Sales Associate Uganda

Sales Trainee Program

Rentokil Initial is a global services company employing over 70,000 colleagues in 90 countries. The company is at the cutting edge of technology and innovation as it strives to protect people and enhance lives, by controlling pests, improving hygiene, and improving interior spaces with plants and scenting.

We are experts in the fields we operate in, investing in training, science, innovation, and technology, and affording our employees opportunities for growth and development.

Listening and acting on feedback is part of our culture to support colleagues and our customers. Rentokil Initial regards equality and fairness as a fundamental right of all of its colleagues.

We live our values of service, relationships, and teamwork which were identified by our colleagues across the world.

Our family of businesses:

Rentokil Pest Control is the world's leading commercial pest control company who provide quality, diligent, and friendly services to all our customers.

We are highly innovative and have leading technical and scientific expertise and our customers look to us for our knowledge and integrity.

Initial Hygiene is the world's leading hygiene services company who provide quality, diligent, and friendly services to all our customers. We operate in over 40 countries and we are ranked in the top 3 in 38 of those. We produce high quality, tailored hygiene product ranges for washrooms - across all sectors and industries where our customers look to us for our knowledge and integrity.

You would be supporting the business in East Africa- Kampala, Uganda branch.

The Opportunity: More Than a Job, A Career Path

At Rentokil Initial, we believe in our "Promote from Within" philosophy. We are looking for ambitious and driven individuals to join our Sales Trainee Program, a fast-track initiative designed to build our next generation of top-performing Sales Consultants.

This is not a typical entry-level job. It is a paid, structured apprenticeship where you will be a key part of our strategic talent pipeline. Think of yourself as a "Sales Associate on the bench"—you will be trained, mentored, and prepared to step directly into a full consultant role as soon as a position opens in one of our key branches. We are investing in you for the long term.

Your Journey with Us

Phase 1: The Training Program Your journey begins with a comprehensive training program to build your skills in our services and sales methodology. Following this, you will be given clear, measurable assignments that contribute directly to our branch operations, allowing you to learn and grow through hands-on experience.

Phase 2: The Goal - The Sales Associate Role The entire program is designed to prepare you for the responsibilities of a Sales Associate. In this future role, your mission will be to drive business growth. Your key responsibilities will include:

• Identifying, pursuing, and developing new business opportunities from existing and potential customers.
• Upselling and cross-selling our full range of services to meet client needs.
• Closing sales by articulating solutions effectively and demonstrating superior value over our competitors.
• Building strong, lasting professional relationships aimed at retaining existing clients.
• Serving as a key source of market intelligence by monitoring and advising management on competitor activity.