Area Officer Job in Kenya

Travel

requirement:100%     
 

Direct

Reporting: Sales and Marketing Manager Indirect Reporting: Operation

Manager

Company Profile & Job Specification: Solar

Kiosk is an award winning company conducting sustainable energy and retail

business in developing countries. 

It is

based out of Berlin (Germany) and currently has six subsidiaries in Africa and

projects in three continents. 

Flat

hierarchies, a high degree of personal responsibility, quick decision-making,

cordial teamwork and a dynamic and innovative business environment characterize

our company. 

We are

looking for an Area Officer to be trained on how to manage, train and support

kiosk operators in a hands on manner on the job drive sales and business

development, maintain compliance and continuously improve the performance of

the kiosk as per the area assigned. 

Roles and Responsibilities

• Oversee
  
  day to day operations of up to seven kiosks.


• Successfully
  
  drive sales and business development.


• Report
  
  to ROM on all stock takes in all kiosks within assigned area and also
  
  support the operations and supply chain team with information as and when
  
  needed.



• Suggest
  
  turnaround strategies to ROM for under-performing kiosks, incl. review of
  
  Operator and potential sales prospects, product mix, etc.


• Assess
  
  and suggest to the ROM new business opportunities in specific kiosk sites
  
  to increase sales.


• Undertake
  
  a continuous market research for all assigned kiosk sites to suggest new
  
  product and/or business ideas to increases gross profit.


• Be
  
  aware of all developments on community level that might deteriorate the
  
  profit or even threaten business continuity of a kiosk. Pro-actively
  
  suggest strategies to ROM to avert threats.


• Coach
  
  Operators pro-actively how to improve sales and ensure targets are met per
  
  kiosk.


• Establish
  
  good contacts and maintain the relationships with local financial
  
  institutions, groups, schools, hospitals and other potential institutional
  
  clients


• Check
  
  at daily visit merchandising and display.


• Check
  
  at daily visit structure and electrical components.


• Be
  
  physically present at every stock delivery and be capable to perform
  
  required stock receipt duty via POS


• Ensure
  
  that all cash is collected and immediately sent to head office


• Identify
  
  none-compliance / assure compliance of Operators with all internal
  
  policies & procedures

Educational

and Professional Requirements 


• University
  
  / College degree / diploma in any Business related study, Youth Training,
  
  Sales, Customer Care or such related field with 1 year work experience in
  
  sales.


• Must
  
  have sales and marketing skills and able to communicate effectively, both
  
  in writing and verbally, in English and Swahili.


• Proficient
  
  with standard office software (incl. MS Word and MS Excel or equivalent).


• Driving
  
  license and/or rider’s license.

Contact

: If

your qualifications match the above profile, you can identify with our vision

and you are excited about this challenging position, we look forward to

receiving your application on kenya.jobs@solarkiosk.eu by 5th June 2016. 

It

should include a cover letter with salary expectations and earliest possible

starting date and a Curriculum vitae 
Regret: Due to

the high number of applications anticipated we may not be able to respond back

to all applications however we will keep your resume in our database for future

positions.