{"id":31278,"date":"2018-07-05T13:24:18","date_gmt":"2018-07-05T13:24:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/?p=31278"},"modified":"2018-07-05T13:24:18","modified_gmt":"2018-07-05T13:24:18","slug":"worldcover-ghana-recruitment-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/worldcover-ghana-recruitment-2018.html","title":{"rendered":"WorldCover Ghana Recruitment 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Smallholder farmers everywhere face the constant threat of losing their crops and income due to drought. WorldCover helps to mitigate that risk by providing micro crop insurance directly to farmers. We currently operate in Ghana, Benin, Togo and Uganda, and are growing very fast. We are a for-profit company based in the United States, and we have ambitions to operate throughout the developing world.\u00a0http:\/\/worldcover.com<\/p>\n<p><b>Job Description<\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong>Job Title:\u00a0Sales Manager<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We are looking for an experienced Sales Manager to help us with expanding WorldCover\u2019s sales efforts in Ghana (currently active in Brong Ahafo and the three Northern Regions). This role involves assessing and making improvements to existing sales processes and team structure, launching continuous sales operations across multiple regions in Ghana, running sales experiments for the purpose of deepening current market insights, and directly managing and growing our current sales team.<\/p>\n<p><b>Responsibilities<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Develop and implement innovative sales pilots (limited by time and\/or growth targets) that will help us gain a greater understanding of the markets, customers and sales processes<\/li>\n<li>Achieve growth and hit sales targets in Ghana by successfully managing the sales teams<\/li>\n<li>Design and implement pragmatic sales models that expand the company\u2019s customer base, increase revenue and ensure its strong presence<\/li>\n<li>Establish innovative ways of increasing sales and revenue<\/li>\n<li>Hire, fire, coach, set objectives and monitor the performance of Field Officers<\/li>\n<li>Build and promote strong, long-lasting customer relationships by understanding their needs<\/li>\n<li>Present sales, revenue and expenses reports and realistic forecasts to management.<\/li>\n<li>Identify new markets and partners in the industry and manage those relationships<\/li>\n<li>Manage the preparation of the sales budget, graphing and reporting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Requirements<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A first Degree from a reputable educational institution, a Master\u2019s degree is an added advantage.<\/li>\n<li>3+ years of successful experience as a sales representative or sales manager in rural environments, consistently meeting or exceeding targets<\/li>\n<li>Proven ability to design and implement sales strategies<\/li>\n<li>Advanced skills in Excel\/Google Sheets for designing and using sales dashboards<\/li>\n<li>Excellent spoken and written English<\/li>\n<li>A Ghanaian native and fluent in at least\u00a0<b>one<\/b>\u00a0of the local languages<\/li>\n<li>A willingness to travel for up to 50% of your time.<\/li>\n<li>Excellent mentoring, coaching and people management skills<\/li>\n<li>Technology-savvy and very strong communications skills<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"how-to-apply\"><strong>How to Apply<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">All interested candidates or those seeking more information about the role are invited to send their resumes to:\u00a0<b>kofi.agyare@worldcovr.com<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Smallholder farmers everywhere face the constant threat of losing their crops and income due to drought. 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