Business Development Lead

Responsibilities:

• Building a verified pipeline of qualified Southwest bulk garri buyers
• Capturing buyer data including volume, pricing, payment terms, bag size, quality preference, pickup expectations, and decision maker details
• Arranging direct Stage 2 commercial calls with shortlisted serious buyers
• Producing clear weekly reports with buyer seriousness scoring and next-step recommendations

Requirements:

• A minimum of 5 years of experience in business development, trade sales, commodity trading, food distribution, or agribusiness commercial roles
• Strong knowledge of Southwest Nigeria markets, especially Oyo, Ogun, Osun, Ondo, Ekiti, and Lagos
• Experience dealing with wholesalers, aggregators, institutional buyers, distributors, or bulk commodity buyers
• Strong field execution and reporting discipline
• Must be comfortable with market visits, buyer interviews, and arranging direct decision-maker meetings
• Experience in food staples, agro-processing, or commodity channels is strongly preferred
• Existing commercial relationships in relevant buyer networks is a major advantage
• Experience with garri, cassava, food staples, agro-processing, or bulk commodity buyers is strongly preferred.