Company Info
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
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 supercharge economic growth and social well-being in rural communities that are unserved and underserved.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Area Sales Lead
Location: Plateau
Job type: Full time
Division / Function: Sales
Reports to: Sales Team
Role Summary
- Husk is seeking an Area Sales Lead to join the growing team in Nigeria.
- The ideal candidate will play an integral role in driving power sales and ensuring optimum revenue generation across our various mini-grid sites.
- We are looking for someone who has experience within the Nigerian context and understands the sales dynamics in rural environments.
- 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 Sales Executives and other field representatives to coordinate and drive field sales activities.
- Present, promote and sell products/services using solid arguments to existing and prospective customers.
- Achieve agreed upon sales targets and outcomes within schedule.
- Coordinate sales effort with team members and other relevant business units.
- Keep abreast of best practices and sales trends
- Other duties as assigned
Sales Management:
- Drive sales activities across all mini-grid locations, in line with sales targets and overall business strategy
- Expedite the resolution of customer issues and complaints to ensure customer satisfaction.
- Leverage sales data to understand customer behaviour, trends, and patterns for driving sales.
Sales Reporting and Data Management:
- Ensure prompt and accurate reporting of activities from all site sales agents.
- Ensure a clear understanding of the sales potential of locations under management, track sales, and provide status reports on a timely basis.
- Leverage sales data to understand customer behaviour, trends, and patterns for driving sales.
Stakeholder Engagement:
- Maintain regular communication, and develop positive and productive relationships with various stakeholders, community leaders, customer/client groups, etc.
Qualifications
Required Skills and Competencies:
- Graduate from a leading institution with a related degree in science, engineering, or social sciences. Graduate degree or relevant training or certifications in sales; a plus.
- 3-5 years of experience in a similar role within the power or telecommunications sectors, delivering on sales targets and revenue growth.
- Ability to drive sales and ensure closure for optimal service delivery.
- Excellent skills with MS Office.
- Superb interpersonal skills, including the ability to quickly build rapport with customers, site sales agents, and representatives.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, multi-diverse environment coordinating with multiple stakeholders.
- Responsive with great time management and organizational skills
- Relationship management skills and openness to feedback.
Benefits
Husk offers flexible working conditions with employee benefits that are in line with global best practices. These include:
- Clear career growth planning
- Transparent performance review and reward processes that are gender neutral, maternity, and paternity leave, gender-inclusive workplace conditions with special attention given to the safety and security of our women employees, 18-day annual paid leave, and family health insurance.
- Husk does not believe in micromanagement and encourages its employees to have a healthy work-life balance, giving them the freedom to manage their workload to be compatible with their lives.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Note: Women candidates are encouraged to apply.