Regional Sales Manager

5 days ago


Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya Poa Internet Full time
We believe EVERYONE in the world deserves access to the internet and affordable communications.

Communications have an incredibly positive impact on improving the lives of individuals and accelerating the economic and social growth of developing countries; yet 4.4 billion people around the world are still unconnected and many more are poorly serviced.

At poa we believe everyone deserves access to the internet and it should not be limited to the privileged few.

Our poa Internet service provides wireless broadband to low income and rural communities across East Africa, offering individuals and small businesses highly affordable Internet access.

poa brings significant social benefit to the communities we serve by offering free access to digital content including educational and health materials as well as generating substantial employment opportunities.


Mission Statement for the Role:


To lead a region composed of 4 to 5 territories and drive key metrics of channel expansion, sales efficiency and people productivity for the territory field sales teams to achieve growth in customer acquisition as per the given targets.


Overall Responsibility:


Development of regional sales & distribution tactics, building a high performance sales team in the newly assigned territories and implementing go to market strategies that will ensure optimal sustainable sales growth in the most efficient and productive way as per the assigned targets.


Financial:
Take measures and drive cost efficiencies throughout the customer acquisition process as directed by the company. Ensure productivity per sales resource as per the commercial objectives of the company.

People:
Direct reports -Approximately 4 to 5 Territory Sales managers

Indirect:
30-40 Field sales representatives /trainees.

Location:
Mombasa.

Key SMART Results for A-Player Success:
Hire a team of Territory Sales Managers and Field Sales Trainees and adhere to the hiring processes laid out by the company to meet the revenue objectives in the region - By end of Q3 2024
Coach, train and mentor Territory Sales Managers and the overall team of Field Sales Trainees to elevate them to Field Sales Representatives - By end of Q3 2024
Mentor, lead and coach the performance management efforts of regional field sales teams by conducting weekly, monthly and quarterly performance reviews as well as analyzing the training developmental needs in order to increase customer conversion rates - By end of Q3 2024
Drive 100% compliance to channel specific sales processes by overseeing the activities and performance of Field Sales teams within assigned region - By the end of Q3 2024
Take ownership of the lead management process within the assigned sales territories and employ techniques that will ensure proper tracking of sales funnel for optimal conversion rates -Continuous
Drive implementation of best practice in the region pertaining to efficient route planning, market coverage, adherence to sales processes and route completion to enhance efficiency & effectiveness in trade execution-Continuous
Accurate, timely and comprehensive sales performance reports of all the regional field sales activities including sales funnels, installations, failed surveys, network gaps, sales forecast per network and performance per team -Continuous
Take charge of regional trade marketing costs including cycle activities impact vs results and drive efficient utilization of fliers, giveaways and point of sale material in the region to ensure cost of sale is as per the company goals - By the end of Q3 2024
Take ownership of the indirect channels through crafting strategies that will ensure consistent recruitment, training of the sales agency teams within region in order to achieve active rate of 80% of recruited agents - Continuous
Drive optimal tower utilization for existing distribution points within the assigned region through implementation of targeted market specific sales initiatives for increased customer acquisition within each neighborhood - By end of Q2 2024

Level of Management Experience required (Mandatory & Nice to Have)


Experience leading a regional sales team across 4-5 counties, overseeing a direct team of 7 managers and an indirect team of 40 or more sales representatives in a B2C business model is required.

Department stage of development where this role sits : Scaling
Requirements
Key Competencies Criticality (H, M, L)

Ability to manage people dynamics in a high pressure operation and lead to achieve the best performance possible from the team- H
Ability to develop and implement new sales structures, build high performing teams while implementing management routines geared for sales growth- H
History of managing exceptional high performing field sales teams and demonstrable experience in growing and developing them - H
History in managing customer relationship activities including statistical reports, sales performance reports (weekly and monthly), and data essential to maintain KPI measurements to track territory Sales team performance - H
Have exceptional interpersonal skills capable of influencing and delivering results in a highly cross-functional role, plus excellent communication skills both written and verbal - M
Build peer support and strong internal-company relationships with other key departments - M
Willing and able to get down and grubby on the ground in the areas we operate. Tactical, scrappy, relentless - H

Mandatory Criteria if any with no exceptions to hire

Owned a sales number target, for a multi level (management and teams) team.
Must have multi level management experience with experience in managing over 7 people at mid managerial level.
Coordinated target setting, monitoring and performance evaluation, and actions of field sales team leaders.
Conversant with Data analysis, reporting and CRM tools.

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