Job Vacancies at Sun King (Formerly Greenlight Planet)

Job Vacancies at Sun King (Formerly Greenlight Planet)

Job Vacancies at Sun King (Formerly Greenlight Planet)

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Associate Partnershipā€™s Manager Grid

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What you would be expected to do

  • Ā Developing a strong pipeline and reaching out to importers and distributors across the East & Southern Africa first.
  • Ā Focus on adding quality and large importers in the relevant markets with ability to scale.
  • Ā Continuously build the pipeline and work on onboarding maximum accounts in a quarter and finally deliver on annual targets.
  • Ā Collaborate with the ESA Grid team to improve understanding of the markets and build stronger contacts.
  • Ā Attend relevant regional conferences to find customers and build pipeline.
  • Ā Build relationship with relevant local and regional associations to increase Sun Kingā€™s reach across the region.

You might be a strong candidate if you

  • Ā Must have a Bachelorā€™s or Masterā€™s degree in management or equivalent. Engineering and Management combination is ideal.
  • Ā Must have at least 5 years of experience in a business development or distributor management role.
  • Ā Must have strong written and verbal fluency in English.
  • Ā Have strong connections with importers and distributors across the region.
  • Ā Knowledge of relevant associations to promote the brand offerings
  • Ā Adapt well with different cultures and nationalities
  • Ā Ready to get out of comfort zone and travel 5-7 days/month
  • Ā Hands on and prompt in getting back to partners and closing leads
  • Ā Have strong negotiation skills

What We Offer

  • An opportunity to grow as a professional in a dynamic, fast growing, high impact industry.
  • The chance to work in an open minded, collaborative culture surrounded by enthusiastic Greenlighters who are driven by the challenge of continuously innovating and growing a smart, sustainable business with profound impact on the world
  • 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 Greenlight Academy

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Telecom Strategic Partnership Manager (Off-Grid)

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What you would be expected to do

  • Developing a strong pipeline by reaching out to Telecom operators within East and Southern Africa.
  • Focus on adding quality and large Telecom players onto the Sun King portfolio in the relevant markets with ability to scale.
  • Continuously build the pipeline and work on onboarding maximum accounts in a quarter and finally deliver on annual targets.
  • Collaborate with the East and South Africa on -grid team to improve understanding of the markets and build stronger contacts.
  • Attend relevant regional conferences to find customers and build pipelines.
  • Build relationship with relevant local and regional associations to increase Sun Kingā€™s reach across the region.

You might be a strong candidate if you

  • Ā Must have a bachelorā€™s or masterā€™s degree in management, marketing and sales or equivalent.
  • Must have at least 5 years of experience in a Telecom operator products and services business development role.
  • Must have strong written and verbal fluency in English.
  • Have strong connections with Telecoms,FinTechs across the region.
  • Adapt well with diverse cultures and nationalities.
  • This role will entail at least 60%travel
  • Hands on and prompt in getting back to partners and closing leads.
  • Have strong negotiation skills.

What We Offer

  • An opportunity to grow as a professional in a dynamic, fast growing, high impact industry.
  • The chance to work in an open minded, collaborative culture surrounded by enthusiastic Sun King team members who are driven by the challenge of continuously innovating and growing a smart, sustainable business with profound impact on the world
  • 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 program

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Associate Strategic Partnerships Executive (Off-Grid)

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What you would be expected to do

  • Developing a strong pipeline by reaching out to Telecoms, Banks and MFI;s within East and Southern Africa.
  • Focus on adding quality and large Telecoms and Banks in the relevant markets with ability to scale.
  • Continuously build the pipeline and work on onboarding maximum accounts in a quarter and finally deliver on annual targets.
  • Collaborate with the EBD team to improve understanding of the market and build stronger contacts.
  • Build relationship with relevant local and regional associations to increase Sun Kingā€™s reach across the region.
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You might be a strong candidate if you

  • Must have a bachelorā€™s. Added advantage masterā€™s degree in management, marketing and sales or equivalent.
  • Must have at least 5 years of experience in making cold calls and have the ability to tele-sale Sun king products
  • Must have strong written and verbal fluency in English.
  • Have an ability to be agile and change from project to project easily
  • Knowledge of excel.
  • Travel locally when required
  • Hands on and prompt in getting back to emails and close leads.
  • Have strong negotiation skills.

What We Offer

  • An opportunity to grow as a professional in a dynamic, fast growing, high impact industry.
  • The chance to work in an open minded, collaborative culture surrounded by enthusiastic Sun King team members who are driven by the challenge of continuously innovating and growing a smart, sustainable business with profound impact on the world
  • 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

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