- Job Title: Assistant Business Development Manager
- Job ID: R-1167721
- Location: Lagos
- Function: Customer Business Development
- Reports to: UI Senior BD Manager – West Africa, East Africa & SDL
- Scope: Local
- Terms & Conditions: Full time
- Application Closing Date:13th November, 2025.
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About Unilever Nigeria Plc
Unilever Nigeria Plc – Welcome to Unilever, a global multinational and fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) company with products sold in over 190 countries and more than 2 billion consumers across the world who use our amazing products everyday!
Job Purpose
- Unilever is the place where you can bring your purpose to life with the work that you do – creating a better business and a better world.
- You’ll be responsible for identifying potential whitespace opportunities, collaborating with distributors to execute market entry and launching products in Nigeria.
- You’ll be responsible for brand building activities in Nigeria and the execution of all brand initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
Prospecting:
- Leading, mapping, and developing business and seeding opportunities in Nigeria through data and insight activation from idea to launch
- Screening and recommending potential businesses through market analysis, deal requirements, potential and financial analysis.
- Conducting end-to-end market opportunity assessment with customers
Customer Selection and Appointment:
- Conducting comprehensive research and checks to identify suitable business distributors.
Establishing and Executing Business Plans:
- Developing and managing business plans internally and externally, to craft end-to-end launch plans to drive route-to-market for new product development (NPD)
- Establishing networks for new product launches with supply chain team and alignment with Category team on launches
Tracking and Monitoring Performance:
- Tracking and managing of key business metrics and KPIs across marketing and trade activities, including OSA and Share of shelf.
- Conducting reviews on broad spectrum of topics
Stakeholder Management:
- Leading and aligning cross functional teams to effectively manage projects.
- Collaborating with local OpCo for synergies
You’ll Work Closely With:
- UI Business Development, Finance, Supply Chain and Marketing teams
- External distributors.
Requirements
- A Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline
- Minimum of 3 years’ experience in Customer Development in FMCG industry – preferably in key account management and/or marketing
- Experience in international trade and capability building.
- Experience working in cross-functional teams within a matrix environment both F2F and virtually.
- Be a strategic, highly adaptable, and entrepreneurial person.
- Embrace a high growth mindset, with strong love for consumers, shoppers and customers.
- Have strong financial acumen and analytical skills.
- Have strong communication, negotiation and influencing skills with senior stakeholders.
- Have experience working and leading in cross-functional teams.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should click on ‘Apply Here’ below.
