Merchant Acquisition Agent at a Financial Technology Company - Dexnova Consulting Limited

Dexnova Consulting Limited - Our client is a financial technology company that provides credit cards for consumers to meet their immediate financial needs. They are leveraging technology and the retail industry to provide a modern consumer credit solution for Africa and beyond.

Due to expansion in their business operations, they are recruiting suitably qualified candidates to fill the vacanct position below:

Job Title: Merchant Acquisition Agent

Location: Lagos
Job Type: Full-time
Level: Entry- Mid Level
Working Days: Monday to Thursday, Off site / Remote
Working Hours: 9 - 5 pm

Purpose Statement

• We are looking for passionate, smart, hardworking, self-starting, goal setting and result-driven sales talents to join our Business Development.
• As a Merchant Acquisition Agent, you will contribute to growing our business by acquiring and onboarding new merchants in clusters around your area, on our Device Financing platform.
• Have what it takes? Bring it On!

Core Job Responsibilities

• Increase the number of active Merchants: Merchant Acquisition and Onboarding etc
• Market research on B2C businesses that fit the set target audience.
• Proactively generate leads, manage acquisition pipeline and onboarding to achieve goals on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis.
• Build and maintain profitable professional relationships with merchants.
• Deploying brand assets to the store, training the merchant on device financing.
• Work closely with relevant teams to maintain great service to merchants and optimize relationships.
• Report & present results regularly to relevant stakeholders.

Merchant Onboarding Process:

• Identify a merchant cluster at the assigned location.
• Document the total numbers of prospective merchants to be onboarded in a month at the assigned cluster location.
• Divide these merchants into the weekly target and monthly target.
• Closing the deals and ensuring asset deployment.
• Ensure merchant training / In-store agent deployment.

Preferred Qualifications & Requirements

• SSCE / OND / HND Graduate.
• Passion for sales, self-starter with Can-do attitude and result oriented.
• Dedicated, good sense for business and service with a customer centric mindset.
• Demonstrated success in sales in the financial services industry. (B2B experience is a plus)
• Strong relationship management and consultative selling skills with a demonstrated ability to create, establish, maintain, and deepen relationships with customers.
• Excellent teamwork and communication skills (Strong verbal and written).
• High School Degree.

Targets & Benefits

• Base salary is 50,000 + pension + medical insurance.
• A Minimum Target of 5 merchants per week.
• Commission on Merchant (N1000 is payable for small scale merchant fully onboarded, N1,500 on every medium scale merchant fully onboarded and N2000 for large scale merchant).
• Weekly performance reviews, promotions, and career growth.

Application Closing Date
8th April, 2022.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Applications and CV to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.

Note: Only qualified applicants will be contacted.