Jobs Career Advice Signup
X

Send this job to a friend

X

Did you notice an error or suspect this job is scam? Tell us.

  • Posted: Dec 19, 2018
    Deadline: Not specified
    • @gmail.com
    • @yahoo.com
    • @outlook.com
  • Never pay for any CBT, test or assessment as part of any recruitment process. When in doubt, contact us

    REDAVIA offers solar power for businesses and communities - with a regional focus on East and West Africa. The company is a leader in solar farms with a proven track record in its design, manufacturing, installation, maintenance and financing.
    Read more about this company

     

    Sales Director

    Role

    The Sales Director will have the following responsibilities:

    Sales:

    • Accelerate REDAVIA's sales growth in Kenya by exceeding quarterly volume targets
    • Execute solar farm leasing agreements in line with REDAVIA’s commercial guidelines
    • Identifying potential customers for lease-to-own or rental solar farms
    • Visiting customers across Kenya, especially in and around Nairobi
    • Manage client decision making processes and technical inputs to close deals
    • Negotiate and close solar farm lease agreements with commercial and industrial customers
    • Customer account management:
    • Managing client communications during the solar farm lease
    • Resolving contractual and commercial issues throughout deployment
    • Ensure ongoing customer relationship management to secure up-sell opportunities

    Support for other functions:

    • Helping the company develop and execute its Go-To-Market strategy, aimed at positioning itself as the market leader in the solar leasing space
    • Helping shape the lead generation strategy, such as branding, advertising, and online and events presence.

    What we offer

    The Sales Director is crucial for the accelerated growth of REDAVIA and offers the successful candidate a chance to have a significant impact, not only on the company’s growth, but also on the solar power sector and sustainable development of Kenya generally.

    Specifically, REDAVIA offers the successful candidate:


    Challenge: Playing a major part in accelerating the growth of solar power in Kenya

    Compensation: Highly incentivized, competitive compensation and benefits package

    Enjoyment: Excelling in a high-achieving work environment:

    • Strong health, safety, social and environment culture
    • Absolute commitment to personal integrity and company transparency
    • Clear, simple, and well-managed organization structure and work-culture
    • Inclusion & diversity of difference cultures, perspectives and skill sets

    Candidate credentials

    Track record:

    • At least 5-10 years of demonstrated experience with B2B Sales, e.g. in solar, diesel generators, or other industrial equipment in Kenya
    • Excellent track-record of closing B2B sales deals
    • Proven track-record of meeting or exceeding sales targets
    • Knows and is known in the Kenyan industrial and commercial business network

    Personal qualities:

    • “Sales animal” with a closer mindset
    • Exceptionally strong relationship and rapport builder
    • Affinity with a rigorously tracked and process-driven sales organization
    • Highly developed skills in organizational stakeholder management
    • Comfortable with negotiating commercial contracts
    • Enjoys the challenge of growing a new company's sales volume
    • Possesses a non-hierarchical attitude and strong team spirit
    • Affinity with power sector, especially renewable energy and sustainable development

    Background:

    • Fluent English speaker
    • Electrical, Mechanical or Civil Engineering background preferred
    • Minimum of 5-10 years of success in a best-practice sales organization

    Method of Application

    If you are up for the challenge and eager to take this opportunity, please send us your resume and a short introductory email to TeamKenya@RedaviaSolar.com. We hope to hear from you!

    Build your CV for free. Download in different templates.

  • Apply Now
  • Send your application

    View All Vacancies at REDAVIA Back To Home

Subscribe to Job Alert

 

Join our happy subscribers

 
 
Send your application through

GmailGmail YahoomailYahoomail