Job Description
Senior Manager – Regional Sales - (21000582)
DESCRIPTION
We are pleased to announce the following vacancy within the Channel, Sales & Distribution Division. In keeping with our current business needs, we are looking for a person who meets the criteria indicated below
Brief Description
Reporting to the Head of Department - Regional Operations Department, the position holder will manage sales and distribution aspects in within given regions. This role will also be responsible for Driving Customer obsession agenda, Driving New GSM, Financial services and Terminal customers, Growing the existing business and providing leadership to the sales Teams and Partners in the assigned region.
Job Responsibilities
- Effectively Drive Customer Obsession Initiatives to drive NPS in the Regions
- Provide the Positive leadership and Energy and attitude to the sales team below them to drive the People and Performance Management agenda within the Region.
- Drive innovative Regional Business Strategies to drive the set Business KPIS on Monthly, Quarterly and Yearly Targets.
- Effectively implement market penetration strategy in the trade for the assigned Targets
- Drive Acquisition of new customers and enforcing the compliance standards
- Drive Effective execution Tactics to Ensure 100% adherence to Sales Force Effectiveness routines and tools both individually and the team
- Grow Right Execution daily scores for the region month on month
- Assistance with the change management process within the teams and the business
- Ensure all revenue targets are achieved
- To ensure all agent outlets are consistently audited
- Drive Trade Compliance on Safaricom Branding Standards by enforcing the PICOS within the assigned Region
- Develop working relationships with other stake holders within assigned region.
- Develop sales programs aimed at swift and efficient market penetration.
- Ensure effective and efficient reporting is done within the teams/market
- Demonstration of Coaching for performance with teams
- Rigor in demonstrating compliance on regulatory and internal policies
QUALIFICATIONS
- Degree in a business-related discipline
- Must have at least 10 years working experience in a sales environment, of which 5 years should be in an FMCG/Telco Industry- can we indicate 2 years’ experience on People management
- Excellent knowledge of Safaricom products and services
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills (articulate) coupled with good listening and critical reasoning skills
- Proactive, confident, energetic and able to work under pressure with a positive attitude and use good organization skills
- Must be willing to work anywhere in the country