Senior Merchant Acquisition Specialist

Waffarha; Muscat; On-site; OMR 9,000 - 15,000; Full time

Job summary

Waffarha in Muscat seeks a dynamic Merchant Acquisition Executive to bring onboard and manage merchants, aiming to maximize profits. You will source and develop a pool of small to medium merchants, sign them up, and maintain active engagement with existing partners to drive sales and growth.

You will review discount plans, create and negotiate competitive deals, analyze proposals, verify documentation, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure merchants' needs are understood and

Qualifications

• Experience in the e-commerce and retail industry in the Oman Market is preferred.
• Bachelor's degree is a must.
• English proficiency (Upper-Intermediate)
• Valid Driving License (Required)
• 2–4 years of experience in sales.
• Excellent time-management & Organizational Skills.
• Excellent communication & negotiation skills.
• Good analytical & research skills.
• Dynamic, outgoing & energetic individual.
• Excellent networking & follow-up skills.
• Basic knowledge of Windows Excel – Word.

Responsibilities

• Acquire merchants for Waffarha and maintain positive relationships to maximize profit.
• Source and develop a pool of small to medium merchants; sign them up and maintain active engagement with existing ones.
• Create opportunities and initiate business with new merchants from various sources (social media, connections, visits).
• Review discount plans for merchants and for similar suppliers.
• Create and negotiate competitive deals with merchants aligned to customer needs to maximize profits.
• Analyze and test offers from merchants and verify documentation.

Skills

Merchant acquisition

Sales experience

English proficiency (Upper-Int)

Communication & negotiation

Time management

Analytical & research

Networking & follow-up

Windows Excel/Word

Dynamic, outgoing

Driver license

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Windows Excel

Word

Job description

Description

• Responsible for acquiring merchants to Waffarha and maintain a positive relationship with an objective to maximize profit.
• Source and develop a pool of small to medium merchants, to sign up with Waffarha and maintain active engagement with the existing ones.
• Create opportunities and initiate business with new merchants from different potential sources (Social medica platforms, Connections, and visits).
• Review the discount plans for the merchants on other platforms and similar suppliers.
• Create and negotiate competitive deals with the merchants matching with the customer needs with an objective to maximize profits
• Analyze and test the offers received from the merchant.
• Verify all documentation received from merchant regarding their deal with Waffarha.
• Collaborate with the cross functional team to ensure that all the merchant’s needs are understood and addressed.
• Update the existing offers with the existing merchants.
• Act as a mediator between the merchant and the cross-functional team to pertain to the Merchants’ desires and respond to their concerns.

Qualifications

• Experience in the e-commerce and retail industry in the Oman Market is preferred.
• A bachelor's degree is a must.
• English proficiency (Upper-Intermediate)
• Valid Driving License (Required)
• 2 – 4 years of experience in sales.
• Excellent time-management & Organizational Skills.
• Excellent communication & negotiation skills.
• Good analytical & research skills.
• Dynamic, outgoing & energetic individual.
• Excellent networking & follow-up skills.
• Basic knowledge of Windows Excel – Word.

Preferred Skills & Experience

• Ownership of a car
• Excellent communication skills
• Sales background
• Industry knowledge