Incubation Agent - Jumia (Full Time)

At Jumia, mobility is at the heart of our people development approach. This job board helps us establish more transparency in available opportunities in the company to promote mobility.

You need to follow simple guidelines:

• Before applying, make sure you discuss the opportunity with your direct manager and that both of you agree that this is positive for your development (written approval from your direct manager will be required).
• Apply with your Jumia e-mail.

What you will be doing

• You initiating and handling of relationships with vendors and Jumia’s operational department.
• As a vendor incubation associate, you constantly deal with contractual agreements for securing sale tenders from Jumia vendors.
• You authoring contract documents including statements of work and service level exhibits
• You are to understand policies and procedures associated with purchase contracts such as indemnification and amendments.
• Understanding company policies and procedures associated with selling on Jumia Seller center with commission charged included in the contracts.
• Liaise between Jumia Seller center merchant and cross- functional internal teams to ensure the timely successful on-boarding process flow for the new acquired merchant within a stipulated time frame
• Play the role of an advocate of the vendor to the internal management of his company.
• You may also adopt such strategies as vendor service offerings to develop and maintain strategic relationship with suppliers.
• You are also responsible for troubleshooting all vendor problems. In other instances, he may report vendor queries such as: product upload challenges and delays in disbursement of payments to the management for corrective actions.
• Evaluate and monitor merchant activities to ensure that vendors registered on the platform upload minimal no of SKU on seller center comply with the upload standard
• Vendor managers arrange meetings with staff and vendors to discuss issues affecting the supply chain and possible measures.
• Such issues range from defective or unacceptable goods or services to delivery delays.
• A vendor manager ensures problem resolutions are achieved without compromising the relationship with vendors and company customers

What we are looking for

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in either or of the following: Vendor Hunting, Vendor management, Sales management, Sourcing and Procurement of electronics.
• Candidate should have a Degree in related courses which include; Business Administration/Management, Sales, Marketing, Economics.
• Preferably Igbo speaking candidates, who are street smart and also book smart.
• Good knowledge of the Major markets 
• Good relationship with top distributors in Major markets 

Kindly make your application by 16th April 2026

Interview stages 

• HR meeting with the Talent Acquisition
• Technical meeting with hiring manager
• Final meeting with the functional manager