Market & Business Development Officer
Location: Abuja (FCT)
Employment Type: Full-time
Description
- We are looking for a commercially minded, confident, and highly proactive person to help us grow both our customer and farmer networks.
What You'll Do
- Find and develop new customers, including restaurants, supermarkets, hotels, wholesalers, and food businesses.
- Build and maintain relationships with vegetable farmers and suppliers.
- Visit businesses, markets, and farms to identify opportunities.
- Understand customer demand, quantities, quality requirements, and purchasing schedules.
- Negotiate supply arrangements and close deals.
- Monitor vegetable prices, availability and market trends.
- Follow up with prospects and turn relationships into repeat business.
- Work with our farm and operations team to match market demand with reliable supply.
In simple terms:
- We need someone who can answer two questions:
- What does the market need?
- Where can we reliably get it?
Performance
- We will measure your performance by sales generated, new customers, repeat orders, farmer relationships, supply secured, and overall contribution to business growth.
Who We're Looking For
- 3–5 years' experience in sales, business development, marketing, agribusiness, or a related field.
- Strong knowledge of Abuja's markets and commercial areas.
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and follow-up skills.
- Comfortable making calls, visiting businesses, and meeting people in the field.
- Target-driven, organized, and able to work independently.
- Existing relationships with farmers, traders, supermarkets, restaurants, or other buyers are a strong advantage.
- Experience in agriculture, fresh produce, FMCG, food distribution, or wholesale is an advantage.
- You don't need to be an agronomist. We need someone who understands people, business, and how to make deals happen.
Probation:
Compensation
- 50%–99% of monthly sales target: N100,000
- 100% of monthly sales target: N250,000
- Above 100%: N250,000 + additional commission according to company policy.
- Potential earnings: N250,000+ per month.
Application Closing Date
30th September, 2026.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: sigveggies@gmail.com using the job title as the subject of the email.