24 Jul 2026

Sales Roles at Solar Panda – 6 Positions

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Job Description

Solar Panda is a social enterprise providing smart, low-cost solar power to communities across Africa, enabling families and small businesses to flourish and grow. Our high-quality solutions provide customers living without electricity access to clean, safe and sustainable solar energy through a unique rent-to-own business model.

Field Sales Manager-Hola

Role Profile

  • The successful Field Sales Manager has the primary responsibility for managing all sales activities within the assigned shop. The key responsibilities are to recruit, monitor, train, and support the field sales team towards achieving their shop targets. The position is a full-time position reporting to the Area Sales Manager, and compensation is composed of base salary and commission.
  • The company prioritises personal integrity, hard work, and respect for customers and co-workers.
  • Solar Panda Kenya Limited is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, tribe, gender, disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances.

Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply for this position.

What You Will Do

  • Build a strong team of commission-based sales agents by recruiting, training, motivating, and mentoring them for success.
  • Develop clear sales strategies for the team and help develop lead-generation initiatives.
  • Support and train the sales agents in their pitching to customer groups, e.g. chamas.
  • Daily monitor the progress of agents daily to ensure that they are actively selling and provide support where needed.
  • Provide regular reports on your sales initiatives to the Area Sales Manager.
  • Identify the sales team’s training needs and work with the HR Team to schedule new programs.
  • Liase with local shop Administrator to ensure that the field agents are provided with adequate stock on timely basis
  • Monitor market trends, including customer behaviour and competitor activities, and share your insights frequently with management.

Qualifications

  • Minimum of (5) Five years’ experience in sales or micro-finance, with a strong record of achieving targets.
  • Experience working in rural areas is essential.
  • Proven experience in recruiting and managing commission-based sales agents.
  • Strong leadership abilities and outstanding interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to think and plan strategically to achieve set outcomes.
  • Ability to deliver under pressure and meet targets.
  • A diploma or degree in a related field is an added advantage.

 

Assistant Field Sales Manager-Mpeketoni

Role Profile 

  • The successful Assistant Field Sales Manager (AFSM) will support the Field Sales Manager in achieving area sales targets by assisting with recruiting, training, supervising and motivating a strong team of commission-based sales agents. The AFSM plays a key role in ensuring Field Agents are equipped, supported and performing effectively to drive sales growth.
  • The company prioritises personal integrity, hard work, and respect for customers and co-workers.

What You Will Do

  • Support the Field Sales Manager in achieving sales targets within the assigned area.
  • Assist in recruiting, onboarding and training new Field Agents.
  • Accompany Field Agents during field activities, providing coaching, support and performance feedback.
  • Work closely with the Field Sales Manager to monitor market dynamics, including customer behaviour, product demand and competitor activities and provide timely feedback to management.
  • Identify new sales opportunities and contribute to lead generation strategies.
  • Collaborate with the sales team to develop and implement local sales initiatives.

Qualifications

  • Minimum of 2 years experience in sales or micro-finance, preferably in rural areas.
  • Experience in supporting or managing sales teams is an added advantage.
  • Strong leadership abilities and interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to plan, strategize and act to achieve set outcomes.
  • Minimum education qualification of a diploma in a relevant field is an added advantage.

 

Assistant Field Sales Manager-Nakuru

Role Profile 

  • The successful Assistant Field Sales Manager (AFSM) will support the Field Sales Manager in achieving area sales targets by assisting with recruiting, training, supervising and motivating a strong team of commission-based sales agents. The AFSM plays a key role in ensuring Field Agents are equipped, supported and performing effectively to drive sales growth.
  • The company prioritises personal integrity, hard work, and respect for customers and co-workers.

What You Will Do

  • Support the Field Sales Manager in achieving sales targets within the assigned area.
  • Assist in recruiting, onboarding and training new Field Agents.
  • Accompany Field Agents during field activities, providing coaching, support and performance feedback.
  • Work closely with the Field Sales Manager to monitor market dynamics, including customer behaviour, product demand and competitor activities and provide timely feedback to management.
  • Identify new sales opportunities and contribute to lead generation strategies.
  • Collaborate with the sales team to develop and implement local sales initiatives.

Qualifications

  • Minimum of 2 years experience in sales or micro-finance, preferably in rural areas.
  • Experience in supporting or managing sales teams is an added advantage.
  • Strong leadership abilities and interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to plan, strategize and act to achieve set outcomes.
  • Minimum education qualification of a diploma in a relevant field is an added advantage.

 

Assistant Field Sales Manager-Mutomo

Role Profile 

  • The successful Assistant Field Sales Manager (AFSM) will support the Field Sales Manager in achieving area sales targets by assisting with recruiting, training, supervising and motivating a strong team of commission-based sales agents. The AFSM plays a key role in ensuring Field Agents are equipped, supported and performing effectively to drive sales growth.
  • The company prioritises personal integrity, hard work, and respect for customers and co-workers.

What You Will Do

  • Support the Field Sales Manager in achieving sales targets within the assigned area.
  • Assist in recruiting, onboarding and training new Field Agents.
  • Accompany Field Agents during field activities, providing coaching, support and performance feedback.
  • Work closely with the Field Sales Manager to monitor market dynamics, including customer behaviour, product demand and competitor activities and provide timely feedback to management.
  • Identify new sales opportunities and contribute to lead generation strategies.
  • Collaborate with the sales team to develop and implement local sales initiatives.

Qualifications

  • Minimum of 2 years experience in sales or micro-finance, preferably in rural areas.
  • Experience in supporting or managing sales teams is an added advantage.
  • Strong leadership abilities and interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to plan, strategize and act to achieve set outcomes.
  • Minimum education qualification of a diploma in a relevant field is an added advantage.

 

Field Sales Manager-Embu

Role Profile

  • The successful Field Sales Manager has the primary responsibility for managing all sales activities within the assigned shop. The key responsibilities are to recruit, monitor, train, and support the field sales team towards achieving their shop targets. The position is a full-time position reporting to the Area Sales Manager, and compensation is composed of base salary and commission.
  • The company prioritises personal integrity, hard work, and respect for customers and co-workers.
  • Solar Panda Kenya Limited is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, tribe, gender, disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances.

Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply for this position.

What You Will Do

  • Build a strong team of commission-based sales agents by recruiting, training, motivating, and mentoring them for success.
  • Develop clear sales strategies for the team and help develop lead-generation initiatives.
  • Support and train the sales agents in their pitching to customer groups, e.g. chamas.
  • Daily monitor the progress of agents daily to ensure that they are actively selling and provide support where needed.
  • Provide regular reports on your sales initiatives to the Area Sales Manager.
  • Identify the sales team’s training needs and work with the HR Team to schedule new programs.
  • Liase with local shop Administrator to ensure that the field agents are provided with adequate stock on timely basis
  • Monitor market trends, including customer behaviour and competitor activities, and share your insights frequently with management.

Qualifications

  • Minimum of (5) Five years’ experience in sales or micro-finance, with a strong record of achieving targets.
  • Experience working in rural areas is essential.
  • Proven experience in recruiting and managing commission-based sales agents.
  • Strong leadership abilities and outstanding interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to think and plan strategically to achieve set outcomes.
  • Ability to deliver under pressure and meet targets.
  • A diploma or degree in a related field is an added advantage.

 

Assistant Field Sales Manager-Migori

Role Profile 

  • The successful Assistant Field Sales Manager (AFSM) will support the Field Sales Manager in achieving area sales targets by assisting with recruiting, training, supervising and motivating a strong team of commission-based sales agents. The AFSM plays a key role in ensuring Field Agents are equipped, supported and performing effectively to drive sales growth.
  • The company prioritises personal integrity, hard work, and respect for customers and co-workers.

What You Will Do

  • Support the Field Sales Manager in achieving sales targets within the assigned area.
  • Assist in recruiting, onboarding and training new Field Agents.
  • Accompany Field Agents during field activities, providing coaching, support and performance feedback.
  • Work closely with the Field Sales Manager to monitor market dynamics, including customer behaviour, product demand and competitor activities and provide timely feedback to management.
  • Identify new sales opportunities and contribute to lead generation strategies.
  • Collaborate with the sales team to develop and implement local sales initiatives.

Qualifications

  • Minimum of 2 years experience in sales or micro-finance, preferably in rural areas.
  • Experience in supporting or managing sales teams is an added advantage.
  • Strong leadership abilities and interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to plan, strategize and act to achieve set outcomes.
  • Minimum education qualification of a diploma in a relevant field is an added advantage


Method of Application

If this position sounds like a good fit for you, please submit your cover letter and CV to 

[email protected]

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.  Kindly reference the job title in your application.





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