At Canadian Solar, our vision is to make lives better by bringing electricity powered by the sun to millions of people worldwide. As a leading manufacturer of solar panels, inverters, and energy storage solutions, we've been an industry front-runner since our founding in 2001. Our commitment to sustainability is reflected in all parts of our organization as we navigate the complexities of a booming industry.
Throughout Canadian Solar's subsidiaries, e-Storage, Recurrent Energy, MSS and CSI Solar Co., we invest in our employees' growth. Our training programs and promotional opportunities ensure we all can continue to learn. We understand the importance of work-life balance and provide various flexible work options to support our employees' well-being. Join our team to "Make the Difference" by creating a lasting positive impact on the world and the communities where we operate.
Are you passionate about renewable energy and ready to drive the growth of residential storage solutions? As an Inside Sales Associate for the Italian market, you will be the first point of contact for businesses across Italy looking to transition to clean energy within the residential market. You will manage incoming leads, educate prospects on solar financial benefits, and qualify them for system designs. This position requires native or near-native Italian proficiency and a passion for customer service.
If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and are driven by sales success, apply to join us!
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES MAY INCLUDE:
- Lead Qualification: Follow up promptly on inbound inquiries via phone, email, and WhatsApp to identify highly qualified buyers.
- Sales Meeting Support: Coordinate and participate in customer meetings with Sales Managers, preparing presentations, technical, and follow‑up summaries to move opportunities forward.
- Customer Event & Campaign Support: Assist Sales Managers in organizing and executing customer events (webinars, roadshows, trade fairs), ensuring invitations, attendee lists, and post‑event follow‑ups are managed effectively.
- Product & Promotion Enablement: Keep customer and partner records updated with new product developments, feature releases, promotions, and incentive campaigns, ensuring correct and timely communication.
- Pipeline Management: Maintain precise records of customer interactions, follow-ups, and sales stages within our CRM platform.
- Sales Operations Coordination: Collaborate with the Sales Operation team to follow up on Sales Orders, Order Fulfilment, Deliveries & Invoicing
QUALIFICATIONS
- 1–3 years of experience in inside sales, telemarketing or customer care(renewable energy sector experience is a major asset).
- Good knowledge of energy storage products and solutions; previous experience in a similar role is advantageous.
- Demonstrated ability to handle leads analysis and qualification
- Proficiency in CRM tools (e.g., Salesforce) and MS Office applications to manage sales pipelines and customer interactions.
COMPETENCIES
- Proactive, results-driven sales professional with a strong sense of urgency and ownership.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with installers, partners, and executive stakeholders in an international environment.
- Strategic mindset with a hands-on, pragmatic approach to problem-solving and deal execution.
- Ability to work autonomously and thrive under pressure in a fast-moving market.
- Willingness and ability to travel (approximately 25%)
LANGUAGES
- Fluency in Italian and English; additional European languages are a plus.
- Please submit your CV in English
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Skills Required
- 1-3 years of experience in inside sales, telemarketing or customer care
- Fluency in Italian and English
- Proficiency in CRM tools (e.g., Salesforce) and MS Office
- Demonstrated ability to handle leads analysis and qualification
- Good knowledge of energy storage products and solutions
- Previous experience in a similar role or renewable energy sector experience
- Willingness and ability to travel approximately 25%
- Submit CV in English
What We Do
Founded in 2001 in Ontario Canada, Canadian Solar (NASDAQ: CSIQ) is as a global energy provider with successful business subsidiaries in 20 countries & regions on 6 continents. Canadian Solar is both a leading manufacturer of solar PV modules and a provider of solar energy solutions, with over 14,000 employees globally. With state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in Canada, China, Brazil and South East Asian countries, Canadian Solar now has module manufacturing capacity and has delivered more than 55 GW of premium quality solar modules to customers in over 150 countries in the past 20 years. Canadian Solar has solar power projects globally and solar power plants that are in commercial operation, with a resale value of US$1.2 billion. In addition, Canadian Solar has a geographically diversified utility-scale solar power project pipeline around 10 GWp, with projects being developed in the U.S., Japan, Latin America,Australia, EMEA, South East Asia, India and China. Of the total project pipeline, 2.9 GWp of projects are at late-stage development and have secured energy offtake agreements. In 2018, Canadian Solar achieved a revenue of US$3.74 billion, Meanwhile, Canadian Solar was listed as the Bloomberg New Energy Finance’s Tier 1 Module Manufacturer in terms of bankability for Q4 2018, and was named as Top 3 Global Utility-scale Solar PV Project Developer for 2017 by GTM Research. Canadian Solar Founder and CEO Dr. Shawn Qu blogs as a LinkedIn Influencer at https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawnqu/. Canadian Solar is making the difference by delivering more clean, safe and affordable solar energy to the world.
