About the Role
MTN Nigeria, Africa's leading cellular telecommunications company, is looking for a driven and results-oriented professional to join our Sales and Distribution division as a Representative for Sales and Trade Development in Ifo, Ogun. In this role, you will play a crucial part in expanding our market reach, driving financial services, and ensuring MTN's retail dominance across the assigned territory.
Key Responsibilities- Manage and develop trade infrastructure and financial services through retail channels to guarantee MTN dominance.
- Conduct regular visits to sub-dealers and dealer branches, verifying stock receipts and movement while maintaining a call cycle of 8 to 10 visits daily.
- Provide on-the-spot training and coaching to outlet staff on products, services, and current marketing promotions.
- Ensure MTN product availability remains above 95% at all times across all visited outlets.
- Drive brand awareness and achieve a 65% visibility target through effective signage, POS distribution, and merchandising support.
- Build and nurture strong relationships between authorized distributors, sub-dealers, and retailers.
- Resolve all activation, product, and promotion-related queries promptly.
- Gather comprehensive market intelligence, competitor insights, and network quality feedback to share with management.
- First degree, preferably in the Social Sciences or a related field.
- 1 to 3 years of professional experience in sales and marketing, ideally within a Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) or telecommunications environment.
- Proven experience working in a structured, medium-sized organization.
- Fluent in English with exceptional communication, relationship-building, and negotiation skills.
- Strong analytical abilities for market intelligence reporting and trade performance evaluation.
- Competitive salary and performance-based incentives.
- Comprehensive health and medical benefits.
- Opportunities for continuous professional development and career advancement within MTN Group.
- Dynamic and collaborative work environment with a leading African multinational.