Sun King Store Executive

Overview

Greenlight Planet is a social, for-profit business that designs, distributes, and finances solar-powered home energy products, with an underserved population in mind: the 1.3 billion global consumers for whom the old-fashioned electrical grid is either unavailable or too expensive.  

Over a decade in business, the company is now a leading global brand in emerging markets across Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa.  Greenlight’s Sun King™ products provide modern light and energy to 30 million people in more than 60 countries.

From the company’s wide range of trusted Sun King™ solar lamps and home energy systems, to its innovative distribution partnerships, to its EasyBuy™ pay-as-you-go consumer financing model, Greenlight Planet continuously strives to meet the evolving needs of the off-grid market.

Greenlight stays in touch with underserved consumers’ needs in part by operating its own direct-to-consumer sales network, including thousands of trusted sales agents in local communities.  But to reach most consumers, Greenlight partners with hundreds of of last-mile distribution companies, ranging from small retail wholesalers, to the world’s largest micro-finance institutions, mobile network operators, and energy companies.

Today, with over 900 full-time employees  in 11 countries, we remain continuously impressed at how each new team member contributes unique and innovative solutions to the global off-grid challenge, from new product designs, to better training strategies, to more efficient logistical and after-sales service systems.  We listen closely to each other to improve our products, our service, and ultimately, the lives of underserved consumers. 

Position: Sun King Store Executive

Job Location: Countrywide

Reporting to: Regional Business Manager

The Role:

Greenlight Planet is looking for a Sun King Store Executive to be responsible for ensuring that the overall performance targets of the Sun King Stores in Tanzania are met, both in terms of quality and quantity.

Key responsibilities for the role include:

Shop Identification

• Ensure the shop is at a vantage point and meets the Sun King retail standards. 
• Ensure the shop has adequate space for stock (200 units of each product)
• Ensure the premise has Electricity and Water
• Ensure the shop lease is drawn & signed between Greenlight Planet and the Landlord
• Ensure the necessary permits are obtained and displayed within the shop
• Ensure the shop has a burglar system installed

Configuration

• Setup for the necessary equipment at the shop
  • Service Workbench tools
  • Computers and ISP
  • Furniture
  • Any other requirement
• Follow up procurement of the above mentioned
• Software installation, configuration and training at every shop
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 Training

• Ensure the shop executives have the necessary technical and technological know-how and are clear on what is expected from them and they meet set targets
  • Stock management
  • Angaza App
  • Kazi App
  • Replacement process and procedures
  • Repairs and spare management at the bench

Inventory Management

• Maintain an online tracker for stock for every shop within the country
  • Products
  • All product spares
  • Ephemera (Marketing Merchandise)
  • Spare tools & Equipment

Repairs

• Ensure the Service Centres have a workbench with the necessary repair tools and toolkits 
• Ensure safety procedures are observed to avert hazards at the bench.
• Ensure OSHA (Occupational Safety & Health Act) standards are observed

Reports

• Inventory
  • Prepare weekly report on hand stock report
  • Prepare weekly report stock issued out
  • Prepare weekly report on shop sales
• Audit Reports
  • Report on quarterly spot checks on branding or when needed
  • Report on cash spent per shop

Payments

• Ensure all the payments related to the shop are raised and are processed in appropriate time to avert any inconvenience.
  • Trading license
  • Council permits
  • Rent
  • Utility bills

Requirements/ Qualifications

• Degree/Diploma in Social Sciences or related subjects
• At least 2 years of work experience, preferably in Solar energy Industry, Microfinance or Telecom
• Previous experience as Shop Manager will be an added advantage
• Have great communication skills both in English and Kiswahili
• Should be highly organized, has sense of urgency, and great timekeeper
• High computer literacy, especially in Microsoft excel, word and tally systems
• Passionate about working with rural consumers and resolving their issues
• Should be process and result oriented individual, self-motivated and able to work independently.
• Driven by the social mission to provide energy to consumers and employment to rural communities
• Should be a values-driven individual

We are looking for someone who is driven, passionate and excited about the opportunity to bring honest, affordable, energy to homes in Africa and Asia.  If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you. 

Greenlight Planet offers competitive compensation, a fun, supportive work environment, and opportunities for continued professional growth within a fast-growing global enterprise.

Greenlight Planet believes in equal opportunity for all people:  We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, HIV/AIDS status, or disability.