Senior Sales Representative
Adiu Communication Service PLC Addis Ababa · Addis Ababa Posted 3d ago
About this role
About Adiu Communication Service PLC
Adiu Communication Service PLC is a proudly Ethiopian company building the nation's digital future across three integrated business wings: Telecom Implementation Services, Enterprise ICT Services, and Solar & Green Technology. We partner with some of Ethiopia's most prominent public and private institutions, delivering large-scale, technically complex projects — from national telecom rollouts to data center deployments and solar-hybrid power systems. At Adiu, you'll work alongside globally recognized technology partners including Huawei, Cisco, Fortinet, and Dell/HPE, gaining exposure to cutting-edge solutions that shape how businesses, communities, and institutions connect and grow. We invest deeply in our people through structured learning paths, mentorship, vendor-backed certifications, and clear career progression frameworks. Our culture is collaborative, inclusive, and grounded in the ADIU Way — ethical integrity, extreme ownership, professional excellence, and a genuine commitment to client and community impact. Guided by our purpose to enrich lives by powering and connecting the systems that move Africa forward, we offer not just a job, but a meaningful career with real, visible impact. Join
Adiu and grow your career while contributing to a company that is purposefully Ethiopian and ambitiously transformative.
Job Position: Senior Sales Representative
Job Summary:
Responsible for leading business development activities across government ministries, public enterprises, universities, development agencies, and donor-funded organizations.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
- Develop and execute sales strategies for public-sector customers.
- Build executive-level relationships.
- Identify and manage strategic opportunities.
- Conduct presentations and negotiations.
- Work with vendors and partners.
- Achieve revenue and profitability targets.
- Monitor procurement portals and donor-funded projects.
- Identify and qualify business opportunities.
- Review EOIs, RFIs, RFQs, and RFPs.
- Lead end-to-end bid preparation and ensure mandatory bid documents are complete and submitted on time.
- Lead bid review meetings and participate in clarification meetings and negotiations.
- Follow up proposals until contract award, conduct post-bid analysis, and maintain bid pipeline reports.
- Mentor junior sales executives.
- Coordinate project handover after contract award.
- Strengthen partner relationships and represent the company in strategic meetings.
Requirements
Education
- Bachelor's Degree in IT, Engineering, Computer Science, Business Administration, Marketing, or related fields.
- Professional certifications are a plus.
Minimum Experience
- Minimum 3 years of relevant work experience in public-sector account management
Required Skills and Competencies
- Public procurement knowledge.
- Strategic account management.
- Bid management.
- Negotiation skills.
- Enterprise ICT sales.
- Leadership skills.
- Commercial analysis.
- CRM and Microsoft Office proficiency.