Field Sales Manager-Kisumu at Solar Panda

Solar Panda is a social enterprise providing smart, low-cost solar power to communities across Africa, enabling families and small businesses to flourish and grow. Our high-quality solutions provide customers living without electricity access to clean, safe and sustainable solar energy through a unique rent-to-own business model. Customer...

 

Field Sales Manager-Kisumu

  • Job TypeFull Time
  • QualificationBA/BSc/HND , Diploma
  • Experience5 years
  • LocationKisumu
  • Job FieldSales / Marketing / Retail / Business Development 

Duties and responsibilities

  • Build a strong team of commission-based sales agents by recruiting, training, motivating and mentoring them for success.
  • Develop clear sales strategies for the team and help develop lead-generation initiatives.
  • Support and train the sales agents in their pitching to customer groups, e.g. chamas.
  • Daily monitor the progress of agents to ensure that they are actively selling and provide support where needed.
  • Provide regular reports on your sales initiatives to the Area Sales Manager.
  • Identify the sales team’s need for training and work with the company’s Sales Training Team to schedule new programs.
  • Liaise with local Shop Administrator to ensure that your Field Agents are provided adequate stock on a timely basis.
  • Monitor market trends, including customer behaviour and competitor activities, and share your insights frequently with management.

Academic Qualification & Work Experience

  • Five years or more experience in related sales field or micro-finance.
  • Experience working in rural areas is a requirement.
  • Experience in recruitment and managing commission-based sales agents.
  • Strong leadership abilities and outstanding interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to think and plan strategically, plan, manage, and act to achieve set outcomes.
  • Ability to work under deadline pressure and meet targets.
  • A diploma or degree in an academic field is an added advantage.

Method of Application

If this position sounds like a good fit for you, please submit your cover letter and CV to RecruitmentKE@solarpanda.com on or before 24th January 2025. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Kindly reference the job title in your application.

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