What You Will Do

• Build a strong team of commission-based sales agents by recruiting, training, motivating and mentoring them for success.
• Develop clear sales strategies for the team and help develop lead-generation initiatives.
• Support and train the sales agents in their pitching to customer groups, e.g. chamas.
• Daily monitor the progress of agents daily to ensure that they are actively selling and provide support where needed.
• Provide regular reports on your sales initiatives to the Area Sales Manager.
• Identify the sales team's training needs and work with the companys Sales Training Team to schedule new programs.
• Liase with local shop Administrator to ensure that the field agents are provided with adequate stock on timely basis
• Monitor market trends, including customer behaviour and competitor activities, and share your insights frequently with management.

Qualifications

• Five years or more experience in related sales field or micro-finance.
• Experience working in rural areas is a requirement
• Experience in recruitment and managing commission-based sales agents.
• Strong leadership abilities and outstanding interpersonal skills.
• Ability to think and plan strategically, plan, manage, and act to achieve set outcomes.
• Ability to work under deadline pressure and meet targets.
• A diploma or degree in an academic field is an added advantage.