Market Manager

Nedbank; Vrystaat; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Nedbank is seeking a Market Manager for Harrismith, Free State to profitably manage the business portfolio, build relationships in the micro market, and lead staff to deliver outstanding client service.

The role focuses on driving sales growth, client engagement, and digital market activity while ensuring profitability and compliance within Nedbank standards.

Qualifications

• Diploma required.
• Preferred: Degree in Finance, Marketing or Business Management.
• Regulatory KI Exam (RE1) preferred.
• 3–6 years' experience as Market Manager or Branch Manager.
• 2+ years in client-facing retail sales and 2 years in people management.

Responsibilities

• Achieve sales growth targets.
• Identify and communicate sale opportunities and collaborate with sales and service teams to grow profit and market share.
• Drive client acquisition and increase digital market activity across the community.
• Monitor community growth and profitability reports and address gaps to meet objectives.
• Achieve market profitability targets by applying profitability levers and driving digital sales.
• Manage controllable expenses within financial parameters.
• Analyse client profiles to identify leads for cross-selling or retention.
• Prepare client engagements to improve experience and acquire/retain clients.
• Address feedback to achieve service excellence goals.
• Educate clients to shift towards transacting via digital channels.

Education

Diploma

Job description

Requisition Details & Specialist Recruiter Information

REQ 148014 - Twanette Coetser

Closing Date - 26 October 2026

Cluster and Location

Personal and Private Banking - Consumer Channel

Harrismith, Free State

Career Stream

Sales

Leadership Pipeline

Manage Others (MO)

Market Manager Harrismith

Job Purpose

To profitably manage the business portfolio; Network and build individual and business relationships in the micro market and community; and manage staff to deliver outstanding client service.

Job Responsibilities

Nedbank Goals:

• Achieve sales growth targets.
• Identify and communicate sale opportunities and collaborate with sales and service teams across Small and Digi store types to inspire team to define and implement action plans to grow profit and market share.
• Drive client acquisition and increase digital market activity across the community.
• Monitor community growth and business profitability reports, address gaps and ensure momentum to meet objectives.
• Achieve market profitability targets by applying profitability levers and driving increased digital sales and activity.
• Manage controllable expenses (i.e. overtime, stationery, telephone, traveling) within the agreed financial parameters.

Client Engagement:

• Analyse client profiles to understand their needs and to identify leads for cross-selling or client retention/growth.
• Ensure client teams are prepared for client engagements to improve client experience and acquire/retain clients.
• Analyse client feedback reports from Service teams and address/ action plan and root causes with teams to achieve service excellence goals.
• Enhance client experience aligned to the Nedbank brand pillars by ensuring that all stores meet the defined service standards and corporate image requirements.
• Educate clients to shift towards transacting and servicing through digital channels and focus on increasing digital activity.
• Ensure compliment and complaint management.

Risk and Ops:

• Ensure Key Individual (KI) FAIS responsibilities are executed as per compliance guidelines.
• Manage operational activities as per the Branch Risk Observation Training Analysis (BROTA), Control Check list, branch cash holdings, Document Management Portal and compliance training.
• Monitor Risk and Compliance reports and act on key risk and non-compliance matters.
• Embrace workforce and queue management to ensure optimal store efficiency.
• Manage the security aspects of day to day risks.
• Ensure adherence to process mandates limits.
• Ensure all equipment is maintained.

Lead:

• Participate in the preparation of business performance reports to engage management on a regular basis.
• Translate business goals into team and personal goals based on team roles and responsibilities.
• Work with the support and management teams to remove identified hurdles preventing team and community to achieve predefined goals and develop a client‑first mindset.
• Ensure team is trained and compliant and have the necessary tools to deliver on their goals.
• Inspire the use of learning tools and identify development and growth opportunities for individuals and teams.
• Engage team on performance through regular performance discussions on personal and business goals and use creative means, brainstorm opportunities for continuous improvement to be more efficient in delivery and be more effective in meeting client needs.
• Be an example to team and others by bringing the Nedbank values and behaviours to life through own behaviour, practice and self‑growth.
• Lead through coaching, mentoring, facilitating and inspiring teams and stakeholders.Ensure and lead consequence management, discipline and effective employee relations.

Minimum Experience Level

• 3 - 6 years' experience working as a Market Manager or as a Branch Manager
• 2 years' experience in a client facing retail sales environment and 2 years experience in people management

Essential Qualifications - NQF Level

• Diploma

Preferred Qualification

• Completed Degree in Finance / Marketing or Business Management
• Preferably having completed a Regulatory KI Exam (RE1)

Technical / Professional Knowledge

• Customer service principles
• Consumer behaviour
• Sales Strategies
• Competitor analysis
• Coaching principles
• Nedbank policies and procedures
• operational procedures
• Change management
• Workforce planning

Behavioural Competencies

• Creating a Service Reputation
• Business Acumen
• Building Customer Relationships
• Creating Demand Through Insight
• Delegation and Empowerment
• Motivating the Sales Team
• Guiding Sales Opportunities

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