Market Research Officer

Who we are

At Moniepoint, our mission is to help individuals and businesses achieve financial happiness. As we expand our impact, we've launched a B2B eCommerce marketplace to empower millions of merchants across Nigeria with reliable, affordable access to inventory.

By leveraging our vast network of small and medium businesses and coupling it with inventory financing, we’re transforming how merchants source essential goods. We're building something truly scalable — and to do that, we need smart, curious minds to help us stay ahead of the market.

Curious about what makes Moniepoint an incredible place to work?  Check out posts on how we cultivate a culture of innovation, teamwork, and growth.

Role Overview

As a Market Research Officer, you will play a critical role in fueling our marketplace strategy with deep market insights, competitive pricing intelligence, and product innovation signals. Your research will inform category decisions, pricing strategies, vendor onboarding, and go-to-market plans across Nigeria's dynamic retail ecosystem.

Key Responsibilities

Pricing & Product Intelligence

• Conduct regular price checks across all relevant B2B and open-market channels (online and offline).
• Track promotions, price drops, bulk schemes, and new product launches.
• Discover and benchmark new SKUs, package formats, and size variants within key categories.
• Identify alternative data sources (distributors, competitors, retail panels, informal market operators) for cross-validating pricing and packaging info.

Market Sensing & Primary Research

• Conduct field surveys and market visits to gather pricing, packaging, and product availability data.
• Map category momentum: Understand which SKUs or brands are gaining/losing share across geographies.
• Act as a central source for all product and SKU-level insights needed by the sourcing, logistics, or marketing teams.

Competitor & Trade Activity Monitoring

• Track competitor activity including BTL campaigns, in-market activations, trade schemes, and seasonal pushes.
• Build and maintain a market intelligence dashboard for rapid category decision-making.

Cross-Functional Support

• Partner with category managers, procurement teams, and marketing to inform launch decisions, assortment mix, and local pricing.
• Maintain a repository of actionable insights for regular use by sales, sourcing, finance, and leadership teams.
• Prepare and present weekly/monthly intelligence reports.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of experience in market research, category insights, or retail intelligence, ideally in FMCG, B2B commerce, or e-commerce.
• Strong understanding of retail pricing structures, wholesale-distributor economics, and packaging formats.
• Experience conducting primary field research (surveys, store visits, trade interviews).
• Ability to manage and analyze data in Excel, Google Sheets, or data visualization tools.
• Comfortable working in fast-paced, data-driven environments with shifting priorities.
• Excellent communication skills in English and at least one major local Nigerian language.

Join Us

Help us build the largest digital commerce engine for retailers in Africa. If you’re passionate about data, market insights, and building meaningful tools for small businesses — we’d love to hear from you.

What we can offer you

• Culture: We put our people first and prioritize the well-being of every team member. We’ve built a company where all opinions carry weight and where all voices are heard. We value and respect each other and always look out for one another. Above all, we are human.
• Learning: We have a learning and development-focused environment with an emphasis on knowledge sharing, training, and regular internal technical talks.
• Compensation: You’ll receive an attractive salary, pension, health insurance, annual bonus, plus other benefits.

What to expect in the hiring process

• A preliminary phone call with the recruiter
• An interview with a business lead.
• A behavioural and technical interview with a member of the executive team. 

Moniepoint is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and candidates.