AREA SALES MANAGER AT HUSK POWER SYSTEMS NIGERIA LIMITED | SALES JOBS IN PLATEAU

About Company:

Husk Power Systems (“Husk”) is an award-winning clean energy company serving rural India and Sub-Saharan Africa. In 2023, it was named “World’s Best Challenger Brand” in the energy industry and is a 3-time Global Cleantech 100 company. The company’s AI-powered rural energy platform provides 24/7 renewable power to rural households, commercial customers, institutions, and small factories. It also delivers a range of other products and services, including  e-commerce and credit financing of branded appliances for home and commercial use, as well as community-based solutions for e-mobility and the agricultural value chain. Husk’s mission is to superchange economic growth and social well-being in rural communities that are unserved and underserved. 

Job Description:

• Husk is recruiting for an Area Sales Manager to help expand its Minigrids business footprint within Nigeria and across other parts of sub-Saharan Africa.
• We seek a highly motivated and talented salesperson for our rapidly developing Nigerian market focusing on territorial sales across Husk sites and potential sites and who will be committed to executing at a high level in a fast-paced environment.
• The Area Sales Manager will be accountable for the minigrids' financial performance in partnership with larger team and is required to drive continuous revenue growth.
• This position provides the opportunity to join a growing team that is changing the face of rural electrification in Nigeria and Asia.
• The individual should also be passionate about contributing to solving one of Nigeria’s most critical challenges – the energy access deficit. 

Key Responsibilities
General:

• Manage, motivate, and mentor other team members along with a variety of personnel to create a positive, constructive, and performance-driven dynamic, while driving efficiencies.
• Establish the strategic vision and direction for the Hybrid Minigrids (HMG) Sales.
• Drive “Best Practices” across the business. Once a “Best Practice” has been identified, ensure that the practice is visible nationally and to another subsidiary.
• Managing sales operations with a focus on achieving predefined sales targets. Forecasting and planning monthly, quarterly, and yearly sales targets and executing them in a given time frame.
• Work closely with Heads of other Business Units to understand sales/business performance trends and position partnership engagements adequately.
• Negotiate solutions, resolve conflicts, and provide solutions in the best interest of Husk, and our customers/clients and employees.
• Support the optimization of various Husk Nigeria activities to ensure best practices are entrenched towards more efficient processes.

Business Growth and Support:

• Identify new markets and business opportunities for sales and revenue growth.
• Formulating sales strategy and ensuring sales goals are achieved.
• Develop and implement robust sales management processes. Stringently monitor revenue pipeline to ensure revenue targets and achievements.
• Provide regular reporting on sales management, sales pipeline development, forecasting, key account status, market condition updates, sales results, and budget performance.
• Market research across the Hybrid Minigrid (HMG) business, including but not limited to marketing, business development, review, and budgeting, across Husk sites and Potential Sites.
• Development of accurate segmentation and targeting of the market including identification of customer and market opportunities, market entry/expansion strategy, and establishing a balance of long-term pipeline and short-term revenue.
• Create community market intelligence packs to drive customer sizing and customer pricing decisions. Establish scalable promotional tools and processes.
• Support business growth and continuous cost & and quality improvements in the business.

Stakeholder Management:

• Coordinate, maintain regular communication, and develop positive and productive relationships with various stakeholders, regulatory stakeholders, customer groups, etc.
• Collaboration and convergence with larger teams to ensure the successful implementation of business plans.
• Build and maintain a high-performing sales team whilst promoting individual/team performance and a collaborative attitude across the board.

Requirements:

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Application Closing Date: Not specified

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