ABOUT US To further expand our business in West Africa, we are looking for a dynamic Sales Manager, West-Africa. In this role, you will identify, develop, and manage opportunities in the solar PV and Storage Segments, driving growth and strengthening our market presence. MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES <ul><li>Achieve sales targets and increase market share in the West-African region.</li><li>Identify, acquire, and develop new customers in the solar PV and storage while strengthening relationships with existing accounts.</li><li>Manage existing accounts and build and maintain long-term customer relationships through regular on-site visits.</li><li>Develop a pipeline of potential and acquire new accounts by locating key decision makers and building stable sales relationships to generate sales across West-African markets</li><li>Lead contract negotiations and prepare competitive quotes.</li><li>Monitor market trends, analyze data, and provide reliable sales forecasts.</li><li>Act as a key interface with order processing to ensure smooth supply, delivery, and payment transactions.</li><li>Represent the company on trade shows and events to create awareness and demand for the company’s products.</li><li>Compliance with internal processes, policies, and external regulations</li></ul> COMPETENCIES <ul><li>Pro-active, results-driven attitude, pragmatic mind set and possessing a sense of urgency.</li><li>Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills to analyze sales performance and market trends </li><li>Excellent teamwork, communication and intercultural skills</li><li>Ability to work autonomously with high reliability, used to work under pressure.</li><li>Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to engage effectively with people at all levels, in a diverse, international environment.</li><li>Strong communication skills and ability to understand customers’ business.</li><li>Ability and willingness to travel (approx. 40%).</li></ul> LANGUAGES <ul><li>Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English</li></ul> LOCATION West Africa - Nigeria ( Remote ) Your backpack is filled with <ul><li>Minimum undergraduate degree in Business Administration or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience</li><li>3+ years of solar industry experience in a sales role of PV modules, inverters, battery storage or electrical equipment.</li><li>Demonstrated sales experience within the West Africa region or equivalent international expertise</li><li>The ideal candidate will bring his or her own industry network</li></ul> WHAT WE OFFER <ul><li>The atmosphere: A modern work environment, brimming with positive energy, healthy growth, and diverse teams</li><li>Additional benefits: Attractive salary package, including company benefits. </li><li>Balance: Hybrid work (working from home/at the office), flexible hours as well as days off for special occasions </li><li>Prospects: Individual professional development programs, training, and workshops </li><li>Opportunities to influence the way we work: The freedom to contribute your own ideas and play a key role in shaping the future of our company </li><li>Sustainability: Efforts include our zero waste office program, systematic recycling, bee keeping, planting trees and regular beach clean-ups</li><li>Our rationale: Solar energy as a sustainable energy source, enabling the world to switch to clean, renewable energy</li></ul> CONTACT Questions? Our HR team is here for you:  <a href="mailto:careers-europe@csisolar.com">careers-europe@csisolar.com</a>.

Founded in 2001 in Ontario Canada, Canadian Solar (NASDAQ: CSIQ) is as a global energy provider with successful business subsidiaries in 20 countries &amp; regions on 6 continents. Canadian Solar is both a leading manufacturer of solar PV modules and a provider of solar energy solutions, with over 14,000 employees globally. With state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in Canada, China, Brazil and South East Asian countries, Canadian Solar now has module manufacturing capacity and has delivered more than 55 GW of premium quality solar modules to customers in over 150 countries in the past 20 years. Canadian Solar has solar power projects globally and solar power plants that are in commercial operation, with a resale value of US$1.2 billion. In addition, Canadian Solar has a geographically diversified utility-scale solar power project pipeline around 10 GWp, with projects being developed in the U.S., Japan, Latin America,Australia, EMEA, South East Asia, India and China. Of the total project pipeline, 2.9 GWp of projects are at late-stage development and have secured energy offtake agreements. In 2018, Canadian Solar achieved a revenue of US$3.74 billion, Meanwhile, Canadian Solar was listed as the Bloomberg New Energy Finance’s Tier 1 Module Manufacturer in terms of bankability for Q4 2018, and was named as Top 3 Global Utility-scale Solar PV Project Developer for 2017 by GTM Research. Canadian Solar Founder and CEO Dr. Shawn Qu blogs as a LinkedIn Influencer at <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawnqu/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawnqu/</a>. Canadian Solar is making the difference by delivering more clean, safe and affordable solar energy to the world.

Sales Manager - West Africa

ABOUT US To further expand our business in West Africa, we are looking for a dynamic Sales Manager, West-Africa. In this role, you will identify, develop, and manage opportunities in the solar PV and Storage Segments, driving growth and strengthening our market presence. MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES <ul><li>Achieve sales targets and increase market share in the West-African region.</li><li>Identify, acquire, and develop new customers in the solar PV and storage while strengthening relationships with existing accounts.</li><li>Manage existing accounts and build and maintain long-term customer relationships through regular on-site visits.</li><li>Develop a pipeline of potential and acquire new accounts by locating key decision makers and building stable sales relationships to generate sales across West-African markets</li><li>Lead contract negotiations and prepare competitive quotes.</li><li>Monitor market trends, analyze data, and provide reliable sales forecasts.</li><li>Act as a key interface with order processing to ensure smooth supply, delivery, and payment transactions.</li><li>Represent the company on trade shows and events to create awareness and demand for the company’s products.</li><li>Compliance with internal processes, policies, and external regulations</li></ul> COMPETENCIES <ul><li>Pro-active, results-driven attitude, pragmatic mind set and possessing a sense of urgency.</li><li>Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills to analyze sales performance and market trends&nbsp;</li><li>Excellent teamwork, communication and intercultural skills</li><li>Ability to work autonomously with high reliability, used to work under pressure.</li><li>Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to engage effectively with people at all levels, in a diverse, international environment.</li><li>Strong communication skills and ability to understand customers’ business.</li><li>Ability and willingness to travel (approx. 40%).</li></ul> LANGUAGES <ul><li>Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English</li></ul> LOCATION West Africa - Nigeria ( Remote ) Your backpack is filled with <ul><li>Minimum undergraduate degree in Business Administration or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience</li><li>3+ years of solar industry experience in a sales role of PV modules, inverters, battery storage or electrical equipment.</li><li>Demonstrated sales experience within the West Africa region or equivalent international expertise</li><li>The ideal candidate will bring his or her own industry network</li></ul> WHAT WE OFFER <ul><li>The atmosphere: A modern work environment, brimming with positive energy, healthy growth, and diverse teams</li><li>Additional benefits: Attractive salary package, including company benefits.&nbsp;</li><li>Balance: Hybrid work (working from home/at the office), flexible hours as well as days off for special occasions&nbsp;</li><li>Prospects: Individual professional development programs, training, and workshops&nbsp;</li><li>Opportunities to influence the way we work:&nbsp;The freedom to contribute your own ideas and play a key role in shaping the future of our company&nbsp;</li><li>Sustainability: Efforts include our zero waste office program, systematic recycling, bee keeping, planting trees and regular beach clean-ups</li><li>Our rationale: Solar energy as a sustainable energy source, enabling the world to switch to clean, renewable energy</li></ul> CONTACT Questions? Our HR team is here for you:&nbsp; <a href="mailto:careers-europe@csisolar.com">careers-europe@csisolar.com</a>.

Sales Manager - West Africa

About the Job

About the Company

Canadian Solar (Europe, Africa, Asia)

Similar Jobs

Area Sales Manager

Area Sales Manager

Regional Service Sales Manager

Regional Service Sales Manager

Key Account Manager ITA-FRA-UK

Key Account Manager ITA-FRA-UK

Sales Specialist

Sales Specialist

Senior Sales Manager

Senior Sales Manager

Commercial Solar Sales Manager

Commercial Solar Sales Manager

Sales Manager

Sales Manager

Senior Commercial Manager, Europe

Senior Commercial Manager, Europe

Senior Sales Manager

Senior Sales Manager

Sales Manager Czechia Distribution

Sales Manager Czechia Distribution