Sales Manager

We are looking for an exceptional PCM responsible for managing all the PCAs to ensure that prospects at the top of the funnel are followed through and helped through all various steps of the Champion recruitment process.

What You’ll Do:

  • Ensure the Implementation of stated team and company strategies, goals, objectives and procedures
  • Enforce the use of appropriate methods, frameworks and channels to source for prospective drivers
  • Management of external relationships e.g. Corporatives and Transport Authorities
  • Optimize processes for effective and efficient budget use
  • Supervise and oversee the PCA team
  • Develop creative recruitment strategies, tactics, funnels and procedures, etc to attract and retain drivers
  • Ensure quick resolution of customer/driver problems and complaints to maximize satisfaction
  • Ensure quick resolution of customer/driver problems and complaints to maximize satisfaction
  • Coordinate and drive sales effort with the team, drive conversion of inbound lead sales opportunities
  • Analyze the territory/market’s potential, track sales and status reports and communicate same with business
  • Keep abreast of best practices and promotional trends

Requirements

What You’ll Need:

  • Communicate the recruitment goals and objectives to recruiters
  • Maintain the internal candidate database (e.g. including contact information, geographical locations, and availability for new work, etc)
  • Communicate with the team to determine the effectiveness of recruitment plans and strategies
  • Research and recommend new sources for the recruitment of active and passive candidates
  • Create candidates' personas, job descriptions, related materials as well as scout and ensure the documentation of candidates accordingly
  • Build networks to find qualified candidates and promote the company
  • Review applicants to evaluate their qualifications and whether they meet requirements
  • Manage and ensure that job inquiries are responded to
  • Coordinate the assessment of candidates' background information, objectives and personality
  • Keep abreast of existing/new market practices
  • Research new ideas and anticipate future threats and opportunities
  • Analyze, identify and suggest untapped candidate pools
  • Work with asset manager to provide a consistent supply of driver capacity through contracts
  • Support in the building of a strong Riders/Driver community
  • Delegate responsibilities to ensure staff members grow as capable participants.
  • Understand recruitment and selection relatedness to workforce planning and its implications for productivity
  • Promote the company's mission and values
  • Ensure the establishment and maintenance of a pro-active human resource function to ensure employee motivation, training and development, wage and benefits administration, and compliance with established labor regulations and business culture
  • Coaching, managing, counseling, appraising and disciplining employees
  • Developing, coordinating, enforcing and supporting systems, policies, procedures, and productivity standards
  • Ensure Constant update and maintenance of prospective driver candidates (successful and unsuccessful) database
  • Prepare weekly reports to the Executive on Leads generation, Pipeline data and conversion rate
  • Ensure the record of individual performance of each PCA is recorded and shared with Executive
  • Hands-on experience with creating effective Pipeline generation and conversion strategies.
  • Strong working knowledge of developing orientation systems and tools
  • Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
  • Track record of managing Partners and 3rd Party vendors for multiple clients
  • Strong knowledge of recruitment practices, metrics, and guidelines.
  • Detail oriented
  • Excellent leadership and project management skills
  • Superb sales and management skills
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Track record of managing Partners and 3rd Party vendors for multiple clients
  • Strong knowledge of recruitment practices, metrics, and guidelines.
  • Able to initiate and maintain strong relationships with people from all types of background
  • Strong problem solver, with hands-on approach to plan and execute well
  • A start-up attitude- willingness to work hard to get things done
  • Ability to make discretionary judgment and to manage and impart confidential information
  • A degree in Operations management, Supply Chain, Logistics or equivalent degree
  • 5+ years experience in sales, logistics, operations, channel development/ recruitment, preferably in a supervisory role
  • Experience in e-Commerce transport operations is an added advantage

Benefits

What You’ll Get:

  • Competitive pay & benefits (plus stock options)
  • Premium Health insurance cover
  • Flexible work and hybrid working model
  • Consistent Learning and Development

About MAX:MAX is a team of passionate people building digital infrastructure to deliver the future of mobility in Africa and Emerging Markets. We attract people with conviction who are willing to bring new ideas and perspectives to a problem that affects everyone on the planet.At MAX, you’ll have a unique opportunity to align your passion with a meaningful mission.You will get a real opportunity to grow and make a real lasting impact on the lives of millions of people, and help deliver access to safe, reliable, affordable and sustainable transportation.Our Mission:We are Powering Africa’s Forward Movement, and this is being actualized through our transformative Mission: Making mobility safe, affordable, accessible and sustainable through the deployment of high-performance technology and operators.We are building the largest vehicle subscription and financial services platform for commercial drivers and transport operators across Africa. Our proprietary technology is enabling Drivers with no banking history to access low to zero emission vehicles, insurance, digital wallets and eHailing services on a subscription basis. From 2019 to 2020, we scaled from 200 to more than 10,000 drivers and have raised more than $40m to achieve our mission. Our goal is to serve 14million gig drivers across Africa's $250B mobility industry. In the short term, we are scaling our impact to 100,000 drivers across 10 cities in 3 countries.Our Values:In everything we do, we uphold these 5 values without compromise; Transparency: We’re taking everyone along for the ride. Integrity: We stand by our word to remain consistent with all parties, including you! Initiative: We prioritize ingenious ideas and nurture them which has brought us this far and we’re not stopping now. Partnership: We always keep the welcome mat rolled out on MAX Land; everyone is welcome. Safety: Safety to us at MAX means taking all road safety precautions, telling others about safety so that mobility is safe and comfortable for all. Our Impact: Financial Inclusion: We fill a critical funding gap for informal operators in Africa by arranging credit to drivers and micro-entrepreneurs who have few credible options. Economic Empowerment: We have onboarded +15000 drivers onto our platform with thousands more in the pipeline in a bid to fulfill the transportation needs in Africa. Sustainable Job Creation: We are creating direct and indirect jobs through income-generating assets, technology, and continuous skill development training. Transport Infrastructure: Our drivers are professionals and can guarantee high quality of service and safety to passengers. Environmental Sustainability: We are deploying electric vehicles, charging infrastructure, and battery swapping stations to propel the transition to clean mobility. Our Investors and Strategic Partners:MAX has raised $70m+ in funding to date, from strategic and financial investors including Lightrock (member of the LGT Group), Global Ventures, Yamaha, Mastercard, Shell Foundation, Novastar, Goodwell Investments, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Techstars, and DLM Capital. Its Series B first-close of $31m was delivered in December 2021 after which the company announced plans to scale Vehicle Subscriptions, Fintech Products, and Electric Vehicles (EVs) across Africa. Max expects that 31% of its fleet will be made up of EVs by 2024 and 69% by 2026.MAX is raising $100m+ within the next 12months to permanently transform mobility across Africa.

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