Trade Marketing Associate, North (Nigeria)

Department: Marketing & Creative

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Nigeria

Description

What you would be expected to do

• Think, design, produce, and promptly distribute promotional materials tailored to the needs of the trade.
•  Identify, plan and execute Sun King’s participation in trade Events and Exhibitions in the northern part of Nigeria.
• Ensure accountability and accuracy of marketing merchandise in the stores and northern warehousing, acting as custodians of these merchandises.
• Ensure marketing stock sheet and trackers are regularly updated.
• Conduct trade visits to gather insights on customer behavior, and route-to-market effectiveness.
• Assist with the northern retail outlet and collection centre branding.
• Work closely with the regional sales team to identify growth opportunities and ensure execution of marketing-led sales initiatives.

You might be a strong candidate if you have

• Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Business Administration, or related field.
• 2+ years of trade marketing, field marketing, or sales experience, preferably in FMCG, telecoms, or solar/energy sector.
• Familiarity with the northern Nigerian market and ability to speak Hausa is a strong advantage.
• Good people management skills and the ability to manage field teams, agents, and third-party vendors.
• Comfortable with frequent travel across the region.
• Excellent communication, reporting, and project coordination skills.
• Must be adaptable, and solution-oriented.

What Sun King Offers

• Professional growth in a dynamic, rapidly expanding, high-social-impact industry.
• An open-minded, collaborative culture made up of enthusiastic colleagues who are driven by the challenge of innovation towards profound impact on people and the planet.
• A truly multicultural experience: you will have the chance to work with and learn from people from different geographies, nationalities, and backgrounds.
• Structured, tailored learning and development programs that help you become a better leader, manager, and professional through the Sun Center for Leadership.