Sales Executive Job at Sun King

Sun King (Formerly Greenlight Planet) is a multinational, for-profit business that designs, distributes, and finances solar-powered home energy products, with an underserved population in mind: the 1.3 billion global consumers for whom the old-fashioned electrical grid is either unavailable or too expensive.

Over a decade in business, the company is now a leading global brand in emerging markets across Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa.  Greenlight’s Sun King™ products provide modern light and energy to 26 million people in more than 40 countries and have sold over 10.5 million products worldwide.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Sales Executive - MFI

Job Location: Okoko / Alaba, Lagos
Workplace Type: Onsite
Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time
Department: Partnerships Sales
Reporting to: Area Sales Executive

About the Role

• We are looking for experienced Sales personnel who would leverage on their expertise to grow our active partner base and revenues by over 100% by onboarding strategic partners across sectors of interest in West and central Africa.

Responsibilities
What you would be expected to do:

• Responsible for driving sales across consumer sales channels in the assigned territory.
• Branch-level inventory management
• Fulfilling within reasonable time after-sales and warranty requirements.
• Consolidating reports on competition, routes traveled, branches visited and activated, sales and stock position etc.
• Receiving client queries and resolving consumer and channel queries with stipulated guidelines and timelines.
• Efficiently supporting trade activations and marketing campaigns as per set plans.
• Planning and conducting product and sales trainings to partner staff.
• Performing any other duties that may be assigned.

Requirements 
You might be a strong candidate if you:

• Have minimum of HND / B.Sc in a Business Administration / Sales and Marketing
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Good communication skills with fluency in both written and spoken English and spoken local language corresponding to the area of responsibility (Yoruba / Edo / Igbo / Hausa - as applicable)
• Results-oriented and able to prioritize measurable objectives.
• Possesses an Android phone
• What we offer (in addition to compensation and statutory benefits):
• Hands-on work experience in the service / FMCG or Renewable Energy industry
• Proficiency in MS Excel, MS Word, and MS PowerPoint
• Strong customer focus and keen to deliver high standards of service
• Ready to travel 75% of the time
• 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 Greenlighters who are driven by the challenge of continuously innovating and growing a smart, sustainable business with a 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 Greenlight Academy.

Benefits
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 Greenlighters 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 Greenlight Academy.