Territory Sales Manager – Kampala Employment Opportunity – M-KOPA Solar

Job Title:    Territory Sales Manager –
Kampala

Organization: M-KOPA
Solar

Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda

Reports to: Kampala
Regional Manager

About US:

M-KOPA Solar is the
global leader of “pay-as-you-go” energy for off-grid customers. Since its
commercial launch in October 2012, M-KOPA has connected more than 600,000 homes
in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda to solar power, and is now adding over 500 new
homes each day. The success of M-KOPA (M= mobile, KOPA= to borrow) stems from
making solar products affordable to low-income households on a pay-per-use
installment plan. Customers acquire solar systems for a small deposit and then
purchase daily usage “credits” for US $0.45, or less than the price of
traditional kerosene lighting. After one year of payments customers own their
solar systems outright and can upgrade to more power.

Job Summary: The Territory Sales Manager will sell M-KOPA’s TV solar home systems in
the Kampala Region. The Territory Sales Manager will ensure that the research
and development of new products add value to (and do not distract from) its
core business, M-KOPA is establishing the M-KOPA Labs. The Labs will be a
dedicated business unit within M-KOPA that will define and test extensions of
the M-KOPA asset-based credit model for off-grid-power to new products and
services.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

  • Deliver against set sales targets for TV
    solar home system.
  • Recruit, train, coach, mentor &
    supervise field-based scouts and use them to penetrate the Kampala area
    for TV sales.
  • Manage inventory assigned and resolve
    audit recommendations in line with M-KOPA audit resolution guidelines.
  • Uphold the brand values of M-KOPA,
    including ensuring the M-KOPA retail point standard and guidelines are
    adhered to.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

  • The ideal candidate for the M-KOPA Solar
    Territory Sales Manager career placement must have sales experience,
    ideally from micro-finance or other financial services, FMCG, solar or
    other product/service in East Africa.
  • Five years’ experience as a manager.
  • Experience selling in a competitive
    environment and effective territory management skills are preferred.
  • Must be willing and able to travel
    extensively within assigned territory and work evenings/weekends.
  • Experience in coordinating promotions is
    desired
  • Excellent negotiation, communication and
    people’s skills
  • Good planning and organizational skills
  • Ability to work calmly under pressure

Compensation: A
stipend will be provided. The bulk of compensation will be variable based on
sales.

How to Apply:

All suitably
qualified and interested candidates should send in their applications including
updated detailed copy of the CV and a cover letter expressing why you feel you
would be an excellent candidate for the role to subject line
of   “Territory Sales Manager (Kampala)” addressed to:

The Head, Human
Resource & Administration,

M-KOPA Uganda
Limited,

Lubowa Estate, Plot
1300 -1301 Kampala.

Email to: careersug@m-kopa.com

Deadline: 7th September 2019 by 5:oo PM

Please Note: Please note that presentation of false academic documents and
certification will lead to criminal prosecution.

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