Position: Business Development Manager – Solar Firm
Industry: Renewable Energy
Location: Kampala
Reports to: CEO
Gross Salary: USD 1,500
Our client is a well-established and reputable renewable energy
firm in Nairobi.
They seek to recruit an experienced, dynamic and results
oriented business development manager to oversee and provide direction to the
firm’s business processes and sales practices.
Job Description
· Identify, develop and
maintain relationships with strategic partners in the region. Appoint
Distributor
· Work together with Sales
team to turn prospective leads into long-term clients
· Establish relationships with local governments and other industry stakeholders (utilities, Dept of Energy, industry associations)
· Identify timely new
opportunities in the form of the tenders and RFQs, work on submissions and
attraction of right partners
· Scout new markets and
identify new business opportunities, propose and execute market entry modes
· Support clients on
channel development and enhance their sell out
· Provide timely market
intelligence (projects, trends, competitors’ activities, prices) to support
headquarters and regional Sales team
· Take on ad-hoc projects
as instructed by the Headquarters
· Travel frequently to
visit clients and attend exhibitions and conferences
· Train Sales Team and
Partners on the products
· Market Survey and
reporting on daily basis
Skills & Qualifications
· Bachelor Degree
· At least 5 years of
experience working in B2B industry in BD or other commercial function with
focus on a designated region, with at least 2 years of work experience in
energy-related sector, preferably PV, UPS, Inverters, IT Hardware, batteries.
· Experience working in
cross-functional teams.
· Strong analytical
mindset, ability to convert facts into insights.
· Strong business acumen
and Financials.
· Ability to work
autonomously and multi-task.
· Excellent verbal and
written presentation skills, Savvy Powerpoint user.
· Persuasive communicator.
· Fluency both in oral and
written local & English.
If you meet the outlined qualifications and skills, please send
your CV only quoting the position’s title (Business Development
Manager-Nairobi) to jobs@gaprecruitment.co.ke on/before Wednesday 12th January
2023.
N.B: We do not charge any fee for receiving your CV or for
interviewing.