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​About Us:

Watu Credit Uganda Ltd is an Asset Fin Tech company transforming mass-market mobility across Africa by enabling financial inclusion and accessibility. At Watu, we empower entrepreneurs by providing the tools they need to move and improve lives.

We are looking for motivated Sales Development Representatives to drive Watu Simu’s sales growth by recruitment of the new dealers, managing dealer relationships, expanding store coverage, and ensuring excellent field execution and many more.

Job Purpose:

Position Details:
Job Title: Sales Development Representatives – Watu Simu
Reports to: Field Sales Development Manager

Core Responsibilities:

• Execute the acquisition of new dealerships and maintain strong dealership relationships within assigned territory.
• Achieve sales growth in alignment with targets.
• Conduct the regular visits to the dealers within the assigned territory.
• Conduct regular training for the dealership owner and the staff on the product offer, system and dashboards usage, after sales services.
• Execute the distribution and placement of marketing materials to dealers.
• Conduct monitoring and continuous improvement of portfolio quality.

Detailed Responsibilities:

• Route management: Ensure full route compliance and effective store coverage within the assigned territory.
• Dealer and Territory Management: Manage relationships with dealers and Front Officers (FOs) to ensure smooth daily operations, adherence to routes, and strong sales performance.
• Market Development: Expand distribution within the assigned territory by on boarding new dealerships and stores each month to grow Watu Simu’s footprint in the region.
• Sales Growth: Drive credit conversions and promote Watu Simu products to increase dealer/store sales and overall revenue performance.
• Brand Visibility: Execute distribution and placement of branding materials and ensure Watu Simu products are prominently presented for maximum visibility and customer engagement.
• Performance Monitoring: Track and analyze key sales and portfolio health metrics, identify underperforming areas, and implement improvement actions through regular field reviews and coaching for dealers and Front Officers.
• Portfolio Quality Management: Monitor repayment performance within the territory, ensuring timely follow-up on unpaid or overdue accounts.
• Risk Mitigation: Identify potential risks such as dealer non-compliance, irregular Front Officer activities, or portfolio deterioration and take proactive corrective actions.
• Training: Provide ongoing training and retraining to FOs and dealers on Watu Simu processes, systems, product offer and after sales services to ensure accuracy and quality in customer on boarding and after sales support.
• Operational Support of Dealers: Provide field-level assistance to ensure dealers and FOs have all necessary tools and information. Confirm FOs are correctly signed in under their respective dealerships and POS. Escalate recurring or unresolved challenges for timely resolution. Provide immediate support for operational or system-related issues. Lead dealership WhatsApp group discussions on boarding and FO account creation.
• Market Intelligence: Gather and report insights on competitor activities, and customer trends to help shape strategic decisions.
• Reporting and Communication: Submit accurate and timely daily and weekly reports on field activities, performance, and market feedback.
• Compliance and Ethical Standards: Uphold company policies, maintaining professionalism, and ensuring compliance with all operational procedures.
• Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities to enhance field efficiency and effectiveness.
• Any other task that might be assigned by the management

Required Qualifications and Skills:

• Diploma or Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, or related field
• Minimum 2 years of sales or field experience, preferably in telecom or financial services
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship management skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• In-depth knowledge of mobile phones, asset financing and sales processes.
• Proven experience in market penetration and distribution, acquisition of new clients
• Demonstrated experience developing and implementing sales plans and strategies that have demonstrated impact to business
• Demonstrated knowledge of customer needs based on customer segments applicable to Watu
• Ability to analyze data and making decisions informed by the data, use Excel / Google sheets / Performance dashboards
• High integrity and adherence to company policies.
• Willingness to travel extensively within the assigned territory
• Strong networking and relationship-building abilities.
• Passion for sales and customer engagement.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple priorities.

Mode of Application;
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should send a copy of their updated CV the link that will be provided https://watu.applytojob.com/apply/73DODX1DjJ/Sales-Development-Representaives-Watu-Simu

Note:  Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Any efforts to influence the recruitment process will lead to automatic disqualification & blacklisting.

The Deadline for applications is not later than 5:00 PM, Monday 26 January  2025