Trade Marketing Associate, North at Sun King (Formerly Greenlight Planet)

Greenlight Planet is a multinational, for-profit business that designs, distributes, and finances solar-powered home energy products, with an underserved population in mind: the 1.3 billion global consumers for whom the old-fashioned electrical grid is either unavailable or too expensive.

Over a decade in business, the company is now a leading global brand in emerging markets across Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa.  Greenlight’s Sun King™ products provide modern light and energy to 26 million people in more than 40 countries and have sold over 10.5 million products worldwide.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Trade Marketing Associate, North

Location: Abuja, Nigeria
Job Type: Full-time
Workplace type: Hybrid
Department: Marketing & Creative
Reporting to: Operations Manager, Nigeria

About the Role

• The Sun King Marketing team is looking for a Trade Marketing Associate who will drive disbursement of marketing merchandise. We are looking for someone who is passionate and excited about the opportunity to bring affordable, energy to homes.

Responsibilities
What you would be expected to do:

• Think, design, produce, and promptly distribute promotional materials tailored to the needs of the trade.
•  Identify, plan and execute Sun King’s participation in trade Events and Exhibitions in the northern part of Nigeria.
• Ensure accountability and accuracy of marketing merchandise in the stores and northern warehousing, acting as custodians of these merchandises.
• Ensure marketing stock sheet and trackers are regularly updated.
• Conduct trade visits to gather insights on customer behavior, and route-to-market effectiveness.
• Assist with the northern retail outlet and collection centre branding.
• Work closely with the regional sales team to identify growth opportunities and ensure execution of marketing-led sales initiatives.

Job Requirements
You might be a strong candidate if you have:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Business Administration, or related field.
• 2+ years of trade marketing, field marketing, or sales experience, preferably in FMCG, telecoms, or solar/energy sector.
• Familiarity with the northern Nigerian market and ability to speak Hausa is a strong advantage.
• Good people management skills and the ability to manage field teams, agents, and third-party vendors.
• Comfortable with frequent travel across the region.
• Excellent communication, reporting, and project coordination skills.
• Must be adaptable, and solution-oriented.

What Sun King Offers

• Professional growth in a dynamic, rapidly expanding, high-social-impact industry.
• An open-minded, collaborative culture made up of enthusiastic colleagues who are driven by the challenge of innovation towards profound impact on people and the planet.
• A truly multicultural experience: you will have the chance to work with and learn from people from different geographies, nationalities, and backgrounds.
• Structured, tailored learning and development programs that help you become a better leader, manager, and professional through the Sun Center for Leadership.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.