About the job

In alignment with our trajectory of growth, Upya is actively seeking a dynamic and motivated Sales Manager. This role offers a unique opportunity to be part of a fast-growing team dedicated to positively impacting the lives of millions in frontier markets.

Joining Upya as the Sales Manager you will be a crucial player in our journey, leading our sales endeavors to new heights. Your role involves expanding our market reach, refining lead generation and conversion tactics, and initiating new strategic alliances.

About Upya

At Upya, our mission is to digitise last mile distribution and help bring essential goods to billions of under-served people around the world.

Our clients operate in frontier markets and complex environments. They sell impact products from solar home systems, to solar pumps and clean cookstoves. Some operate for profits and other collect Carbon Credits thanks to the CO2 emission they help avoid. We are here to help them digitise their business and expand their reach and impact. We work with distributors in more than 25 countries, across Asia and Africa.

Join an ambitious company with powerful tech and a highly international team.

What You’ll Be Doing

As a Sales Manager, you will:

• Identifying opportunities in target markets for your Upya’s offering
• Generating leads through cold calling prospective clients or networking at trade shows
• Developing and nurturing relationships with key customer accounts
• Work in tandem with the marketing and product teams to refine lead generation and conversion tactics.
• Explore and capitalize on new business avenues, initiating strategic alliances
• Craft and implement a robust sales strategy targeting Midsize and Enterprises
• Drive the sales funnel and report on key KPIs
• Become our very own Upya Expert when it comes to our platform and products

Ideal candidate

• Have a minimum of 2-3 years experience in a sales role within a SaaS business
• Proven 2-year track record of building a sales funnel and consistently delivering high levels of success in B2B complex sales
• Have a natural ability to build and maintain rapport with a diverse range of buyers
• Technical and complex sales acumen
• Obsession with building forward-thinking prospecting plans
• A validated creative & customer-centric approach to landing new opportunities
• Proven ability to set, meet, and exceed KPIs and performance goals
• Evidence of outstanding communication capabilities across all channels of communications
• Be fluent and incredibly articulate in English, both verbal and written (French or Spanish is a big bonus!)