职位描述
Job Location: Bauchi, Bauchi State.
Area of Coverage: North East (Plataeu, Bauchi, Gombe, Adamawa, Yobe and Taraba)
About the role
We are seeking a driven and experienced Area Sales Executive (ASE) to lead B2B solar sales in the assigned territory. The ASE will be responsible for identifying and closing solar project opportunities with commercial, industrial, and institutional clients. This role requires deep market understanding, strong consultative selling skills, and the ability to manage long sales cycles for high-value projects.
Department
Partnerships Sales
Employment Type
Permanent - Full Time
Location
Nigeria
Workplace type
Onsite
Reporting To
Retail Manager West and Centra Africa
What you would be expected to do
Sales & Business Development
- Achieve monthly, quarterly, and annual sales targets within the assigned area.
- Generate leads through field visits, referrals, and local marketing activities.
- Develop and execute regional sales plans in alignment with company goals.
- Manage the full sales cycle from sales generation to negotiation and closure.
- Build and maintain strong, long-term relationships with retail partners and retailers. clients.
- Follow up on proposals, pricing discussions, and contracts (Government etc) to ensure smooth handover to project teams.
Channel & Dealer Management
- Recruit, train, and manage channel partners, dealers, and distributors.
- Provide ongoing support, product training, and incentives to dealers to drive sales.
- Monitor channel performance and ensure timely order processing and delivery.
Strategic Market Development
- Map the assigned territory for high-potential B2B solar prospects.
- Participate in local events, expos, or trade shows relevant to the renewable energy sector.
Customer Engagement
- Handle customer queries and assist in after-sales service coordination.
Market Intelligence
- Stay updated on industry, market trends, and government policies in the solar sector.
- Provide regular feedback to the management to refine sales strategies.
Reporting & CRM
- Maintain accurate sales records, client database, and pipeline tracking using CRM tools.
- Provide regular updates on performance, forecasts, and market feedback to the Regional Manager.
- Maintain accurate records of sales activities, client interactions, and pipeline status in CRM tools.
- Submit daily/weekly/monthly sales reports, trade visits and monthly itinerary to the reporting manager.
You might be a strong candidate if you
- Bachelor's degree or its equivalent in Business, Engineering, Marketing, or a related field.
- 2-4 years of experience in B2B or B2C field sales; experience in the solar/renewables/electrical industry is preferred.
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and presentation skills.
- Experience with high-value consultative selling and long sales cycles.
- Willingness to travel extensively within the assigned area.
- Good knowledge of solar product specifications and performance is an added advantage.
- Familiarity with government solar policies, net metering, subsidies, and regulatory landscape.
- Proficiency in MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint).
- Experience working with channel/distributor networks.
What Sun King Offers
- Professional growth in a dynamic, rapidly expanding, high-social-impact industry
- An open-minded, collaborative culture with enthusiastic colleagues driven by the challenge of innovation and making a profound impact on people and the planet.
- A truly multicultural experience: you will have the chance to work with and learn from people from different geographies, nationalities, and backgrounds.
- Structured, tailored learning and development programs that help you become a better leader, manager, and professional through the Sun King Center for Leadership.
Sun King employs 3,500 full-time staff in 14 countries, with specialties spanning product design, data science, logistics, customer service, sales, software, operations, and more - all with a passion to serve off-grid families. Sun King is committed to gender diversity in the workplace. Women represent 42% of Sun King's workforce.
薪资与福利
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他们的业务
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项目与业绩
太阳王在扩大太阳能接入方面取得了显著进展,历史上已为超过8200万人提供了电力,过去十年中有1800万肯尼亚人受益于他们的产品。值得注意的是,目前每五个肯尼亚人中就有一个使用太阳王的太阳能解决方案,该公司的用户群在尼日利亚在过去一年中增长了三倍(来源: physics.illinois.edu)。该公司与Imagine Worldwide合作,在马拉维的每所小学安装太阳能系统,管理从制造到安装的整个价值链(来源: sunking.com)。此外,最近一项价值1.56亿美元的证券化交易于2025年完成,旨在通过分布式屋顶系统为140万户肯尼亚家庭和企业提供太阳能接入(来源: citigroup.com)。该公司还在肯尼亚Tatu City扩展其制造能力,建立了一座10,000平方米的新工厂,初期将每年生产70万个太阳能设备(来源: expogr.com)。
近期发展
在过去两年中,太阳王成功完成了一项与花旗及其合作伙伴的标志性1.56亿美元本币证券化交易,旨在为140万肯尼亚人提供太阳能解决方案,从而支持该国的电气化目标(来源: citigroup.com)。该公司还于2025年12月1日在肯尼亚Tatu City启用了其首个非洲制造工厂,生产包括电视和智能手机在内的太阳能产品,创造数百个就业机会,初始年产能力为70万个单位(来源: pvknowhow.com)。早些时候,一轮2.6亿美元的融资为扩展更大AC系统和电器提供了1亿美元的专款,进一步巩固了太阳王的市场地位(来源: physics.illinois.edu)。该公司在扩大运营的同时保持了持续的盈利能力,并全面重新品牌为太阳王(来源: physics.illinois.edu)。
在这里工作
太阳王提供多种职位,涵盖销售、运营、客户服务、培训、风险管理和研究/采购等不同部门。该公司雇佣了超过34,000名现场代理,参与销售、安装和服务,重点在内罗毕总部和新的Tatu City制造设施招聘(来源: sunking.com)。公司文化强调基层分销和针对离网需求的创新,同时通过创造就业机会和本地化供应链确保工作稳定性和地方经济影响(来源: physics.illinois.edu)。记录的员工福利包括灵活的融资选项、产品的全面保修、专业安装、售后支持和免费维护检查,所有这些都为支持性的工作环境做出了贡献(来源: sunking.com)。