Representative - Sales and Trade Development
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MTN Nigeria is hiring a Sales and Trade Development Representative based in Katsina. The role focuses on increasing brand visibility, managing trade promotions, building channel relationships, and ensuring product availability across the territory. Candidates need a first degree and 1–3 years of sales/marketing experience, ideally in FMCG.
- Role based in Katsina, Nigeria
- Sales and trade development focus with channel management
- Requires 1–3 years experience, preferably in FMCG
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MTN Nigeria is hiring a Sales and Trade Development Representative based in Katsina. The role focuses on increasing brand visibility, managing trade promotions, building channel relationships, and ensuring product availability across the territory. Candidates need a first degree and 1–3 years of sales/marketing experience, ideally in FMCG.
- Role based in Katsina, Nigeria
- Sales and trade development focus with channel management
- Requires 1–3 years experience, preferably in FMCG
- Application deadline: 12th October 2026
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- Required1+ years of relevant experienceThe job post includes a minimum experience signal.
- RequiredEducation or certification mentioned in the postThe captured text mentions education, a diploma, certificate, or licence.
- PreferredPractical evidence in sales, retail, Trade DevelopmentThe tags and summary point to skills connected with this role.
- RequiredAvailability to work in KatsinaThe vacancy is associated with this location.
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Original source description
Increase brand awareness – Signage, POS distribution and target 65% visibility in the channel of distribution (Trade marketing team will measure)
Manage events and promos, generate sub-dealer promo specifications and perform post-promo evaluation
Provide weekly/monthly sales activity report and market intelligence report to field service engineers
Provide informal training in shops on products, services and promotions being run by marketing, channel or region and on-the-spot training/coaching of all visited outlets in territory (100% of all visited outlets in call cycle)
Establish consistent channel standards including branding as per channel recommendation.
Identify, classify and support all players in channels of distribution and ensure weekly/monthly database update
Build relationship between lower and upper levels (i.e. authorized distributors and sub dealers), support trade partners and Sub dealers and link subs, retailers etc. to Trade Partners and help nurture the relationship
Resolve all issues/queries with regards to activations, products and promotions
Support all identified outlets with 100% merchandizing as appropriate and defined.
Direct all channel participants to MTN identified growth area within your territory
Gather market information and provide feedback to management.
Ensure MTN product availability in channel is >95% at all times and provide weekly product availability report of all visited outlets during call cycles
Ensure call cycle time of 8 - 10 visits a day per territory or as business requires
Monitor and report back on network quality and other sales impacting indices in territory covered
Confirm that sub dealers and dealer branches are contacted and stock receipt/movement verified.
Requirements
- Education:
- Fluent in English.
- First Degree preferably in Social Sciences
- 1–3 years’ experience in an area of specialization, with experience working with others:
- Sales and Marketing experience in a fast-moving consumer goods environment.
- Experience working in a medium organization
- How to Apply
- Interested and qualified candidates should:
- Click here to apply online
- Application Deadline:
- 12th October, 2026; 11:55 PM.
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- Katsina State