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Ujenge Ltd HEAD OF SALES

Head of Sales 

Job Description 

Position Title: Head of Sales

A. Position Information 

Department: Sales 

Location: Kigali, Rwanda 

Reporting to: UH Managing Director 

Direct Reports: 

Sales team 
– 1) Projects 
2) Hardware Stores


B. Job Summary 

The Head of Sales is responsible for increasing and sustaining UH’s revenues through the development of UH’s customer base, in-depth market understanding and appropriate pricing levels of UH’s products. 

He/She will manage a sales team to sell to construction projects and hardware stores in Rwanda and Burundi. 

C. Main Responsibilities 

Responsibilities 

• Ensure client requests for product prices through to confirmation of sale are dealt with efficiently through UH sales team and in liaison with UH Procurement, UH Logistics and UH Finance. 

• Deepen market understanding for UH’s products to extend client base and decide on pricing and range for UH’s products. 

• Develop client base in Rwanda and Burundi through potential client and project identification and relationship development 

• Develop and refine systems, process and UH sales team to deal efficiently with client requests for product prices through to the confirmation of sales 

• Create and maintain an up to date UH product catalogue and database 

• Analyse UH product sales data to create management reports and identify trends 

D. Minimum job requirements 

Education 

Bachelors Degree or above in business, management or construction
related field 

Experience 

• 5 – 7 years in sales and marketing and/ or related field, experience in the construction sector an advantage

• Proven ability to successfully manage a team and develop systems and processes 

Specialist Skills 

• Proficient in Microsoft Office packages Excel, Word, Powerpoint 

• Data analysis skills

• Fluency in English, French language skills an advantage 
Certification and licenses N/A

E. Physical requirements 

The location of the work will be the UH Kigali office, with frequent travel to projects and potential client sites within Rwanda and Burundi. 


How to Apply

Where to apply: recruitment@ujenge.com

Deadline to apply: April 30, 2013 
Please provide: 

- Motivation Letter

- Resume

- 3 references 

Disclaimer 

This Job Description is only a summary of the typical functions of the job and not an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all possible job responsibilities. The responsibilities, duties and tasks of the job holder may vary from those outlined in this job description. Other duties may be assigned as part of this job.