About the Role
Sun King is the global market leader in powering off-grid homes, providing reliable and affordable solar energy solutions to over 82 million customers across Africa and Asia. We are currently looking for a results-driven and passionate Area Business Manager to coordinate our sales, collections, and distribution operations in Sapele, Nigeria, utilizing our Pay-As-You-Go EasyBuy business model.
Key Responsibilities- Recruit, train, and retain a high-performing team of at least 40 Sun King Energy Officers within the assigned territory.
- Drive sales and ensure timely, accurate collections to meet or exceed monthly regional targets.
- Conduct daily and weekly field visits, joint field work, and night market activations to mentor Energy Officers and engage local communities.
- Implement robust field sales processes, including customer profiling, follow-ups, and managing product repossession as a last resort.
- Provide world-class customer service, ensuring all delivery, installation, and after-sales warranty issues are resolved within 24 hours.
- Control marketing and operational spend efficiently while expanding the local retail presence.
- Bachelor's degree in a business-related field or equivalent professional experience.
- At least 3 years of hands-on sales and customer care experience, preferably in the Nigerian market.
- Proficient in computer operations, specifically Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
- Strong leadership, planning, organizing, and out-of-the-box problem-solving skills.
- Excellent relationship-building abilities with deep knowledge of the Sapele territory.
- Accelerated professional growth within a rapidly expanding, high-impact renewable energy industry.
- Collaborative and multicultural work environment with passionate colleagues.
- Access to structured, tailored leadership training through the Sun King Center for Leadership.