Sales Executive – MFI at Sun King (Formerly Greenlight Planet) – Bayelsa Contract

Job Title: Sales Executive – MFI

Location: Bayelsa
Department: Partnerships Sales
Employment Type: Fixed Term Contract
Reporting to: Area Sales Executive

Job Description
The team you would join:

• Greenlight’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.
• We are looking for an experienced Business Development Manager 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.
• We are looking for someone who is driven, passionate and excited about the opportunity to bring honest, affordable, energy to homes in 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
• 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.
• Fulfilling within reasonable time aftersales and warranty requirements.
• Consolidating reports on competition, routes travelled, branches visited and activated, sales and stock position etc.
• Performing any other duties that may be assigned.

Job Requirements
You might be a strong candidate if you:

• Candidates should possess an OND or advanced Diploma / B.Sc in a Business Administration / Sales and Marketing
• Hands on work experience in 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
• 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:

• 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.
• Greenlight Planet offers competitive compensation, a fun, supportive work environment, and opportunities for continued professional growth within a fast-growing global enterprise.

Application Closing Date
27th May, 2022.

Note: Greenlight Planet believes in equal opportunity for all people:  We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, HIV/AIDS status, or disability.