Branch Consultant - Durban at Sanlam Group

What will you do?

• Promote Sanlam Retail Mass (SRM)’s products and increase market share through sound financial advice and a high level of client service in a Branch context.
• Creating opportunities for client optimisation and cross selling of value-added services. 
• Responsible for Retail Branch Sales delivery and in-branch client service and client retention.
• Ensure compliance, quality, and risk management. 
• Monthly planning and reporting of sales and service activities in the Branch.
• Identify key internal and external stakeholders (Area Managers, Business Owners, activation sites, community forums, etc.) and determine effective engagement tactics that will contribute to building and maintaining relationships. 

Experience

• 1 year experience in a sales or marketing capacity
• Experience within insurance branches an advantage

Qualifications

• Matric (Grade 12)
• RE5 advantageous
• FAIS Compliant (Wealth Management) as per DOFA requirements.

Knowledge, Skills and Competencies

• Client service.
• Sales and cross-selling tactics and strategies (client optimisation). 
• Knowledge on the Insurance landscape including regulatory requirements and guidelines for selling and providing advice would be ideal. 
• Knowledge on insurance products would be advantageous.
• Persistently focused on achieving targets.
• Analysing information.
• Technologically orientated.
• Selling and influencing skills.
• Critical thinking skills.
• Strong communicator (verbally and in writing).
• Strong customer service orientation .
• Organising skills.
• Adaptable and open to learning.