Area Business Manager, Across Kenya
Core
Manage sales, collections, and distribution operations for Sun King Solar's Pay-As-You-Basis (EasyBuy) products across Kenya, leading a network of Energy Officers to serve off-grid and rural customers.
Role type
Area Business Manager (Direct Distribution)
Builds
Direct distribution network for affordable solar energy units
Domain
Renewable Energy / Solar / Rural Finance
Required skills
Field sales management, team hiring and training, sales and collections target achievement, customer issue resolution, route planning, stakeholder engagement (village influencers), night and market activations
Preferred skills
Experience in FMCG, Micro-Finance, or Telecom, passion for social mission, process-oriented leadership
Technologies
Solar product distribution systems, EasyBuy payment platform
Responsibilities
Hire, train, and manage a team of at least 40 Energy Officers; conduct daily field visits and weekly touchpoints with the team; meet or exceed monthly sales and collection targets; resolve customer issues within 24 hours; organize weekly team meetings and joint fieldwork activations; report on sales, recruitments, and customer issues to Regional Business Manager.