Senior Sales Manager
Location: Based in Kenya
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Sales Manager to drive territory
revenue in Kenya & East Africa. The Sales manager will have ownership of
the sales territory and will be entirely dedicated to driving long term
success. The ideal candidate is a highly experienced and proven sales leader
with a robust network in the Electrical Market. We are looking for someone that
can make a significant impact on day one by having the ability to build,
negotiate and close large (complex) ad deals. You have the skills to lead,
motivate and gain the respect of clients.
Responsibilities:
Qualifications
Role Requirement:
Principle Accountabilities
Requirements
Key Responsibilities
Requirements:
Location: Based in Kenya
Reporting: Africa Sales Head –
Minimum Business
(Internal & External)
Purpose of the job:
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A regional leadership position in
sales in Minimum business is not just selling – it is expected that everyone at
the zone will contribute to making business better. Leaders on sales team will
be involved in various company initiatives such as marketing, branding,
product, Public and Government Relations, culture, etc. We strive to get better
results every day and we expect our leaders to drive personal growth both for
themselves and their teams.
Responsibilities:
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Development of East Africa Strategy
to meet and exceed ambitious sales revenue goals in Kenya & East Africa
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Set up 3 years business &
marketing plans for each country in East Africa.
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Establishing and Developing the
Distribution Networks across all Key Channels
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Management of sales, events, and
marketing strategies
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Specify and Implement strategies
required to achieve our Sales & Profitability Targets
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Full coordination & Follow up
with Country Support Team in China regarding the Sales orders, from the date of
placing the order and up to its delivery to our distributors and customers.
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Conduct Marketing Intelligence
activities (for Kenya and each country in East Africa) required for our benchmark
and pricing strategy.
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Ensure POS growth in Kenya & East
Africa –
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Drive positive, responsible, team
work and professional for high performance culture
Qualifications
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10+ years in relevant Sales &
Export roles
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Deep Understanding of payment Terms (
L/C, L/G ) & Incoterms
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Regional Experience in East Africa
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Solid Distributors’ Management
Experience with the ability to build strong and committed relationships with
Distributors, customers and external partners.
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Sales Background in Electrical
products & solutions: Low Voltage electrical products, power distribution,
industrial control products, etc
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Demonstrate strong leadership in
terms of execution, influencing skills, and strategic initiative development of
countries sales
Role Requirement:
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Technical qualification in the
electrical field
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A wide network of contacts in the
Electrical Market.
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Worked in leading companies in the
Electrical Industry
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Experience in penetrating New
Markets.
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Ability to be flexible and responsive
in the demanding environment of a start-up organization
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Excellent communication and
presentation skills
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Highly motivated and accustomed to
performing and meeting quotas
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Strategic view, team work and quick
execution with a sense of speed
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Result-oriented with good
interpersonal, analytical and presentation skills.
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Willing to work under pressure.
Accept challenge and meet commitment.
Others:
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Frequent traveller
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Fluent in Swahili & English
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Computer Skills: MS Office
How Apply
Service Sales Manager
Job Purpose
This position is responsible for
departmental sales forecasting and managing the business development and sales
efforts of the sales department. This position is also responsible for
ensuring that the department attains its booking gross margin objectives.
Provides leadership to direct sales efforts and ensures the quality and
responsiveness of the service provided.
About Schneider Electric
Schneider Electric is leading the
Digital Transformation of Energy Management and Automation in Homes, Buildings,
Data Centers, Infrastructure and Industries. With global presence in over 100
countries, Schneider is the undisputable leader in Power Management – Medium
Voltage, Low Voltage and Secure Power, and in Automation Systems. We provide
integrated efficiency solutions, combining energy, automation and software. In
our global Ecosystem, we collaborate with the largest Partner, Integrator and
Developer Community on our Open Platform to deliver real-time control and
operational efficiency.
Principle Accountabilities
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Develops and implement sales and
business development strategies for complex, solutions-based sales
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Participate in important negotiations
with key customers and assist in negotiations with difficult customers
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Assists other departments with
project implementation, service activities, collection issues and cash
management
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Make staffing and deployment decisions
to maximize productivity of employees
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Assists in planning goals and
objectives, develop strategies, tactics, and schedules to meet company’s
strategic goals
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Monitors performance and provides
coaching and development activities for staffing
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Assist in the development of
departmental budgets
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Participates with other program
managers and other functional areas in determining the business plan and
project priorities, resource needs, and budgets based on the program
commitments
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Works with functional managers to
establish projections of resources and skills necessary to execute future
programs
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Provides input to functional managers
for individual performance planning, including goal setting and performance
feedback
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Follow up and monitor the progress of
the services and projects to make sure that they are on line to the service
level agreement and take appropriate preventive or reactive actions
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Account ownership locally, this role
typically covers between one and ten key accounts and systematically ensures
that account plans are in place
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Executes the growth strategy for
his/her accounts, executes the Sales process to achieve growth target and
customer satisfaction objectives
Requirements
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Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical &
Electronics or related fields
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5+ years’ experience required in
industry sales or other sales and marketing roles.
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Possession of HVAC qualifications is
an added advantage
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Experience in electrical or
automation industry is desired
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Three years’ supervisory experience.
Knowledge and Skills
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Ability to adopt the most appropriate
selling approach and behaviour, in order to secure and maintain durable and
profitable customer relationship demand.
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Ability to understand the customer
values, needs and environment in order to propose the optimal Schneider Electric
solution.
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Ability to understand the customer’s
technical and application needs, in order to promote the appropriate SE offer
that meets the customer requirements.
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Ability to manage customer
relationship, and leverage complete SE offering in order to meet customer
requirements and secure profitable business to achieve sales objectives.
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Should understand Electrical schemes,
SLD, PCC/MCC designs
How Apply
https://schneiderele.taleo.net/careersection/2/jobdetail.ftl?job=004Q5R&tz=GMT%2B03%3A00
Contractor Sales Specialist
Schneider Electric Kenya seeks a
Contractor Sales Specialist. This position is accountable for sales
to Contractors, Panel Builders and Consultants.
About Schneider Electric
Schneider Electric is leading the
Digital Transformation of Energy Management and Automation in Homes, Buildings,
Data Centers, Infrastructure and Industries. With global presence in over 100
countries, Schneider is the undisputable leader in Power Management – Medium
Voltage, Low Voltage and Secure Power, and in Automation Systems. We provide
integrated efficiency solutions, combining energy, automation and software. In
our global Ecosystem, we collaborate with the largest Partner, Integrator and
Developer Community on our Open Platform to deliver real-time control and operational
efficiency.
Key Responsibilities
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Manage and develop the existing
accounts, as well as developing new business opportunities in these areas.
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Selling the full Schneider Electric
portfolio of Products into a diverse customer base, such as Electrical
Contractors, Consultants and panel builders.
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Building strong lasting relationships
across matrix organizations
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Act as the focal point of contact for
Schneider Electric.
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Set up a road map for his/her
customers once consultation has taken place and work with the decision makers
to ensure the whole process is managed and a commercial strategy is developed,
implemented and monitored.
Requirements:
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Undergraduate degree with 5- 7 years
working experience
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Sales background in electrical
engineering
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Excellent negotiation, communication,
and organizational skills.
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His/her focus is to organize and
setup his/her work in order to reach the sales target given by his manager.
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A background in working with partners
within the power distribution industry
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Good business acumen and a strong
interest in keeping up to date with construction projects within the region
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Ability to build an environment and
relationship of trust and credibility with customers, understanding customer
needs and goal alignment, developing rapport with key contacts.
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Ability to understand the customer
needs and to position their needs in the value chain and competitive
environment (market and competitors), in order to best promote Schneider
Electric in the local market.
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Ability to evaluate customer potential
and to target customers (penetration, attractiveness, accessibility), in order
to best allocate resources, verify opportunities and build customer
action/business plan.
How to Apply