Telesales Consultant at Discovery Limited

Job Description

• Identifying sales opportunities.Answering inbound calls timeously and making required outbound calls
• Co-ordination of own administration
• Identifying sales opportunities
• Maintaining accurate details and statistics of all queries

Key purpose

This position is based in the Discovery Connect Sales call centre, and reports to the sales team leader. The successful individual will be required to conduct Discovery Health/Life/Insure telesales.

• Key Outputs
• The successful individual will be required to perform on, but not limited to the following key outputs:
•  Achieve Vitality Sales target
• Communication to members telephonically via fax and email
• Attending to general administration
• Conduct Financial Needs Analysis
•  Achieve quality target
• Overcome objections
• Adhering to service level agreements

Personal attributes and skills

• The successful individual will be required to demonstrate the following competencies:
•  Target Driven
• Team Player
• Goal orientated
• Self motivated
• Ability to perform under pressure
• Adapt to change
• Persuasiveness
• Resilience/Tenacity
• Sound Time Management
• Self managed
• Attention to detail
• Ability to learn quickly and apply knowledge
• Speak fluently (accent neutral) English/Afrikaans

Qualification & Experience

•  Matric
•  At least 2years sales experience, preferably in an outbound telesales environment
•   Minimum 1 year Vitality product knowledge, Discovery Vitality Knowledge is an advantage
•  PC literacy, email, word, excel
• Tertiary qualification an advantage
• NQF5 and RE5 qualification
• Class of business advantageous

EMPLOYMENT EQUITY  
The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.