Sales Lead – Nakuru, Kenya

Energy is one of the fundamental blocks of social economic development and access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all by 2030 is Goal 7 of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. In East Africa today, most people are not on the grid but rely on kerosene for lighting and those on-grid often use kerosene due to low reliability of electricity. As more than 85% use biomass for cooking, East Africans suffer high cost of dirty fuels and toxic fumes that have negative impact on health, productivity, and the environment.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Drive sales in the geographical area and channels assigned to you.
• Meet personal sales and collections targets as well as reporting requirements.
• Maintain and grow key accounts with channel partners assigned to you.
• Build and maintain strong, long lasting customer relationships.
• Call identified potential customers within 2 working days followed up by a visit within 7 working days.
• Organize and represent the company at events and product demonstrations in the geographical area and channels assigned to you.
• Identify New Business Leads (NBL) and work with line managers on business opportunities.
• Provide after-sales support and ensure client satisfaction.
• Plan and forecast key account metrics communicating weekly/monthly/quarterly initiatives.
• Review own sales performance, aiming to meet or exceed targets.
• Keep Management apprised of competitors in the geographic area and channels assigned to you.
• Attend meetings, sales events and training as and when needed.

Knowledge & skills requirements

• Minimum 1 year of experience in logistics and supply management
• Strong communication skills.
• Confident and determined attitude towards being a sales person.
• Self-motivation and drive.
• Ability to navigate within a competitive market.
• High work ethics – emphasis on honesty, transparency, and accountability.
• Proficient in English and Kiswahili.
• Should be comfortable working with computer programmes, including Excel

How To Apply

Closing Date : 15 November. 2021