Job Description

Posted on September 2, 2022

Overview / Job Description
Book Now Zambia Ltd – A Dot Com Zambia Company – is an award winning Zambian ICT company that was launched in 2009. The company prides itself as company that is focused on building ICT based solutions for the Zambian and African Market. Book Now Zambia is looking for a Sales and Brand Activation Manager to lead our sales efforts and contribute to our long-term business growth in Zambia. The activations manager is responsible for managing the product and sales management techniques to generate sales and achieve profitability goals. To be successful in this role, you should have previous experience in business development sales, managing a sales team, preparing and executing marketing and sales activations campaigns.
The role has a salary package consisting of base pay and commission/variable salary, giving the potential candidate unlimited earning potential.
Core Duties and Responsibilities

Create a “brand activation plans” for our multiple product lines such as eToll Cards and eFuel Cards connected to our ePass applications – www.epass.co.zm
Build and maintain a calendar of brand activation events for the teams
Educate consumers about the product (through brand activations)
Travel frequently for activations within Lusaka and Outside of Lusaka
Qualify leads from activation campaigns and other sources as sales opportunities
Analyse success of completed campaigns
Present our company and products to potential clients
Proactively seek new business opportunities in the market
Establish, Manage and Train various levels of temporary staff to support activation campaigns
Report weekly sales activity metrics to the Managing Director

Qualifications and Experience

5 or more years’ experience in Business Development and sales
Experience running activation campaigns
Degree in Business Administration or related field.
5 or more years Managerial experience with demonstrated track record of managing people and/or leading a sales team
Advanced technological skill set and a demonstrated history with technology will be a plus
Exceptional team management skills.
Excellent verbal and written communication.
Ability to delegate efficiently.
Hands-on experience with multiple sales techniques,
Understanding of sales performance metrics including activity planning and segmentation
Excellent communication and negotiation skills
Ability to deliver engaging presentations and activations
Valid Driver’s License

Deadline : Interested applicants should submit their application consisting of a cover letter and CV, in one e-mail, to [email protected] .
To stand out -candidates also have the option to upload a sales training or activation  video for a product or service of their choice. The video should not exceed 3 minutes and must be loaded onto YouTube or any video platform of their choice.  (Please set video to unlisted and include the link in your e-mail submission, so that only a person with the link can view the video)
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted