Deputy Manager - Area Sales

SBI Card; Zone 7 Ambattur; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work-life balance program

Rewards and recognition

Inclusive team culture

Gender-neutral policy

Health benefits

Learning & development framework

Job summary

SBI Card in India is seeking a field sales leader to drive SBI Card product sales across multiple branches and partner banks, leading a large NFTE team. The role entails executing location-wise sales strategies, managing stakeholders, and delivering strong performance across regions.

The candidate will oversee campaigns, staffing, regular trainings, and the rollout of new digital initiatives while ensuring compliance and timely reporting to stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Awareness of credit card industry landscape
• Understanding of P&L and impact of metrics on the bottom-line

Responsibilities

• Drive location-wise banca sales execution within geography to meet organizational targets
• Maintain relationships with SBI, JVs and partner banks, ensuring priority service
• Lead campaigns focused on segment/product/programs in the assigned region
• Assess manpower and staffing levels across the geography with budget alignment
• Responsible for NFTE hiring and performance management in the area
• Coordinate regular trainings to enhance productivity and knowledge cascade
• Facilitate adoption of new digital initiatives across sales teams
• Prepare and share reports/MIS to SBI stakeholders
• Manage PSA relationships and ensure SOP compliance across operations

Skills

People Management

Planning & Organizing

Customer Orientation

Relationship Management

Result Orientation

Education

Graduate in any discipline

Job description

Job Description:

About the company

SBI Card is a leading pure-play credit card issuer in India, offering a wide range of credit cards to cater to diverse customer needs. We are constantly innovating to meet the evolving financial needs of our customers, empowering them with digital currency for seamless payment experience and indulge in rewarding benefits. At SBI Card, the motto Make Life Simple inspires every initiative, ensuring that customer convenience is at the forefront of all that we do. We are committed to building an environment where people can thrive and create a better future for everyone.

SBI Card is proud to be an equal opportunity & inclusive employer and welcome employees without any discrimination on the grounds of race, color, gender, religion, creed, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, caste etc. SBI Card is committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace where all employees are treated equally with dignity and respect which makes it a promising place to work.

Join us to shape the future of digital payment in India and unlock your full potential.

What’s in it for YOU

1. SBI Card truly lives by the work-life balance philosophy. We offer a robust wellness and wellbeing program to support mental and physical health of our employees
2. Admirable work deserves to be rewarded. We have a well curated bouquet of rewards and recognition program for the employees
3. Dynamic, Inclusive and Diverse team culture
4. Gender Neutral Policy
5. Inclusive Health Benefits for all - Medical Insurance, Personal Accidental, Group Term Life Insurance and Annual Health Checkup, Dental and OPD benefits
6. Commitment to the overall development of an employee through comprehensive learning & development framework

Role Purpose

Responsible for sales of various SBI Card products in an assigned geography, usually 2-5 regions comprising of 80-200 branches of an SBI Circle, through a large team of 100-200 NFTEs spread across branches and various other points of sales identified by the bank relationships.

Role Accountability

1. Drive execution of location-wise banca sales execution strategy within assigned geography to drive achievement of overall organization objectives
2. Maintain good working relationships at local level with stakeholders across SBI, SBI JVs and Associates & Multiple Partner banks by addressing concerns & providing priority service
3. Drive execution of special segment/product/program focused campaigns in assigned geography
4. Assess manpower requirements in assigned geography considering MOU & budgets and work with workforce effectiveness to ensure adequate staffing levels across assigned geography
5. Responsible for hiring and performance management of NFTEs in assigned area
6. Ensure regular NHOs/Refreshers & Product based Trainings for the team to enhance productivity
7. Drive team to adopt all New Digital Initiatives of the company by ensuring quick knowledge cascade to extended sales teams by facilitating adequate trainings
8. Attend Region/Module P Reviews & share relevant data points/ inputs to create a positive brand Image amongst SBI stakeholders
9. Front-end all customer service escalations from the branch walk-in customers in assigned area and resolve them as per the resolution rights shared
10. Conduct periodic service camps in upcountry markets in coordination with CS department to reinforce customer & Stakeholder Confidence
11. Closely monitor metrics such as Sourcing Mix, Approval Rate, Inflow rate, Processing rate, & Dispatch rate of Applications to track and enhance NFTE productivity and business opportunities
12. Drive adoption of New Digital Initiatives in assigned areas by ensuring timely knowledge cascade and requisite trainings for the staff
13. Provide support to internal departments in completion of various projects, such as KYC Compliance Of Existing Customer Base by Liaising with Operations Department & reaching out to Customers, Assisting Collections department in collections effort and advising Product/Marketing teams on suitable merchant tie-ups
14. Drive periodic team connects/reviews cadence, conducting regular visits to Local Offices of Partner Banks to ensure the same
15. Ensure timely preparation and dissemination of relevant reports /MIS to SBI Stakeholders (Cross Sell/Regions/Modules & Networks)
16. Manage PSA relationships, premises and associated costs along with relevant SOPs
17. Ensure team members and internal processes comply with all regulatory and business compliance guidelines

Measures of Success

1. MOU Targets: New Accounts, Premium Accounts, Insurance cross-sell, COA, 4MOB Attrition %, Digital Sourcing %
2. Shikhar /Pratham Leads Conversion %
3. Voice of Customers
4. Process adherence as per MOU
5. Effective complaint channelizing and resolution on escalations emanating from SBI and Partners banks

Technical Skills / Experience / Certifications

1. Awareness of credit card industry landscape
2. Understanding of P&L and impact of various metrics/parameters on the bottom-line

Competencies critical to the role

1. People Management
2. Planning & Organizing
3. Customer Orientation
4. Relationship Management
5. Result Orientation

Qualification

Graduate in any discipline, post graduate preferred

Preferred Industry

BFSI/Telecom/Any retail sales FMCG, CD etc

Requirements: