Area Sales Executive - MFI, Osun State (West Central)

Location: Osun State

The team you would join:
Sun King's partnership and business development team covering our partnerships business in West and Central Africa has been growing consistently over the last 5 years at remarkable scale with a large partner base of over 300 partners.

About the role:
The Area Sales Executive will work closely with the Commercial team (Partnership Sales) to serve existing and potential Microfinance Institution partners by providing product and service information, supporting trade activations while resolving product issues effectively. Department Partnerships Sales Employment Type Permanent - Full Time Location Nigeria Workplace type Onsite Reporting To Area Sales Manager, South West

What you would be expected to do:

Drive sales across consumer sales channels in the assigned territory. Branch level inventory management Receiving client queries and resolving consumer and channel queries with stipulated guidelines and timelines. Provide assistance towards trade activations and marketing campaigns as per set plans. Planning and conducting product and sales trainings to partner staff. Fulfilling within reasonable time aftersales and warranty requirements. Consolidating reports on other companies selling similar products, routes traveled, branches visited and activated, sales and stock position etc. Performing any other duties that may be assigned.

You might be a strong candidate if you:

⢠Has a Degree or advanced Diploma in a business administration/ sales and marketing
⢠Has two to five yearsâ hands on experience in service/ FMCG or Renewable Energy industry
⢠Is computer literate with proficiency in MS Excel, MS Word and MS PowerPoint
⢠Strong customer focus
⢠Keen to deliver high standards of service
⢠Must be ready to travel 75% of the time
⢠Excellent people skills.
⢠Good communication skills with fluency in both written and spoken English and spoken local
language corresponding to the area of assignment (Yoruba / Edo / Igbo / Hausa)
⢠Clear thinking/problem solving ability
⢠Results oriented and able to prioritize measurable goals.
⢠Possesses an Android phone

What we offer (in addition to compensation and statutory benefits):

An opportunity to grow as a professional in a dynamic, fast growing, high impact industry.  The chance to work in an open minded, collaborative culture surrounded by enthusiastic people who are driven by the challenge of continuously innovating and growing a smart, sustainable business with profound impact on the world. A truly multicultural experience: you will have the chance to work with and learn from people from different geographies, nationalities, and backgrounds.  Structured, tailored learning and development programs that help you become a better leader, manager, and professional through the Sun King Academy.

About Sun King

Sun King is the worldâs largest off-grid solar energy company with cutting-edge product design, pioneering fintech and a grassroots installation model that provides energy to the 1.8 billion consumers across Africa and Asia who lack access to reliable electricity. Founded in 2007, Sun King sets the gold standard for off-grid solar performance and design as part of its mission: powering access to brighter lives.Sun Kingâs 2,500+ staff and 23,000 field agents serve 100 million product users based in 65 countries around the world. With direct-to-consumer sales active in 11 countries, Sun King is growing rapidly. Every month, we equip 330,000 homes and businesses with power and light. The needs of energy consumers in Africa and Asia are diverse. From cost-effective and durable lamps to powerful home and business energy systems as well as modern entertainment and energy storage systems, Sun King's broad array of products unlock a higher quality of life. Whether devising safe and environmentally friendly electric-powered cookers or exploring the future of pay-as-you-go mobility and vehicles in Africa to concocting ever-more-powerful solar energy solutions, Sun Kingâs technology team nurtures and devises scalable, inventive solutions to pressing global challenges.Sun Kingâs innovative pay-as-you-go financing model dismantles the upfront cost burden that blocks low-income households from transitioning from polluting and harmful kerosene fuels and gas generators to clean, affordable and green solar energy. Sun King customers can purchase products using the companyâs technology-enabled, pay-as-you-go âEasy Buyâ financing service, which breaks payments down into regular, affordable instalments. These payments can be made via mobile money for as little as $0.15 a day. After one to two years of payments, customers own their solar equipment outright.Though united by a commitment to serving underserved off-grid families, Sun King comprises a broad, inclusive group of individuals working across 11 countries. Sun Kingâs world-class roster of product designers, data scientists, logistics experts, customer service professionals, operations gurus and marketing and communications strategists work together to devise solutions to the complicated and multidimensional challenges of energy access, climate action and social inclusion.Across the diverse countries where we operate and work, we build awareness of diversity and promote equity. Sun King is committed to gender equality in the workplace. Women represent 47% of Sun Kingâs workforce.