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Title: Manager Wholesale Accounts
Title: Manager Wholesale Accounts
Organisation: MTN-Uganda
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Uganda
Reports to: Senior
Manager Wholesale & Connectivity
Manager Wholesale & Connectivity
About US:
MTN-Uganda is the
leading telecommunications Company in Uganda, providing payphone, fixed lines,
fax/data, internet and mobile services.
leading telecommunications Company in Uganda, providing payphone, fixed lines,
fax/data, internet and mobile services.
Job Summary: The Manager Wholesale Accounts will form a
part of a highly skilled group of commercial, technical and management experts
who are responsible for wholesaling and leveraging MTN’s fixed connectivity
infrastructure, within the MTN Uganda and developing the external business for
3rd party carrier providers. MTN Uganda and its team aims to better
commercialize the company’s fixed line infrastructure, thereby gaining increased
revenue in country and Region. The Manager will overview the sales and
commercial support for fixed infrastructure wholesale. He/she will cater to
internal customers (MTN Group OpCos) and external customers (3rd parties, e.g.
global carriers, ISPs, MNOs and digital players). The role will develop and
define initiatives to assist in strategic positioning of connectivity services
to maximise revenues from MTN Uganda fixed network capacity and connectivity,
as well as other assets (e.g. satellite). The Manager Wholesale Accounts will
drive sales in a range of fixed connectivity products and services, including
Fiber capacity
part of a highly skilled group of commercial, technical and management experts
who are responsible for wholesaling and leveraging MTN’s fixed connectivity
infrastructure, within the MTN Uganda and developing the external business for
3rd party carrier providers. MTN Uganda and its team aims to better
commercialize the company’s fixed line infrastructure, thereby gaining increased
revenue in country and Region. The Manager will overview the sales and
commercial support for fixed infrastructure wholesale. He/she will cater to
internal customers (MTN Group OpCos) and external customers (3rd parties, e.g.
global carriers, ISPs, MNOs and digital players). The role will develop and
define initiatives to assist in strategic positioning of connectivity services
to maximise revenues from MTN Uganda fixed network capacity and connectivity,
as well as other assets (e.g. satellite). The Manager Wholesale Accounts will
drive sales in a range of fixed connectivity products and services, including
Fiber capacity
Key Duties and Responsibilities: The
Manager Wholesale Accounts will be accountable to achieve the following
objectives:
Manager Wholesale Accounts will be accountable to achieve the following
objectives:
- Drive the wholesale business to capture incremental revenue both
internally (from OpCos) and externally (from 3rd party customers) - Define the wholesale strategic guidelines to sell fixed
infrastructure for global 3rd party
customers, such as digital players and global carriers, and manage
the customer relationship throughout the lifecycle - Optimise the returns from Fibre cable investments through
development and application of capacity wholesale sale, lease strategies
and plans - Ensure on-time implementation and delivery of sold services by doing
regular follow-ups with implementation teams and/or managed services - Ensure full customer satisfaction over the wholesale sales/delivery
process - Tailor andcustomise commercial solutions dependent on regulatory
approval across multiple jurisdictions. - Work hand-in-hand with MTN’s Technical teams to manage prospects,
Vendors, products , solutions
and commercial management of assets - Provide input to monitoring capacity pricing changes in the markets,
market price trends analysis
based on customer feedback, and market dynamics, so that to improve own
practices as well as request pricing update from the pricing teams - Work on business cases for both internal and external sales
forecasts to assist in forecasting demand for MTN Uganda services - Ensure that assets are optimised for the best possible group
financial return - Grow product demand via innovative combination of GTM strategies,
pricing, financing and services - Together with the Large Account Manager, define the wholesale sales
strategy and GTM best practices, understand and identify customer needs
and trends - Define, monitor and ensure ambitious financial targets are met for
wholesale revenue market share - Manage performance of the wholesale activities and provide it as
input to consolidated reports - Possess the authority, presence and integrity to command respect
from colleagues and from
external contacts - Plan and organise work around customer demand.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate for the MTN Uganda Manager Wholesale
Accounts job placement should hold a 4-year academic degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Marketing or Commerce. - Five years of sales-related experience within the telecommunication
space, preferably in the enterprise / wholesale environment - Fixed connectivity Infrastructure business experience (desired).
- Negotiation skills
- Presentation skills
- Analytical skills
- Communication skills
- Understanding of the fixed connectivity infrastructure wholesale
landscape with a focus on emerging markets - Understanding of product and solution profitability and costing in
the fixed connectivity assets space - Excellent professional expertise and market knowledge, including
good understanding of the competitive environment - Strong public relations and interpersonal skills to be able to
function across multiple business lines in a multicultural environment - Good understanding of wholesale market products
- Multi-tasking capability to drive wholesale sales
- Strong networking skills to build professional relationships
- Effective oral and written communication skills
- Strong analytical, organisational and planning skills to execute
commercial reports and inputs from MTN’s budgeting - Effective oral and written communications and public relations as
well as excellent negotiation skills to be able to function across
multiple business lines in a multicultural environment - Strong computer literacy.
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Team work
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- High level of customer retention and follow – through skills
- Communication and negotiation skills
- Strong organisational skills
- Honesty & Integrity
- Results orientation
- Pro-activity
- Team player
- Excellent judgement skills
NB: Please note that
presentation of false academic documents and certification will lead to
criminal prosecution.
How to Apply:
All suitably
qualified and interested candidates should email their Job Applications with
detailed CVs, certified copies of academic certificates (originals are to be
presented at the interview), recent pay-slip and copy of driving permit to ugrecruitment.UG@mtn.com. Please use
this format in the Subject Line i.e. Manager Wholesale Accounts-Surname First
Name-current Dept.
qualified and interested candidates should email their Job Applications with
detailed CVs, certified copies of academic certificates (originals are to be
presented at the interview), recent pay-slip and copy of driving permit to ugrecruitment.UG@mtn.com. Please use
this format in the Subject Line i.e. Manager Wholesale Accounts-Surname First
Name-current Dept.
Deadline: 1st October 2018
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