Sales and Marketing Consultant - Insurance

Healthchem Group (Pty) Ltd

Johannesburg, Gauteng
Permanent
Full-time

13 days ago

My client in the health and personal accident insurance industry is looking for a highly effective, driven and tenacious Sales and Marketing Consultant.The position is based in Johannesburg North. The appropriate candidate should ideally live in the Johannesburg North area or it's surrounding area.The Sales and Marketing Consultants main objectives shall include the following (not to be treated as an exhaustive list):

The facilitation and implementation of all long and short-term marketing and sales related campaign(s) on behalf of the Company.
Be the brand ambassador of the Company and an effective implementer of all marketing related strategies of various products to sell within the Companys existing and potential broker network.
Research and source prospective business within the broker network.
Maintain regular contact within the broker network to discuss renewals and/or prospective revenue opportunities.
Setting up meetings and build broker relationships. Aim should be to obtain new business from the broker relationships and to maintain a successful rapport with them.
Always keep abreast of up-to-date market trends and best practices within the industry.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:1. Campaign delivery2. New business development3. Reporting excellence4. Relationship building with key stakeholders5. Ensure timeous and accurate completion of all administration6. Risk reviews7. Marketing lead8. Ad hoc functionsCOMPETENCIES/SKILLS REQUIREDExperience

Minimum of 3 years within the insurance industry.
Minimum of 5 years experience within a marketing related role, influenced predominantly by sales (lead generation of new and existing business).
Industry knowledge of competition and product comparisons.
Track record of Company specific contacts, e.g., broker relationships.
Basic understanding of the FAIS act.

Skills/Qualifications/Educational requirements- Excellent written and verbal communication skills [both English and Afrikaans].- Comfortable speaking with clients, whether over the phone or in person.- Persuasive communication and listening skills.- Friendly personality, with excellent interpersonal and sales skills.- Ability to build customised insurance policies and packages that meet brokersrequirements.- Proven experience in networking and building long-lasting relationships.- Resilient spirit and persistent nature.- Strong analytical skills with a goal-oriented mind.- Presentation skills.- Strong Microsoft Office skills i.e., Excel skills to be of an intermediate level andsuperior PowerPoint skills.- Matric qualification is a mandatory requirement.- Tertiary qualification i.e., bachelors degree and/or National Diploma in Sales andMarketing (highly beneficial).Competencies- Accountability- Communication- Relationship building- Cross functional awareness- Organisational awareness- Negotiation, conflict management and resolution- Problem solving and results orientation- Time management- Diary management- Planning, organising and co-ordinating- Monitoring and evaluation- Telephone manner- Customer service delivery [broker]- Political astuteness (art of getting things done)- Collaborative working /teamwork- Risk management- Stress management- Service delivery innovation- Stakeholder relations- Legislation and policy implementation- DiplomacyTechnical Knowledge and Skills- Arctitan- Profida- Everlytic- Sharepoint- Microsoft Outlook- Cybersecurity Awareness- Short Term Insurance Act- Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA)- Treat Customers Fairly (TCF) principlesAttributes- Interpersonal skills- Analytical skills detail oriented- High level of professionalism: first point of contact- Effective brand ambassador- Quick response rate- Be on top of the game- Self-starter- ConfidentPlease apply directly to this vacancy should you be interested. If you have not received feedback to your application within 2 weeks, please consider it as unsuccessful.

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