Merchandising Officer

Job Summary

• The Merchandising Officer is responsible for representing the company's brands in the field by executing merchandising activities, retail activations, product sampling, and consumer engagement campaigns across assigned territories. The role focuses on increasing brand visibility, ensuring proper product placement and pricing, building strong relationships with retailers and distributors, gathering market intelligence, and delivering accurate field reports. The successful candidate will actively support the company's sales and marketing objectives while maintaining high standards of professionalism, compliance, and customer engagement during all field operations.

Job Description

• Position & Location: 3 vacancies for Merchandising Officers based in Asaba, Delta State, covering Southern Nigeria.
• Job Purpose: Serve as a frontline brand ambassador executing field merchandising, consumer engagement, product sampling, and retail activation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Execute market, street, school, and retail activation campaigns.
• Merchandise products according to company standards and set up branded promotional/sampling stations.
• Conduct consumer education and product sampling exercises.
• Build positive relationships with retailers/distributors, ensure shelf visibility, and enforce approved product pricing.
• Distribute promotional materials and gather market intelligence.
• Submit accurate daily digital field reports via smartphone.
• Maintain company uniforms, merchandising equipment, and promotional assets.

Key Requirements:

• Minimum of OND, NCE, or equivalent qualification.
• Spoken/written English and mandatory fluency in Nigerian Pidgin English.
• Basic smartphone proficiency and valid identification.
• Residence in Asaba/environs and willingness to travel extensively across Southern Nigeria.

Benefits & Remuneration

• Total Monthly Earnings Potential: Up to ₦200,000 per month, broken down as:
• Weekly Field Support: ₦2,000 per working day ~₦40,000/month paid weekly for meals and incidental field expenses.
• Performance Earnings: Up to ₦160,000/month based on attendance, KPI targets, compliance, and program completion.
• Additional Employee Benefits:
• Accommodation: Provided by the company during approved out-of-station assignments.
• Travel & Transport: Official support for approved field deployments.
• Tools & Assets: Company-branded uniforms, merchandising equipment, and promotional tools.
• Training & Development: A structured 3-month probationary induction/training program combining classroom learning and field coaching.
• Career Growth: Clear progression paths to Senior Merchandising Officer, MMAU Team Leader, and leadership roles in Commercial Operations.