Representative – Sales and Trade Development (Ahiazu-Mbaise)

Job Overview

MTN Nigeria is recruiting a Representative – Sales and Trade Development to support retail sales, product distribution and trade-partner relationships within the Ahiazu-Mbaise territory.
This is an on-site field position involving regular visits to retail outlets, monitoring product availability, supporting distributors and helping retailers understand MTN products, services and promotions.
The vacancy is listed with Owerri Switch Office as its official work location. It forms part of MTN Nigeria’s Sales and Distribution division and reports to the Manager – Sales and Trade Development, Imo.

Key Job Information

• Employer: MTN Nigeria Communications Plc
• Job Type: Full Time
• Job identification: 7733
• Qualification:  First degree, preferably in Social Sciences
• Experience:1–3 years
• Job Field: Sales / Business Development
• Department: Sales and Distribution
• Assigned Territory:Ahiazu-Mbaise, Imo State, Nigeria
• Office Work Location:Owerri Switch Office, Nigeria
• Work Arrangement: On-site
• Reports to: Manager – Sales and Trade Development, Imo
• Application Deadline: October 12, 2026 at 11:55 PM WAT
• Salary: Not specified

Territory and Channel Focus

The representative will work directly with businesses operating within MTN’s distribution network, including authorised distributors, sub-dealers and retailers.

The role requires regular movement between outlets in the assigned territory. Its purpose is to help maintain product availability, improve MTN’s visibility at retail locations and strengthen working relationships across the distribution channel.

The successful candidate will also collect information about sales conditions, network-quality issues and other factors affecting commercial performance within the assigned territory.

Main Responsibilities

The selected candidate will be expected to:

• Contact sub-dealers and dealer branches to confirm stock receipts and product movement.
• Explain MTN products, services and current promotions to personnel working at retail outlets.
• Provide practical coaching to outlet staff during scheduled field visits.
• Support trade events and promotional activities within the assigned territory.
• Prepare post-promotion evaluations and relevant specifications for sub-dealer promotions.
• Produce weekly and monthly reports covering sales activities and market intelligence.
• Monitor network-quality problems and other conditions that may affect sales.
• Identify and classify retailers, sub-dealers and other distribution-channel participants.
• Maintain accurate and regularly updated information about outlets in the territory.
• Monitor the availability of MTN products during outlet visits.
• Guide trade partners towards commercial growth areas identified by MTN.
• Promote consistent branding and retail-channel standards.
• Support the distribution of signage and point-of-sale materials.
• Help maintain productive relationships between authorised distributors, sub-dealers and retailers.
• Respond to questions concerning activations, products and promotions.
• Collect useful market information and communicate findings to management.

Field Performance Expectations

This position includes measurable field responsibilities. According to the vacancy information, the representative may be required to:

• Complete approximately eight to ten outlet visits per working day, depending on business needs.
• Help maintain MTN product availability above 95% across the channel.
• Support full merchandising of identified outlets where applicable.
• Provide product or promotion guidance to personnel at all outlets visited during the call cycle.
• Support signage and point-of-sale distribution, with a target of 65% visibility across the distribution channel.

These expectations make the position particularly suitable for applicants who are comfortable working outside an office and whose performance can be evaluated through outlet coverage, availability, visibility and reporting.

Qualifications and Professional Experience

Applicants should have:

• A first degree, preferably in Social Sciences.
• Fluency in English.
• Between one and three years of relevant professional experience.
• Previous experience working collaboratively with other people.
• Experience gained within a medium-sized organisation.
• Sales and marketing experience in a fast-moving consumer goods environment.

Evidence to Include in Your Application

Instead of only listing general responsibilities, applicants should use their CV to demonstrate relevant results. Useful evidence may include:

• The number of retail outlets or business partners they previously managed or visited.
• Territories, districts or sales routes they covered.
• Improvements they helped achieve in product availability or retail visibility.
• Experience resolving activation, stock, product or promotion-related problems.
• Sales, stock or market-intelligence reports they prepared.
• Retailers, distributors or sub-dealers with whom they maintained working relationships.
• Promotions, merchandising campaigns or trade events they supported.
• Measurable sales or distribution improvements they can explain during an interview.

Applicants should ensure that all achievements included in their CV are accurate and can be supported during the recruitment process.

Vacancy Verification

AfriJobSpace reviewed this opportunity against MTN Nigeria’s official recruitment listing. The vacancy is identified as Job 7733. Its title assigns the position to the Ahiazu-Mbaise territory, while the official Job Info section lists Owerri Switch Office as the on-site work location.

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should use the Apply for Job button on this page. It should lead directly to MTN Nigeria’s official Oracle recruitment portal for Job 7733.

Complete the online application and submit all required information before 11:55 PM WAT on October 12, 2026.

Visitors accessing the portal from a country using UTC+2 may see the deadline displayed as October 13, 2026 at 12:55 AM. This represents the same deadline in a different time zone.

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