Vacancy title:
Branch Manager

Jobs at:
SolarNow Services (U) Ltd

Deadline of this Job:
18 June 2018

Duty Station:
Kapchorwa, Uganda

JOB DETAILS:
Reports to: Regional Sales Manager
Closing Date: 18.06.2018

Job brief
We are looking for a high-performing Branch Manager to meet our customer acquisition and revenue growth targets by keeping our company competitive and innovative. You will be responsible for maximizing our sales team potential, crafting sales plans and justifying those to plans to the upper management.

Responsibilities.

• Supervise and follow up on the sales team’s daily performance by providing business plans and monitor performance to ensure the team meet their daily target.
  
• Implement marketing campaigns to ensure that all business process standards are met.
  
• Maintain contact and friendly relationships with customers and suppliers, building a favorable company image; by resolving problems and complaints as they arise.
  
• Manage branch stock by handling the movement of branch inventory and asset management of all company items.
  
• Maintain branch security, opening and closing of the branch to oversee overall branch activities.
  
• Implement a strategic business plan that expands company’s customer base
  
• Conduct the recruitment, coaching and mentoring new branch staff.
  
• Identify emerging markets and market shifts while being fully aware of new products and competition status.

Skills
The ideal candidate must possess the following skills;

• Ability to communicate in the native language of the region ie Kupsabiny, Swahili and English.
  
• Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills;
  
• Good leadership skills
  
• Ability to motivate and coach a team into achieving set goals.
  
• Good marketing skills and a general knowledge of sales techniques.
  
• Must be proficient in the use of computers and software such as MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook, and MS PowerPoint.
  
• Should be assertive, and handle pressure effectively.

Academic Background.
Bachelors degree in business or management or a related field

Work Experience
Minimum of Two years’ Managerial experience in similar role

About SolarNow
SolarNow is an Asset financing company that sells high quality renewable energy products and appliances to households and businesses in Uganda. The company started operations in 2011 and has since opened 49 branches throughout Uganda.
Expansion to the other East African Countries started in 2016.

Conditions:
SolarNow offers industry standard remuneration, health insurance & lunch.

Job application procedure
SolarNow stopped recruiting for this job.