Job Vacancies at Sun King (Formerly Greenlight Planet)
Job Vacancies at Sun King (Formerly Greenlight Planet)
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Associate Partnershipās 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 Kingās reach across the region.
You might be a strong candidate if you
- Ā Must have a Bachelorās or Masterās 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
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 Kingās reach across the region.
You might be a strong candidate if you
- Ā Must have a bachelorās or masterās 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
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 Kingās reach across the region.
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You might be a strong candidate if you
- Must have a bachelorās. Added advantage masterās 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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Method of Application
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