Job Title: Sales Team Lead
Organisation: SunCulture
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About the Company:
Founded in 2012, SunCulture’s vision is to build a world where people take control of their environment in rewarding and sustainable ways. SunCulture does this by developing and commercializing life-changing technology that solves the biggest daily challenges for the world’s 570 million smallholder farming households. Over the last 5 years, the company has grown significantly and now employs 100+ people around the world.
Job Summary: Reporting to the Sales Manager, the Sales Team Lead has the primary responsibility for managing field sales teams to achieve sales targets and manage client experience within a defined geographical region. The role is field-based and requires proper planning within the assigned region. The successful candidate should be keen on working in a thriving social impact business focused on small-scale farmers with an aim of transforming livelihoods.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Recruitment and training.
- Source, identify, and recruit astute and goal-oriented sales agents who will be willing and capable of selling SunCulture products
- Train, and onboard the sales agents to ensure they have all been set up for success in bringing in sales and meeting the company KPIs
Team Management
- Carry out daily and weekly check-ins with the teams to ensure there is maximum productivity
- Manage, track and report lead generation and selling processes of the sales agents
- Coordinate after sales customer service to ensure brand strength
Sales
- Work closely with the Sales Manager in developing and establishing clear leads and sales KPIs meant to be exceeded by the sales agents
- Monitor and push for sales closures when it comes to the sales targets on the selling of SunCulture products
- Establish a rapport with clients, partners and also the community in ensuring that all the clusters allocated are fully utilized and understand SunCulture products and brand
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Proven experience in a sales role in the energy sector
- Proven track record of successfully meeting sales quota
- Strong leadership abilities and outstanding interpersonal skills.
- Ability to think and plan strategically, plan, manage, and act to achieve set outcomes.
- Ability to work under deadline pressure and meet targets.
- Passion for irrigation and in-depth knowledge of the industry and current trends adaptable for SunCulture
- Independent thinker with proactive decision-making capabilities
- Comfortable with ambiguity and experience working in a dynamic environment
- Have the ability to handle pressure, meet targets, keep a cool-temper, and handle rejection gracefully.
- Be organized and be an expert in time management- both at personal and team levels
- A diploma or degree is an added advantage
How to Apply:
All qualified and interested candidates should apply online at the link below.
NB: We respond to all candidates; however only shortlisted candidates will be interviewed.
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