Area Sales Manager at Sun King (Formerly Greenlight Planet)

The Area Sales Manager (EasyBuy) will take full operational responsibility for all market-side functions of the direct sales business: setting up supply chain operations; recruiting, training and leading Energy Officers in the assigned territory.

Area Sales Manager Job Responsibilities

• Prospect & shortlist Area distributors for final selection interview by RSM or Sales Head
• Recruit, train & develop team of 30 Energy officers in the designated Area HQ as per laid down guidelines
• Daily monitoring and joint field work with Energy officers to ensure that 50% of EO’s are active daily
• Meet weekly and monthly Sales targets
• Monitor Energy officers to ensure they adhere to all post sales collection activities including client calls and client visits
• This position reports directly to the Regional Sales Manager (EasyBuy) and involves 15 – 20 days of travel per month. The ideal candidate:

Qualifications for the Area Sales Manager

• Is a graduate degree/diploma holder from a recognized University
• Has minimum 2 years’ experience in Sales or Sales related environments like Sales coordination or Channel management such as recruiting distributors or agents
• Is well versed with the local market geography, language and trade market.
• Must reside in the designated Area HQ
• Has working knowledge of MS office, email and smartphone apps
• We are looking for someone who is driven, passionate and excited about the opportunity to bring honest, affordable, energy to homes in Africa and Asia.