Location: Cross River State, South South Region
Employment Type: Full-time
Work Mode: On-site
Job Identification: 7820
Job Category: MTN Level 3
MTN Nigeria Communications Plc is a leading telecommunications company committed to delivering innovative digital services and connecting people across Nigeria. The company promotes a collaborative and inclusive work environment focused on employee development, customer satisfaction and business growth.
MTN Nigeria is recruiting to fill the position of Manager – Sales and Trade Development in Cross River State.
Job Mission
The successful candidate will coordinate the execution of regional trade marketing strategies to drive MTN Nigeria’s growth objectives, strengthen its market position and promote the MTN brand through innovative marketing initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
- Execute retail strategies to drive retail expansion, market dominance, brand awareness and customer loyalty across the region.
- Identify, develop and implement community engagement, goodwill events and sponsorship initiatives to strengthen the MTN brand.
- Research competitor activities, network quality, market conditions and other issues affecting the marketing of MTN products, and provide feedback reports.
- Achieve below-the-line (BTL) visibility targets across different outlet categories through effective merchandising planning and execution.
- Review regional marketing surveys on existing and new product concepts and recommend opportunities for future product development.
- Develop and execute territory-specific trade marketing initiatives to achieve business objectives.
- Develop and manage profitable, sustainable partnerships to support data device sales and mobile money objectives.
- Ensure consistent branding and presentation across all MTN retail outlets in the territory.
- Ensure effective communication of MTN’s brand, products and value propositions throughout the retail distribution channel.
- Maintain a consistent corporate image across product lines, promotional materials and marketing events.
- Coordinate MTN’s engagement with regional stakeholders and policymakers.
- Manage the development, production and distribution of promotional materials to support sales and marketing programmes.
- Coach and develop the Regional Sales and Trade Development team.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders across the region.
Educational Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline.
- Fluency in English.
- A master’s degree will be an added advantage.
Experience and Requirements
- Six to thirteen years of relevant work experience.
- At least three years’ experience in a specialised area, including experience supervising or managing others.
- Experience working in a medium-sized or large organisation.
- Marketing management experience in the telecommunications, fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) or emerging service industries.
Application Closing Date
3rd November, 2026, at 12:00 midnight.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should apply online through MTN Nigeria’s official recruitment portal.
Click here to apply for Manager – Sales and Trade Development
Eligible female candidates and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. MTN Nigeria does not charge applicants at any stage of its recruitment process.