Background information about the job or company (e.g., role context, company overview)

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...

Responsibilities or duties

• 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 daily 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 training needs and work with the HR Team to schedule new programs.
• Liase with local shop Administrator to ensure that the field agents are provided with adequate stock on timely basis
• Monitor market trends, including customer behaviour and competitor activities, and share your insights frequently with management.

Qualifications or requirements (e.g., education, skills)

Experience needed

• Minimum of (5) Five years' experience in sales or micro-finance, with a strong record of achieving targets.
• Experience working in rural areas is essential.
• Proven experience in recruiting and managing commission-based sales agents.
• Strong leadership abilities and outstanding interpersonal skills.
• Ability to think and plan strategically to achieve set outcomes.
• Ability to deliver under pressure and meet targets.
• A diploma or degree in a related field is an added advantage.

• 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 daily 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 training needs and work with the HR Team to schedule new programs.
• Liase with local shop Administrator to ensure that the field agents are provided with adequate stock on timely basis
• Monitor market trends, including customer behaviour and competitor activities, and share your insights frequently with management.

• Strong leadership abilities
• Outstanding interpersonal skills
• Ability to think and plan strategically
• Ability to deliver under pressure and meet targets

• Minimum of (5) Five years' experience in sales or micro-finance, with a strong record of achieving targets.
• Experience working in rural areas is essential.
• Proven experience in recruiting and managing commission-based sales agents.
• A diploma or degree in a related field is an added advantage.