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Human Resources·Addis Ababa, Megenagna Betelhem Plaza, Office Suite 301
Sales Manager
Full-Time·3-5 years·Addis Ababa
Posted today·Closes in 4 weeks · Nov 6, 2026
Job Description
#We are hiring on behalf of our client, An established Ethiopian woodwork and furniture manufacturer Our client specializes in high-quality bespoke and mass-produced woodwork, furniture, and interior finishing solutions. Their product range includes doors, kitchen cabinets, wardrobes, office systems, loose furniture, partitions, and custom joinery. They serve a broad client base across residential homeowners, real estate developers, contractors, architects, interior designers, corporate offices, and institutions.Purpose of the RoleThe Sales Manager is responsible for leading sales performance, managing the sales team, developing new business opportunities, improving customer conversion, and ensuring that sales commitments are properly coordinated with design, production, delivery, and installation teams.This role requires direct experience in woodwork, furniture, interior finishing, construction materials, real estate project sales, or a closely related sector. General sales experience alone is not sufficient for this position.The Sales Manager must understand how customers buy products like kitchens, doors, wardrobes, office furniture, finishing works, and customized woodwork solutions. The role also requires the ability to discuss customer needs, site realities, quality expectations, design requirements, measurements, pricing, timelines, and delivery conditions.Key Responsibilities1. Sales Leadership and Revenue GrowthThe Sales Manager will be responsible for achieving monthly, quarterly, and annual sales targets. This includes setting clear targets for the sales team, monitoring daily and weekly performance, and ensuring that every serious lead is properly followed up.The role requires active involvement in closing important deals, handling key customers, supporting difficult negotiations, and identifying new revenue opportunities.2. Sector-Based Business DevelopmentThe Sales Manager must develop business from relevant market segments, including:• Residential homeowners and individual customers.• Real estate developers.• Contractors and construction companies.• Architects and interior designers.• Corporate offices.• Hotels, schools, clinics, NGOs, and institutions.• Government and private project buyers.• Repeat and referral customer3. Lead Management and ConversionThe Sales Manager will ensure that leads from showroom visits, phone calls, social media, website inquiries, referrals, outdoor sales, site visits, and management contacts are properly recorded, assigned, followed up, and converted.4. Customer Advisory and Product UnderstandingThe Sales Manager must be able to guide customers professionally on product options, material choices, finishing alternatives, quality differences, pricing implications, production timelines, and installation requirements.5. Sales Team ManagementThe Sales Manager will lead, coach, supervise, and evaluate the sales team. This includes assigning leads, reviewing performance, training sales staff, improving customer handling, and ensuring that salespeople understand products, pricing, quality standards, and follow-up procedures.6. Coordination with Design, Production, Delivery, and InstallationThis includes coordinating on measurements, drawings, specifications, material availability, production capacity, delivery dates, installation schedules, and customer changes.The Sales Manager must reduce the gap between what sales promises and what the factory can deliver.7. Pricing, Quotation, and NegotiationThe Sales Manager will oversee quotation preparation, pricing discipline, discount control, negotiation, and approval follow-up.8. Market Intelligence and Competitor MonitoringThe Sales Manager will monitor competitors, customer preferences, market pricing, new product trends, finishing styles, material demand, and customer complaints in the market.9. Customer Satisfaction and After-Sales Follow-upThe Sales Manager must ensure that customers receive proper communication before, during, and after the sale. Complaints related to delay, product quality, installation, finishing, measurement errors, or poor communication must be recorded and followed up.Key Performance AreasThe Sales Manager will be evaluated mainly on:• Monthly and annual sales achievement.• Lead-to-quotation conversion rate.• Quotation-to-order conversion rate.• Sales growth by product category.• Sales growth from project and corporate customers.• Number and value of new business accounts developed.• Quality and discipline of sales follow-up.• Customer satisfaction and complaint handling.• Sales team productivity.• Accuracy and timeliness of sales reports.• Proper use of CRM or sales tracking systems.• Reduction of unrealistic promises to customers.• Strength of coordination with production and delivery teams.Required Qualifications and ExperienceApplicants should have:• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business Administration, Management, Engineering,Architecture, Construction Management, or a related field.• Minimum of 7 years of sales experience.• Minimum of 3 years in a sales leadership or sales management role.• Mandatory experience in furniture, woodwork, interior finishing, construction materials, real estate project sales, building materials, home improvement products, or a closely related sector.• Strong experience in managing sales teams and achieving sales targets.• Experience selling to homeowners, developers, contractors, architects, corporate clients, or institutional buyers.• Strong understanding of quotation follow-up, customer negotiation, project sales, and relationship-based selling.• Experience using CRM, ERP, sales tracking tools, or structured reporting systems is anadvantage.How to apply: Interested candidates can submit their CV using this link:- https://yes-recruitment.vercel.app/apply?job=ba4c66da-b9d8-4c09-b36e-874e0dcb1c04Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
Required Skills
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