Business Consultant

Discovery Limited; Durban; On-site; ZAR 500,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services company is looking for a Business Consultant in KZN to enhance health product sales. The role involves building strategic partnerships and providing technical support, requiring expertise in the medical scheme sector and strong communication skills. Ideal candidates will have 3-5 years of industry experience and a relevant business degree. The position demands a proactive and self-motivated individual who can thrive in a target-driven environment.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of relevant experience in the medical scheme industry.
• Business degree is advantageous.
• Strong business acumen with sales experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Increase product sales through client relationships and service excellence.
• Manage project processes from start to finish.
• Provide technical training and ongoing support to financial advisors.

Skills

Analytical problem-solving

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Sales skills

Organizational skills

Customer oriented

Education

3-5 years medical scheme industry experience

Business degree

RE5

NQF5 in Wealth Management

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

Discovery – Sales & Distribution Business Consultant - KZN About Discovery

Discovery’s core purpose is to make people healthier and to enhance and protect their lives. We seek out and invest in exceptional individuals who understand and support our core purpose, and whose own values align with those of Discovery. Our fast-paced and dynamic environment enables smart, self-driven people to be their best. As global thought leaders, Discovery is passionate about innovating in order to not only achieve financial success, but to ignite positive and meaningful change within our society.

Key Purpose

Increase the sales of the product range through building relationships, superior client service and technical knowledge.

Areas of responsibility may include but not limited to

All work must be done accurately, comprehensively and in-line with set quality standards and timelines.

• Increased Discovery Health product sales through building relationships, superior client service and technical expertise
• Create strategic business partnerships with multiple intermediary stakeholders.
• Relationship building with internal and external stakeholders.
• Project management of new business process, from end to end.
• Intermediary reporting and trend analysis.
• Consistently deliver Discovery Health value proposition.
• Escalated query resolution and troubleshooting
• Increase the sales of the product range through building relationships, superior client service and technical knowledge.
• Review new business pipeline, follow-up, and tracking.
• Issuing of quotations
• Technical training and ongoing product support to financial advisors.
• Keeping up to date with competitor product and service offering and industry developments
• Participating in proactive sales and marketing initiatives
  
  

Personal Attributes And Skills

• Logical, analytical problem-solving ability.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to take accountability, responsibility, and ownership.
• Able to take initiative and exercise sound judgment and decision making.
• Ability to work in a highly pressurized, target oriented environment.
• Ability to deal positively with change and uncertainty.
• Strong business acumen.
• Strong sales and persuasive skills.
• Strong quality orientation.
• Good organizational skills.
• Proactive, self-motivated.
• Able to identify, nurture and develop talent.
• Customer oriented.
• Ability to meet deadlines timeously
  
  

Education And Experience

Qualifications

• 3-5 years medical scheme industry experience (required)
• Business degree (advantageous)
• RE5 (preferable)
• NQF5 in Wealth Management of Financial Planning / 120 FAIS credits (preferable)
• Knowledge of MS Office Suite
• Sales experience (advantageous)
• Knowledge of MS Office Suite
• Business degree (advantageous)
• Relevant financial services industry experience is advantageous
  
  

Experience

• Relevant financial services industry experience is advantageous.
• Sound health industry experience
• Adviser consulting experience in the financial services industry
• An understanding of financial planning
  
  

Requirements

• Valid drivers licence and insured and reliable car
• Smart-phone
• Willingness to travel
  
  

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.