Sales Team Lead – Solar Energy, Kenya @ NEOSUN Energy

Job description

As a rapidly growing forward-thinking solar energy company, NEOSUN is extending our Global Sales and Business Development team and seeking for a multi-faceted solar marketer and exceptional people manager to lead our Kenyan team in reaching the solar sales plan assigned to the region.

Area Of Responsibility

• Driving sales strategy across multiple channels with clear understandable metrics;
• Supervise the sales team in reaching the sales targets;
• Personal development of new leads in the B2B segment while growing sales and supporting existing customers;
• Monitoring the timeliness of receiving payments from clients;
• Resolve customer inquiries and complaints;
• Collaborating with marketing team in making lead generation, acquisition, participation in thematic exhibitions, conferences, and forums;
• Preparing a bunch of sales bullets for organizing and presenting information for clients – you need to cover all grounds;
• Project owning of the client’s journey from end to end towards the NEOSUN brand;
• Close deals!
  

Requirements. To Succeed In This Role, You Should Have

• Experience in active sales of renewable energy solutions for B2B market 5+ years with strong background in sales of technical solutions;
• People management experience (at least 3-4 team members in direct reporting), settling the sales plan, metrics, KPI’s, reporting;
• Specific knowledge of solar and other renewable energy technologies are required;
• Entrepreneurial mindset and ability to thrive in an international environment;
• Professional networking and stakeholders partnerships in the renewable energy business environment;
• Project management experience to cover whole sales cycle;
• Ability to maintain the highest level of sales negotiation, ethics and integrity;
• Technical education preferable;
• Fluent or native English is required (C1+);
• Experience of working or studying abroad within international settings will be a plus;
• Flexibility, ability to adapt to changing goals and set priorities;
• High level of independence, initiative, result orientation;
• Drivers license;
• Willingness for frequent business trips to the clients location and companies offices.
  

Conditions. What You Will Get From Joining Our Team

• International contract;
• Attractive and high-end compensation plan (salary + sales commission %);
• Unique opportunity to join international company at this rapidly growing stage with professional, motivated, and multicultural team;
• Opportunity to develop green energy market and become well-recognized expert in solar energy;
• Real opportunity for professional and career growth;
• We offer on-going training for product knowledge, which is a key element to provide customer assistance and for closing sales.