Area Business Manager, Pallisa

• PositionArea Business Manager, Pallisa
• CompanySun King
• LocationPallisa, Uganda
• Job TypeFull Time
• CategorySales, Management, Operations Jobs in Uganda
• IndustryOff-grid solar energy and pay-as-you-go financing
• DepartmentEasyBuy Direct Sales
• DeadlineNo closing date published by employer

Sun King Uganda presents its business as a home and business solar provider, with products ranging from lanterns and home systems to solar inverters. Its local website describes EasyBuy as an instalment payment option and highlights installation, warranty and after-sales care.

Globally, Sun King says it designs, distributes, installs and finances solar energy solutions for people without reliable electricity access. Its range spans entry-level solar lanterns and home systems through to larger systems for households and businesses.

The Area Business Manager coordinates sales, collections and distribution for Sun King's EasyBuy solar products, delivered through a network of Energy Officers. The role covers hiring and retaining a team of at least 40, clarifying routes and daily expectations, training agents and accompanying their first five sales. It also includes regular field contact, group coaching, market and community activations, target tracking and practical support when operating or customer issues arise in Pallisa.

The Pallisa manager reports to the Regional Business Manager and coordinates Energy Officers alongside the Area Retail Coordinator. The district remit covers recruitment, practical sales and collection coaching, customer support and retail expansion, while monitoring local market activity and performance. Sun King lists a fixed-term full-time on-site appointment and asks for a business-related degree or equivalent and three years of hands-on sales experience.

In plain terms, this job splits into 4 areas of work. Each list below restates the employer’s duties in shorter words; the advert linked under How To Apply is the final word.

Recruitment and officer training

This area builds a reliable field workforce and equips officers with the product, process and conduct standards needed for local selling.

• Recruit and retain at least 40 Energy Officers through suitable channels and local influencers, building goodwill for Sun King's clean-energy mission.
• Train field sellers in sales, collections, product and technical matters, stock and logistics, while reinforcing ethical professional conduct.

Field coaching and routines

The manager stays close to field execution, gives practical coaching, sets operating expectations and reinforces core customer-facing routines.

• Clarify daily responsibilities, assigned sales areas, routes, targets, product demonstrations, basic query handling and access to the area manager.
• Meet each Energy Officer weekly, address field obstacles, update the Regional Business Manager, and personally oversee each officer's first five sales.
• Run weekly group coaching, night and market activations, and outreach sales through SACCOs, self-help groups, retail centres and markets.

Targets collections and service

This work balances growth and repayment quality while ensuring buyers receive support through delivery, use, installation and after-sales queries.

• Report daily and weekly recruitment, sales, customer issues and resolutions while meeting monthly targets set by the Regional Business Manager.
• Review collections each day, teach customer and territory profiling, pursue overdue payments, settle customer concerns and make repossession a last resort.
• Handle delivery, product-use and payment guidance, installations and warranty concerns, keeping clear service processes and resolving issues within 24 hours.

Market, spend and retail

The manager protects commercial performance by monitoring competition, stewarding tools and budgets, holding reviews and widening retail reach.

• Watch competing solar sellers, alert managers to market shifts and take steps to defend and expand Sun King's local position.
• Supply Energy Officers with marketing resources and equipment, then check returns across marketing, supply chain, store upkeep and smartphone costs.
• Host weekly reviews with Energy Officers and the Regional Business Manager, clear open cases, encourage strong results and sustain team motivation.
• Expand retail distribution alongside the Area Retail Coordinator, keep activities within company procedures and increase the presence of high-selling retailers.

Required Education

• A degree in a business-related field or equivalent.

Work Experience

• At least 3 years of hands-on sales experience.

Additional Requirements

• Ability to source, hire and retain sales personnel, including through community influencers.
• Proven direct-sales and field-sales experience, with knowledge of route planning and sales-territory management.
• Ability to set, monitor and achieve sales and collections targets, and use daily and weekly sales data to improve results.
• Strong customer-service skills and ability to resolve complaints; structured reporting, negotiation and persuasion skills.
• Solar-industry knowledge is an advantage.

Technical Skills

• Sales territory and routes: Knowledge of route planning and sales-territory management.
• Sales and collections performance: Set, monitor and achieve sales and collection targets; track daily and weekly results.
• Structured reporting: Provide updates on sales, recruitment, customer issues and resolutions.

Soft Skills

• Recruitment and retention: Source, hire and retain sales personnel, including through community influencers.
• Customer service: Resolve customer complaints efficiently and support a positive customer experience.
• Critical thinking: Assess sales data and use it to improve performance.
• Negotiation and persuasion: Use negotiation and persuasion skills in direct and field sales work.

The listing describes professional growth, a collaborative and multicultural workplace, and tailored development through the Sun King Center for Leadership.

• Lead Sun King's EasyBuy field sales and collections operation in Pallisa.
• Build and maintain a team of at least 40 Energy Officers.
• Coach officers directly through their first five sales and ongoing field activity.
• Combine sales targets with repayment performance and customer problem resolution.
• Develop retail presence alongside an Area Retail Coordinator.
• Access the employer-described tailored leadership and professional development programme.

Apply through Sun King’s official Area Business Manager, Pallisa application page and use the Apply Now form. Upload a CV or resume in PDF or DOCX format; the personal summary is optional. Sun King has not published a closing date.

• Checked on 14 November 2026 against Sun King's official advert.
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