customer value.
Your Impact
You'll help drive Covolt's growth in Belgium.
At Covolt, impact isn't just about bringing in new clients; it's primarily about the value we create for clients together.
As a Business Developer, you’ll play a key role in our continued growth in the Belgian market.
You directly contribute to:
- Expanding our commercial presence in Belgium.
- Developing new customer relationships and strategic partnerships.
- Increasing the number of energy assets that are intelligently managed and controlled through Covolt.
- Establishing new commercial partnerships and driving revenue growth.
- Strengthening our position in the Belgian energy market.
You're not just building a client portfolio. You're helping to build a company.
What do we offer?
Freedom, responsibility, and the opportunity to grow together.
At Covolt, you’ll have the opportunity to make a tangible impact within a fast-growing organization that’s at the heart of the energy transition.
You will get:
- A key role in the continued expansion of Covolt Belgium
- The opportunity to play an active role in building a growing international company.
- Plenty of room for initiative, responsibility, and entrepreneurship.
- Direct involvement in commercial strategy and market development.
- A competitive salary.
- A retirement plan and hospitalization insurance.
- 27 vacation days based on full-time employment.
- An extra day off on your birthday.
- A laptop and a phone (reimbursement).
- An electric commercial vehicle.
- Career and advancement opportunities in line with Covolt's ambitions and growth.
Working at Covolt
Entrepreneurship, ownership, and commercial drive as the foundation.
Covolt is building a future-proof energy system that brings together data, technology, and flexibility. We believe that speed, ownership, and entrepreneurship are the foundation for sustainable growth.
In this environment, as a Business Developer, you’ll play a key role in the continued growth of Covolt Belgium. You’ll build our commercial presence, develop new client relationships, and create opportunities in a rapidly changing energy market.
You don't wait for opportunities. You create them. From reaching out to new clients and developing strategic partnerships to representing Covolt at trade shows and energy events.
You develop the network.
You open new doors.
You create business opportunities.
You build Covolt Belgium
That's where you make a difference.
Interested?
Are you ready to put Covolt Belgium on the map?
Would you like to work in an international, technology-driven organization and contribute to Covolt’s continued growth in the energy market?
Do you get energized by making new connections, taking on business challenges, and having the freedom to create opportunities on your own and turn them into results?
Then we'd love to meet you.
Please submit your resume and cover letter using the form below. Want to learn more? Contact Mike van Nieuwenhuizen at +31 6 468 21 858.
Will you be our new Business Developer?
We would like to invite you for an interview at our office in Antwerp, so you can get to know the Covoltwork experience for yourself.
Our Core Values
Transparent
We provide continuous insight into performance, actions, and returns via our application and clear monthly reports. That way, you always know where you stand.
Independent
Our systems operate independently of energy suppliers, brands, and manufacturers. We always advise and guide you in the best interests of your situation.
Proactive
We are not waiting around. Through smart data, new connections, access to new markets, and active management, we are continuously responding to changes in the energy system.
Innovative
Our Covolt Horizon platform goes beyond standard installation software. We combine data, monitoring, and control to make energy installations work smarter so that you get the most out of them.
