Sales Associate at Powwater

• We are looking for a Sales Associate to join our efforts in Nairobi, Kenya. The ideal candidate should have at least 2 years of sales experience and a start-up mentality. You will grow more than you could ever imagine in this role. You will work closely with the CEO of the company and will play a critical role in shaping the company’s future.
• This is a salary + commission sales role; 80% of your time will be spent in the field and 20% of your time will be spent in the office.

Responsibilities

• Drive sales through customer engagement.
• Proactively identify opportunities to grow PowWater’s brand awareness both online and offline to enhance PowWater’s presence and appeal within the city.
• Forecasting sales, developing “out of the box” sales strategies/models, and evaluating their effectiveness
• Evaluate and anticipate customers’ needs and build productive long-lasting relationships
• Maintain and expand client databases within your assigned territory
• Monitor competition within the assigned region/zone
• Design and develop customer growth activities to improve acquisition, retention, and loyalty specifically

You should:

• Have a teachable can-do attitude.
• An insatiable thirst for results.
• Start-up experience preferred
• Have at least 2 years of professional sales experience, with strong knowledge of sales and marketing.
• Understanding of the sales process and dynamics.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Superb interpersonal skills, including the ability to quickly build rapport with customers.
• Experience using computers for a variety of tasks.
• Managing digital tools and online platforms.
• Able to work comfortably in a fast-paced environment.
• Be a great storyteller, communicator, public speaker, and a master negotiator
• Always be discovering and prospecting with an ever-growing list of leads
• Have a commercial mindset, be able to analyze data and marketing analytics to make informed business decisions, and report on the effectiveness and efficiency of growth drivers.
• Be that guy/girl – you know who the users are, where it’s happening and how to get our app in their hands
• Be a passionate believer in our mission to empower the world through sustainable safe water in Kenya and the world – living the PowWater values, representing the company in everything you do.

Benefits

• Scale with a rapidly growing startup, with tons of opportunities for growth
• Contribute to our mission and work in our dynamic and fast-paced team
• Competitive base salary based on experience and the opportunity to earn as much as you want to based on commissions