Area Sales Manager is needed at SolarNow

Job Title:       Area Sales Manager

Organisation: SolarNow

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: Country Sales Manager

About SolarNow:

SolarNow is an asset financing company that sells high quality solar product and appliances to households and businesses in Uganda. The company started in 2011 and has since opened 46 branches throughout Uganda, employs around 600 people.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:  

• Motivation: By having fun, being the client, being passionate & doing the right thing. A pleasant work environment is the duty of all, so also you. Motivating and guiding performance of regional managers is primary responsibility
• Client Satisfaction: By excellent client care. SolarNow distinguishes itself from other
• companies because of its service level to clients. Ensure utmost client centricity in the regions as per set metrics
• Productivity: By hard diligent structured work. Ensure minimum set target productivity in the zone per month.
• Profitability: By cost-consciousness. Ensure the zone is making a profit for the company.
• Credit & Service: By receiving directives and assigning them to staff members. Ensure
• Zonal credit and service figures are under control

Key Tasks: Coordinate monthly Leadership meeting, plan and report (by Activity Form & SAS), compliant to the Sales Manual procedures and policies, on the following tasks:

• Plan & Report: Ensure the regional managers have a clear plan to do: where to go, what to do, how much to spend, who to support, understanding the season, reporting with the right forms.
• Projects: Manage projects within zone to improve performance through regional managers
• Supervision: Keep an eye on all relevant information in the assigned Zone and make plans to engage regional managers daily.
• Tracking: Track performance of regions and guide performance of the regional managers

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

• The applicant for the SolarNow Area Sales Manager job placement must hold a  Bachelor’s Degree in any field.
• At least three years of related work experience in the Sales and Marketing field.
• Good and consistent performance record.
• Ability to mentor & coach the Team to attain results.
• Motivate the Team to meet the KPIs.
• Able to work with minimum supervision.
• Good communication & reporting skills.
• Team player / People Management skills.
• Computer literacy i.e. proficiency in Word and Excel.
• Problem solving and analytical skills.
• Highly motivated and passionate about work.
• Good decision making skills.

How to Apply:

All suitably qualified and interested candidates are encouraged to send their motivation letters and updated CVs to recruitmentug@solarnow.eu

Deadline: 29^th September 2017