Partnership Associate, Freetown (Sierra Leone)

Location: Sierra Leone & Liberia

About the role:

The Partnership Associate will work closely with the Commercial team (Partnership Sales) across Sierra Leone and Liberia to serve existing and potential Institution partners by providing product and service information, supporting trade activations while resolving product issues effectively.

Responsibilities

• Drive sales across consumer sales channels in the assigned territory.
• Branch level inventory management
• Receiving client queries and resolving consumer and channel queries with stipulated guidelines and timelines.
• Provide assistance towards trade activations and marketing campaigns as per set plans.
• Planning and conducting product and sales trainings to partner staff.
• Fulfilling within reasonable time aftersales and warranty requirements.
• Consolidating reports on other companies selling similar products, routes traveled, branches visited and activated, sales and stock position etc.
• Performing any other duties that may be assigned.

Skills

• Has a Degree or advanced Diploma in a business administration/ sales and marketing.
• Has two to five years’ hands on experience in service/ FMCG or Renewable Energy industry.
• Computer literate with proficiency in MS Excel, MS Word and MS PowerPoint.
• Must be ready to travel 75% of the time
• Good communication skills with fluency in both written and spoken English and spoken local language corresponding to the area of assignment.
• Clear thinking/problem solving ability.
• Results oriented and able to prioritize measurable goals.

Benefits

• Professional growth in a dynamic, rapidly expanding, high-social-impact industry
• An open-minded, collaborative culture made up of enthusiastic colleagues who are driven by the challenge of innovation towards 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 Center for Leadership.