Technical Assistant – Commercial, Technical & Operations

About the role

This full-time, mid-level position in Lagos supports technical, commercial and operational activities across building-material solutions such as admixtures, waterproofing, repair systems and coatings. It also develops broader business and leadership capability. The role involves travel to customer, site, factory and operational locations within Nigeria.

Key responsibilities

• Build working knowledge of admixtures, waterproofing, repair systems and coatings, and support technical-commercial discussions with customers, contractors, consultants and project teams.
• Assist with product demonstrations, site visits, customer trials, technical documentation and complaint follow-up with technical personnel.
• Support customer research, presentations, proposals, opportunity tracking and commercial follow-up.
• Analyse customer demand, product availability, delivery performance, sales trends and product or project margins.
• Coordinate actions across sales, operations, technical service, procurement, logistics and finance, track deadlines and report progress.
• Prepare weekly updates, management reports, risk logs and improvement proposals.
• Take part in field, site, factory and cross-functional assignments while following health, safety, environmental, quality, regulatory and ethical requirements.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Chemistry, Materials Science, Building Technology, Business or a related discipline.
• Typically 3-7 years of progressive experience; strong candidates outside this range may be considered.
• Familiarity with construction chemicals, admixtures, waterproofing, repair products or coatings is desirable.
• Willingness to travel within Nigeria and work at customer, project and operational sites.

Required skills

• Analytical reasoning, practical execution, customer communication and leadership potential.
• Good Excel, PowerPoint and written-reporting skills.