VACANCY
SALES MANAGERS: FINANCIAL SERVICES INDUSTRY
ALL MAJOR CITIES INCLUDING: CAPE TOWN, PORT ELIZABETH, JOHANNESBURG, PRETORIA, DURBAN, BLOEMFONTEIN
PERMANENT POSITIONS
The Client is one of the leading financial services providers in the South African entry-level market. The aim is to understand unique requirements of clients and offers of a wide range of simple and affordable financial solutions that cover every day needs, such as funeral insurance, savings for education, life cover and personal accident plans. The Agency Distribution channel in The Client consists of 60 sales branches countrywide employing over 3,500 tied advisers.
Output/Core Tasks:
- Activity management of representatives.
- Prospecting for Representatives.
- Production management on a daily basis concentrating on quality and quantity.
- Conducting training - Theoretical and practical in field.
- Facility liaison.
- New facility identification.
Role Requirements:
Qualifications:
- Grade 12
- Meet the qualification requirements in line with their DOFA:
- Individuals who joined the industry prior to 2010 must have obtained their 30 or 60 credits or alternatively obtained a full qualification as per the FSB’s list of recognized qualifications.
- Individuals who joined the industry from 2010 must have obtained a full qualification (120 Credits at NQF Level 4 for Categories B1 and B2) as per the FSB’s list of recognized qualifications at the point of recruitment.
- It would be advantageous for the individual to meet the following criteria but not compulsory: In order to register for the Retail Pensions Category the Manager must have obtained a full qualification (120 Credits. at NQF level 4 would be required and NQF level 5 would be advantageous Categories B1 and B2) as per the FSB’s list of recognized qualifications at the point of recruitment.
- RE 5 required from date of appointment)
Experience & Knowledge:
- At least 2 years sales experience of which at least 1 year must be within the financial services industry (Cat B1/Cat B2/Retail Pensions)
- A minimum of one year management experience
- Where the appointment is an internal appointment, past performance must be checked to ensure that all company criteria was met
Competencies:
- Good leadership skills.
- Entrepreneurial with good business acumen
- Strong action orientation
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to make decisions
- Initiative and innovativeness
- Planning and organizing
- Achievement orientation
- Negotiation skills
- Coaching and enabling skills
Recruitment Process:
- Communication will only be with shortlisted candidates
- CV: word format and computer literacy
- Copies: ID, Payslip and certs
- Consultant: jino.swart@isilumko.co.za
