National Electronic Labour Exchange
Merchant Sales Associate
Job Description
Location: Lagos (Fully remote)
Employment Type: Full-time
Reports To: Designated Tajami supervisor
Job Summary
- The Merchant Sales Associate will build and maintain an accurate database of Nigerian online sellers, engage suitable prospects and support their conversion into active Tajami merchants.
- The role combines merchant research, personalised sales outreach, product demonstrations and onboarding, with continued follow-up to help sellers use the platform successfully.
Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
Merchant Research and Database Management:- Identify active sellers on Instagram, WhatsApp, TikTok and Facebook across fashion, food, foodstuff, beauty services, rentals, pre-orders, aso-ebi, digital goods, gadgets and cakes.
- Maintain complete merchant records, including business name, social media handles, category, sales method, location, posting activity, public audience size, contact channel and permission status.
- Record the source, assigned owner, sales stage, last contact and next action for each prospect. Capture current tools, advertising activity and estimated enquiry volumes where information is available, clearly distinguishing estimates from verified facts.
- Rank prospects using agreed A, B and C criteria for activity, potential need and product fit. Update the database daily and check weekly for duplicates, inaccurate contacts, inactive accounts and opt-outs.
Merchant Outreach and Sales:
- Make personalised contact through approved direct messaging, WhatsApp or telephone channels, referring to each merchant’s products or business activity.
- Understand the merchant’s challenges, including unanswered enquiries, unpaid orders, payment concerns and delivery coordination, and explain the relevant benefits of Tajami.
- Arrange and deliver short demonstrations by video or chat. Explain approved product features, current pricing and payment terms clearly, without unsupported promises.
- Respond professionally to objections, maintain an organised follow-up schedule and work towards agreed acquisition targets. Escalate technical or commercial questions requiring approval.
Onboarding and Merchant Retention:
- Guide new merchants through approved account connection, catalogue setup and business rules, and help them reach their first genuine customer conversation on Tajami.
- Follow up on days 3, 7 and 14 after onboarding to identify barriers to use, resolve routine questions and escalate support needs.
- Request referrals from satisfied merchants and obtain permission before sharing their feedback, business details or verified results in case studies.
Reporting and Team Coordination:
- Submit a weekly report covering qualified merchants added, outreach, replies, demonstrations, activations, retention, outstanding follow-ups and support required.
- Share market insights, including common objections, responsive merchant categories, competitor tools, feature requests and potential partnership opportunities.
- Attend a weekly virtual meeting for performance review, feedback, product updates and agreement on the next week’s priorities.
- Remain available during agreed working hours and follow the reporting, record-keeping and administrative procedures coordinated by Tajami and SimplyHRM.
Education + Experience
Qualifications and Requirements
- Practical understanding of Nigerian social commerce, including direct-message enquiries, catalogue sales, bookings, pre-orders and delivery arrangements.
- Strong research skills, attention to detail and confidence using spreadsheets or customer relationship management systems.
- Clear written and spoken communication, warm and professional messaging, and confidence conducting calls and product demonstrations.
- Good organisation, consistent follow-through and the ability to work independently towards agreed targets in a remote team.
- Sales, customer service, merchant acquisition or database research experience is an advantage. Fresh graduates with relevant internship, enterprise or other practical experience are welcome to apply.
- Ability to work reliably online using a computer, phone and stable internet connection.
Performance Expectations:
- Indicative benchmarks from Month 3 are 1,000 qualified merchants added monthly, at least 95% database accuracy, 80 personalised contacts per working day, 20 demonstrations weekly and 60 merchant activations monthly, with at least 75% remaining active after 30 days.
- Targets will be reviewed during onboarding against actual workload and results.
- Activation means the merchant is live and has completed a first genuine customer conversation.
Professional Standards:
- Collect only public business information for prospecting, follow approved data-protection procedures and honour every request to stop contact immediately.
- Avoid bulk or copy-and-paste outreach.
- Use Tajami’s approved sales intelligence messaging and provide honest, accurate answers about its capabilities and limitations.
Salary
N200,000 - N300,000 per month.Application Closing Date
31st October, 2026.How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their updated CV to: [email protected] using "Merchant Sales Associate – Tajami" as the subject of the email.
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Job Overview
- Date Posted: Oct 15, 2026
- Job Location (Country):Nigeria
- Job Location (State): Lagos
- Salary Offer: (NGN) 200000 - 300000 / Monthly
- Application Deadline: Oct 31, 2026
- Gender: Not required
- Qualification Bachelors/HND
- Experience: 3 Year
- Employment Status: Full-time
Bachelors/HND
About the Company
- Company Name: National Electronic Labour Exchange
- Address:Central Business District
- Website:https://www.nelex.gov.ng
- Email:[email protected]