Sales Manager - Witbank

Sanlam

Emalahleni, Mpumalanga
Permanent
Full-time

25 days ago

Who are we?Sanlam Developing Markets [SDM] (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sanlam Life Limited) is one of the top financial services providers in the South African entry-level and emerging middle market. It aims to understand the unique requirements of clients and offers a wide range of simple and affordable financial solutions that cover needs such as funeral insurance, savings for education, life cover and personal accident plans. In terms of the Sanlam Group Governance Policy, SDM is managed by the SA Retail Mass cluster, which is part of the Sanlam Life and Savings cluster within the Sanlam Group. The cluster focusses on retail products, as well as group schemes.What will you do?

Activity management of Sales Representatives.
Prospecting for Sales Representatives.
Production management daily concentrating on quality and quantity.
Conducting training - theoretical and practical in field.
Facility liaison.
New facility identification.

Qualification and Experience

Grade 12/Matric.
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 FSCA'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 FSCA's list of recognized qualifications at the point of recruitment.
In order to register for the Retail Pensions Category, the manager must have obtained a full qualification (120 credits).
NQF level 4 would be required and NQF level 5 would be advantageous (Categories B1 and B2) as per the FSCA's list of recognized qualifications at the point of recruitment.
RE 5 required from date of appointment.

Knowledge and Skills

A minimum of 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.

Personal Attributes

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.

Build a successful career with usWe're all about building strong, lasting relationships with our employees. We know that you have hopes for your future - your career, your personal development and of achieving great things. We pride ourselves in helping our employees to realise their worth. Through its five business clusters - Sanlam Fintech, Sanlam Life and Savings, Sanlam Investment Group, Sanlam Allianz, Santam, as well as MiWay and the Group Office - the group provides many opportunities for growth and development.Turnaround timeThe shortlisting process will only start once the application due date has been reached. The time taken to complete this process will depend on how far you progress and the availability of managers.Our commitment to transformationThe Sanlam Group is committed to achieving transformation and embraces diversity. This commitment is what drives us to achieve a diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace as we believe that these are key components to ensuring a thriving and sustainable business in South Africa. The Group's Employment Equity plan and targets will be considered as part of the selection process.

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