The Cordros Sales Academy is a four-month, full-time graduate trainee programme that develops commercially driven graduates into field-ready sales professionals through classroom learning, coaching, and supervised market deployment.

• Job Location: Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Kano
• Employment Type: Full-Time Graduate Trainee (4 months)
• Salary: Not stated

Cordros Capital Limited is a Nigerian financial services group that began operations as a securities trading business in 2007 and has since expanded into advisory services, asset management, insurance brokerage, registrars, research, securities trading, trustees, and wealth management. The group operates across Lagos, Abuja, Rivers, and Kano states and is licensed by regulators including the Nigerian Exchange, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the National Insurance Commission. Its workplace culture highlights teamwork, integrity, innovation, passion, service excellence, mentorship, and learning.

• Participate actively in the structured classroom, coaching and on-the-job learning components of the Sales Academy.
• Develop a strong understanding of Cordros, its product portfolio, the financial services industry and the competitive landscape.
• Learn and apply core sales processes, prospecting techniques, customer engagement and territory management practices.
• Shadow experienced sales professionals and participate in customer engagements, sales calls, market visits and pipeline reviews.
• Support lead generation, customer acquisition, market mapping, trade activation and customer penetration activities.
• Build and manage sales pipelines and maintain accurate and timely sales reports.
• Develop and maintain effective customer and stakeholder relationships.
• Apply effective objection handling, negotiation, closing and complaint-resolution techniques.
• Utilise CRM and other commercial tools for pipeline management, performance tracking and reporting.
• Progressively take ownership of assigned territories or customer segments and work towards agreed sales targets.
• Gather market intelligence and identify opportunities for business growth.
• Deliver a final product pitch and review of individual target performance as part of the final assessment.

• Graduated from a recognised Nigerian or foreign university with a minimum of Second-Class Lower Division (2:2) in any discipline.
• Must have completed NYSC and possess a valid NYSC Discharge Certificate or Certificate of Exemption.
• Be 30 years or below as at 31st December 2026.
• Have 1–2 years of relevant experience in Sales.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong customer engagement and relationship management skills.
• Good prospecting and business development skills.
• Excellent negotiation and objection-handling skills.
• Strong presentation and pitching skills.
• Good commercial awareness and understanding of market dynamics.
• Proficiency in CRM and other commercial tools, and Microsoft Office (Excel, Word & PowerPoint).

How to Apply
Interested candidates should Apply here.

Why This Job Might Be a Good Fit
This programme suits a graduate who wants a structured, field-based entry into financial services sales rather than a desk role. Because trainees progressively take ownership of territories and customers with coaching from experienced professionals, it builds a strong commercial foundation for a career in sales, relationship management, or wealth advisory.

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