Commercial and Partnership Associate at MVXchange Limited

MVXchange Limited - We are a trade technology company powering global trade with Africa. We blend technology, logistics and finance to provide businesses with the necessary financing and international reach to compete and scale globally.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Commercial and Partnership Associate

Location: Lekki, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• We are seeking for a Commercial & Partnerships Assoiate to add value to our commercial activities by conducting research, collecting and analyzing information and using the data to problem solve and improve decision-making and efficiency of a business.
• You will keep abreast of market conditions and trends to provide insightful reports to the management team.
• An excellent Commercial & Partnerships Associate has strong analytical and critical thinking skills and excellent problem solving and team-working skills.
• The ideal candidate will also have good attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Business / Commercial Development - Provide input for developing and implementing commercial strategies according to the company’s goals and objectives aiming to accelerate growth.
• Strategic Partnerships - Assist with relationship building activities and related meeting preparations and follow-up. Update internal working tools, including internal information/ knowledge management tools. Develop and maintain a database/ pipeline of opportunities for future development.
• Business Development: Arrange business development meetings with prospective corporates and partners to sell MVX’s technology.
• Market Research - Work with the team to conduct market research and analysis to create detailed business plans and feasibility studies on commercial opportunities (expansion, business development etc.) as well as identify threats.
• Cross-functional Collaboration - Collaborate with diverse teams within the organization to ensure status/ investor updates, proposals, reports, etc. are updated in a timely manner.
• Business Planning & Intelligence (Metrics Monitoring and Reporting) – Monitor and analyze the performance of departmental and partner specific KPIs.
• Strategy - Assist with business planning, strategy formulation and execution as well as supporting team lead with goal setting.
• Growth and Technology - Support and coordinate with the technology and growth teams (Sales, Marketing, Customer Experience, Product etc.) to generate leads and drive tech adoption

Requirements

• Candidates should possess a Bachelor's Degree with 4 - 5 years post-degree experience and knowledge of strategy formulation and planning techniques.
• Commercial and strategic planning experience
• Research, fact-checking and validation skills to ensure valid data sources and to verify accuracy
• Ability to analyze data, using this data to recommend actions for internal and external stakeholders
• Strong analytical and critical thinking
• Ambitious self-starter, with drive to make things happen independently and through collaboration
• Good knowledge of business visualization tools such as PowerBI
• Excellent problem solving, communication, and team-working skills
• Attention to detail and commitment to accuracy
• Good interpersonal skills to build relationships with teams from other departments as well as external stakeholders / partners.

What You’ll Get

• Competitive compensation
• Remote work opportunities
• Equity payment
• A chance to impact Africa’s maritime trade for the better.

Application Closing Date
13th May, 2022.