Inside Sales Manager
Role Summary
The ISR Manager owns the day-to-day operational performance of SOLS Energy's Inside Sales and Revenue team, ensuring it consistently hits contact, qualification, and revenue targets through disciplined funnel management, coaching, and system governance. This is a hands-on leadership role managing ISR Representatives and Interns and acting as the primary escalation point for funnel issues.
In this role you will:
Team Management
- Lead and manage ISR representatives and ISR Interns across outreach and follow-up functions
- Conduct daily team briefings, performance check-ins, and individual coaching sessions
- Monitor individual and team KPIs against daily, weekly, and monthly targets
- Enforce SLA compliance, including the 240-minute lead contact requirement
- Manage shift scheduling, rotation, leave coverage, and daily capacity planning
- Support new hire onboarding and ramp-up to full productivity
Funnel Operations
- Oversee the full ISR funnel: Lead > Contact > Qualified > Show > Close > Payment
- Ensure lead queues are cleared daily in priority order (fresh leads first, follow-up second)
- Monitor stage conversion rates and proactively identify and address leakage points
- Coordinate with Sales Engineers on appointment scheduling and pipeline progression
- Manage no-show and cancellation handling in accordance with ISR SOPs
Reporting and Analytics
- Prepare and deliver the ISR Daily Pulse report (calls, meetings, conversions, payments)
- Track and validate team activity in HubSpot, ensuring CRM data quality
- Identify bottlenecks in the funnel and escalate system or process issues to the Director of ISR
- Contribute to weekly and monthly performance reviews with actionable funnel analysis
Systems and Tools Governance
- Monitor Respond.io automation queues daily and flag any failures or anomalies
- Ensure team compliance with HubSpot data entry and deal stage update standards
- Coordinate with the Director of ISR on automation updates, worker changes, and new tool rollouts
- Oversee AI performance and escalate issues when AI behaviour deviates from expectations
SOP Enforcement and Process Improvement
- Ensure all team members operate in accordance with current ISR SOPs
- Identify SOP gaps from team feedback and daily operations; escalate for documentation
- Support continuous improvement initiatives directed by the Director of ISR
- Maintain a working knowledge of all active SOPs and train team members accordingly
Document Collection and Payment Follow-Up
- Own the document collection pipeline: track which deals are pending docs, assign follow-up tasks to ISRs, and escalate stalled cases daily
- Enforce the monthly document collection rate target (≥90%) by monitoring pipeline-to-collected ratios and identifying drop-off points
- Run daily payment follow-up across all priority tiers: pre-approval, post-approval, and overdue accounts
- Coordinate with ISRs and Sales to ensure every closed deal has a clear next action for document submission and payment confirmation
- Flag deals at risk of lapsing due to incomplete docs or delayed payment before they surface in the weekly review
- Report document collection and payment status as a standing item in the ISR Daily Pulse
Complaints Management and SE Escalations
Detection and Logging
- Monitor proactive triggers: unresolved meeting outcomes, missed follow-up reminders, and communication channel flags
- Receive and verify customer-reported complaints (missed meetings, ghosting, lack of follow-up)
- Log every issue immediately in the tracker with full factual detail
- Upload supporting screenshots to CRM as reference
Resolution Oversight
- Track acknowledgement time (<30 minutes), resolution plan time (<4 hours), and customer contact time (<24 hours)
- Confirm the tracker is updated with resolution status on the same day
Trend Monitoring
- Review escalation volume and SLA adherence weekly
- Flag any escalations in a rolling month to the ISR Director
- Contribute to bi-annual SOP reviews based on escalation trends
To be shortlisted for this position, you will need to have:
Experience
- Minimum 3 years in inside sales, telesales, or outbound B2C/B2B sales
- Minimum 1-2 years in a team lead, supervisor, or people management role
- Demonstrated experience managing a target-driven, high-volume sales team
- Track record of hitting or exceeding team revenue or conversion targets
Skills and Competencies
- Strong command of CRM tools (HubSpot preferred; Salesforce or equivalent acceptable)
- Analytical mindset: able to read funnel data, identify conversion gaps, and act on insights
- Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, KPI-driven environment
- Clear communicator in Bahasa Malaysia and English (written and verbal)
- Organised and systematic: able to manage multiple agents and priorities simultaneously
- Confident in coaching underperformers and driving accountability without micromanaging
Preferred (Not Required)
- Experience with messaging-based or WhatsApp sales automation (Respond.io or similar)
- Prior exposure to solar, renewable energy, or home improvement sales
- Familiarity with AI-assisted sales tools or automation workflows
What’s great about this opportunity?
- Competitive base salary with performance-linked incentives tied to team targets
- Direct mentorship and daily collaboration with senior sales leadership
- Fast-growing company with a clear path to senior management roles
- Access to cutting-edge sales automation, AI, and CRM infrastructure
- Work in Malaysia's leading solar energy inside sales engine
- Team culture built on accountability, systems thinking, and continuous improvement
Have what it takes to work with us?
If you would like to discuss a career opportunity beyond the role listed, please feel free to contact us for a friendly chat to explore other options that may be open to you. All inquiries will be dealt with in a strictly confidential manner.
Talent Acquisition Team
careers@solsenergy.com
+60 18-227 4247
If you would like to discuss a career opportunity beyond the role listed, please feel free to contact us for a friendly chat to explore other options that may be open to you. All inquiries will be dealt with in a strictly confidential manner.
About SOLS Energy
Be part of SOLS Energy, a leader in renewable energy committed to a greener future. We seek innovators and problem-solvers to help homeowners transition to clean energy and expand access in rural areas. Your work will contribute to creating green jobs and empowering economically disadvantaged communities.