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We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Direct Sales, Consumer Lending & POS Sales Specialist
Locations: Abuja (FCT), Abia, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Ebonyi, Edo, Ekiti, Enugu, Imo, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kogi, Kwara, Lagos, Nasarawa, Ogun, Ondo, Osun and Rivers
Employment Type: Full-time
Job Summary
- We are seeking energetic, target-driven, and customer-focused professionals to join our sales team as Direct Sales Specialists, Consumer Lending Specialists, and POS Sales Specialists.
- The successful candidates will be responsible for driving business growth through customer acquisition, promotion of banking products and services, consumer loan sales, and Point-of-Sale (POS) terminal acquisition and activation.
- The ideal candidates should possess strong interpersonal, negotiation, and relationship management skills with a passion for achieving sales targets and delivering exceptional customer service.
Key Responsibilities
Direct Sales:
- Identify and acquire new customers for the bank's products and services.
- Promote savings accounts, current accounts, salary accounts, and other retail banking solutions.
- Generate quality leads through field marketing, referrals, and networking.
- Build and maintain strong customer relationships.
- Achieve assigned monthly and quarterly sales targets.
- Ensure accurate documentation and compliance with Know Your Customer (KYC) requirements.
Consumer Lending:
- Market and sell the bank's consumer loan products.
- Source quality loan prospects from salary earners, SMEs, and other eligible customers.
- Guide customers through the loan application process.
- Conduct preliminary customer assessments and document verification.
- Monitor loan portfolio quality and ensure timely repayment.
- Build strategic partnerships with organizations for payroll lending opportunities.
POS Sales:
- Identify and onboard merchants requiring POS terminals.
- Market POS terminals and digital payment solutions.
- Coordinate POS deployment, activation, and installation.
- Train merchants on proper POS usage.
- Monitor transaction volumes and merchant performance.
- Resolve merchant complaints and liaise with relevant support teams.
- Drive transaction growth and merchant retention.
Other Responsibilities:
- Deliver excellent customer service at all times.
- Maintain accurate sales records and daily activity reports.
- Participate in marketing campaigns and promotional events.
- Comply with regulatory policies and internal banking procedures.
- Represent the bank professionally in all customer interactions.
- Continuously identify new business opportunities within assigned territories.
- Submit periodic performance reports to management.
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Number of new customers acquired.
- Deposit mobilization.
- Consumer loan volume booked.
- Loan repayment performance.
- Number of POS terminals deployed.
- POS activation rate.
- Merchant transaction volume.
- Revenue generated.
- Customer retention rate.
- Achievement of monthly sales targets.
- Compliance with operational and regulatory standards.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree or Higher National Diploma (HND) in any discipline.
- Minimum of Second Class Lower (2:2) or Lower Credit.
- Previous sales experience in banking, financial services, FMCG, fintech, insurance, or telecommunications is an added advantage.
- Fresh graduates with strong sales aptitude are encouraged to apply.
Skills & Competencies:
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Strong negotiation and persuasion abilities.
- Customer relationship management.
- Sales and marketing expertise.
- Business development skills.
- Ability to work independently and under pressure.
- Target-driven with strong result orientation.
- Problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Time management and organizational skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
Requirements:
- Strong passion for sales and business development.
- Willingness to work in the field.
- Ability to meet aggressive performance targets.
- High level of integrity and professionalism.
- Excellent presentation and networking skills.
Benefits
- Competitive monthly salary.
- Attractive sales commissions and performance incentives.
- Health insurance.
- Pension contribution.
- Career growth and professional development opportunities.
- Ongoing sales and product training.
- Performance recognition and rewards.
Application Closing Date
25th August, 2026.
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