Profile Personnel is an independently owned Executive Recruitment and HR Solutions Firm. Since our inception in October 1997, we have successfully added value to our HR Solutions, Labour Consulting, Payroll Services and Executive Recruitment Clients, both locally and nationally.
Our continued success has been to build meaningful and lasting relationships wi...
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We are looking for an experienced and results-driven External Debt Collector (EDC) Manager to lead and optimise our external collections environment. This role is responsible for managing outsourced debt collection agencies, driving performance, ensuring regulatory compliance, and improving recoveries across the portfolio.
Key Responsibilities
Manage and optimise the performance of external debt collection agencies (EDCs).
Drive collections strategy execution, portfolio allocation, and recovery performance.
Monitor key KPIs including yield, promise-kept rates, cost-to-collect, compliance, and SLA adherence.
Ensure compliance with NCA, POPIA, FICA, Debt Collectors Act, and internal governance standards.
Build and maintain strong relationships with agencies, internal stakeholders, and operational teams.
Lead operational oversight including reconciliations, reporting, data delivery, and process improvements.
Conduct performance reviews, site visits, and quarterly business reviews with agencies.
Requirements
10+ years’ experience in debt collection, collections operations, or vendor management.
Strong understanding of collections operations, agency management, and collections KPIs.
Experience managing SLAs, agency performance, and operational governance.
Strong leadership, analytical, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
Knowledge of NCA, POPIA, FICA, and Debt Collectors Act requirements.
Registration with the Council for Debt Collectors will be advantageous.
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