Traders of Africa is an ecommerce marketplace focused on driving intra-African trade as well as trade between Africa and the world through technology.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Field Officer
Location: Lagos
Responsibilities
- To develop TOFA through strategic sales, marketing and operational actions.
- Travelling to product locations as soon as the need arises.
- To drive sourcing of high quality supply consultants/agents and suppliers along TOFA’s trade focus.
- To plan and coordinate the activities of export agents including- international shipments and sales closure.
- To source for buyers and sellers of products
- To strategise and execute sourcing from various Africa countries.
- Achieve revenue growth.
Supervision role:
- Inspect product in the Forest, Park and Warehouse. Ensure all documents for the products are genuine and complete
- Make sure suppliers documents are complete and up to date.
- Take accurate measurements/weight only according to specifications (specie, length/diameter, weight and goodness) of TOFA and the buyer.
- Make sure document states the true quantity, quality and measurement of the products
- Supervise strictly the packing, transporting and delivery of the product to the park/port
- Send photos and videos of the products when selecting, measuring, loading and delivery to park/port
- Supervise movement of product on trucks to park/port and ensure the owner of the truck has his car consignment letter and required documents for transport.
- Oversee loading of product in container and send photos and videos.
- Oversee all transportation.
- Ensure appropriate product lists are procured from the supplier.
Job Requirements
- Honest, Reliable and Trustworthy.
- Hardworking.
- Focused and dedicated.
- Strong and energetic.
- Must have and International Passport.
- Must be willing to be away from home for a period of time.
- Must be smart and eager to work.
- Must be able to work under pressure.
- Must be able to use to a computer to search document and to communicate.
- Must have an android phone and WhatsApp line .
- Must be able to communicate effectively.
- Must be a bit hugged but sharp.
- Must be humble.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Applications to: info@tradersofafrica.com using the “Job Title” as the subject of the mail.
Job Title: Agro-commodities Officer/Trader
Location: Lagos
Job Descriptions
- Managing the existing portfolio of suppliers and customers
- Identifying new businesses to increase sales
- Keeping track of offers
- Relationship management with customers and suppliers
- Negotiating prices, payment, and delivery terms
- Successfully closing and delivering deals
- Work with the Senior Commodities Officer to ensure the smooth and efficient transaction operations of the commodities
- Work with the relevant WFP personnel to ensure timely and correct delivery of commodities to the EDPs and FDPs for timely distributions
- Work applicable, responsible to ensure availability of safe, suitable, adequate in-country storage capacity and trucks for internal delivery from EDPs to FDPs
- Work with procurement/logistics department to ensure timely procurement and availability of all equipment and materials necessary for successful implementation of a commodity transaction
Job Requirements
- Relevant experience in a commercial sales function (this could have been experience in spices, nuts and seeds trading sales)
- Flexible and must have a commercial attitude
- Strong interpersonal skills , Confident Charismatic and Proactive.
- Abilities to set priorities and work on more than one task simultaneously
- Self-starter and enjoy working with targets
- Good mathematical skills and excellent communication skills
- Should have a Nigerian Passport
- Not opposed to extensive travel
- Age specification: (19-27)
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Applications to: info@tradersofafrica.com using the “Job title” as subject of the email
Job Title: Back End Developer
Location: Lagos
Responsibilities
- Be involved and participate in the overall application lifecycle
- Main focus on Coding, Debugging and Troubleshooting
- Collaborate with Front-end developers
- Define and communicate technical and design requirements
- Provide training, help, and support to other team members
- Build high-quality reusable code that can be used in the future
- Develop functional and sustainable web applications with clean codes
- Learn about new technologies
- Stay up to date with current best practices
- Conduct UI test and optimize performance
- Manage cutting-edge technologies to improve applications
- Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of designers, developers, and system administrators
- Participate in conferences and educational programs
- Follow new and emerging technologies.
Requirements and Qualifications
- 3 years of experience as a Back-end developer
- In-depth understanding of web development
- 3 years of experience with program languages like PHP and NodeJS
- Familiarity of front-end languages such as HTML,JavaScript, and CSS
- Critical thinker and problem solving skills
- Team player
- Good organizational and time management skills
- Great interpersonal and communicational skills.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Applications to: info@tradersofafrica.com using the “Job Title” as the subject of the mail.