An exciting opportunity has become available for a Territory Sales Supervisor - China Market to join the Mukuru team in Johannesburg.

To provide oversight on retail sales and drive sales to individuals, corporates, enterprise sales in all China sending countries.

The Sales Lead reports directly to the Sales Manager-China Market. This position is responsible for: a. generating sales through agent army, b. marketing the enterprise and corporate products and all other Mukuru products, this involves marketing collateral in all sending countries, c. Pushing brand awareness and managing brand across partnerships and verticals, d. internal liaison for SMH and Group Marketing, e. grow transactions for products that sit in all China sending countries f. Sales and market relevant operation & implementation to support sales and marketing g. Travel domestically and internationally to expand China market and work closely with country managers.

Duties and Responsibilities (include but is not limited to):

Providing advice and guidance to agents
Analyse and monitor transaction statistics
Motivate and strategize on how to incentivise the agent army
To activate agents for new corridors
To ensure sufficient stock of marketing collateral is available
Engage with potential customers and market the enterprise product.
Custodianship of the Mukuru brand and maintenance of that standard.
Engaging with ex-pat communities to understand their remittance needs
Establish the viability of potential new corridors
Engage new biz dev and projects regarding new potential corridors
Conducting marketing research and write reports in BIP markets
Conduct multiple domestic and international visits to sales agents
Conduct filed work in all China sending countries
Conduct various activations on requests
Manage the stock and marketing collateral
Manage the sales budget effectively
Monitor targets and budgets to ensure alignment
Curate weekly sales statistics
Gather and present location specific information on sales
Generate weekly travel plan
Generate weekly report
Liaise with HR to resolve any staff issues
Solve escalated queries
Assist with recruitment of new sales agents
Ensure that all staff have sufficient training before commencing employment
Liaise with community association
Liaise with chambers of commerce
Liaise with the relevant organizations

Key Requirements:

Sales and Marketing qualification. (Essential)
High School/Matric
At least 5 years sales experience, of these, 2 years should be at managerial level (Essential)
English & Chinese (essential - fluency in speaking and reading)
Experience in managing a Salesforce
Experience in domestic and international travels
Knowledge of sales and marketing principles
Knowledge of how to generate marketing collateral
Knowledge of marketing collateral
Knowledge of procurement methodology
Knowledge about market research and report

Additional Skills:

Verbal and written communication skills in English
Selling skills
Time management skills
Organisational & administrative skills
Interpersonal skills
Driving skills
Language skills: Chinese

I am sure you are reading this job description and meet majority of the criteria BUT you may also still not be 100% comfortable in applying. We believe that there is a place for everyone under the Mukuru sun and we want YOU to contribute to our diverse tapestry of talent. So come on, take a leap of faith, and send your application if you meet majority of our requirements. Remember to include a snippet of how you will bring value and help us build a future of success that will help us determine where and how you may best be suited” Maybe you are just the future Mukurian we need!!

Should you be appointed in a remote/work from home role at Mukuru, it is your responsibility to ensure that you have uninterrupted internet connectivity and a ‘work-like’ environment at your home location, in order to deliver your best in terms of performance, productivity and service to our customers.

If you do not receive any response after two weeks please consider your application unsuccessful.

NB: ALL STAFF APPOINTMENTS WILL BE MADE WITH DUE CONSIDERATION OF THE COMPANY’S EE TARGETS