MFC Salaried Financial Advisor

Old Mutual; Kroonstad; On-site; ZAR 300,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services company in Kroonstad, Free State, is seeking individuals to provide product advice and quality service to customers. Responsibilities include developing customer relationships, analyzing market data, and ensuring effective communication within the organization. The ideal candidates will have a High School education and strong skills in consultative selling and customer service. This position offers a competitive environment for growth and development.

Responsibilities

• Provides advice on a specific range of products and is accountable for results.
• Delivers quality service to customers and manages new business opportunities.
• Analyzes problems to find effective solutions.
• Assists visitors and handles information requests.
• Schedules actions and logs customer interactions in the CRM system.
• Sets clear objectives for sales calls and tailors presentations.
• Implements relationship management for customer accounts.
• Understands policies and regulatory standards to ensure compliance.
• Monitors market data to identify business development opportunities.
• Builds networks and represents the organization at events.
• Conducts research and analyzes key themes using data.

Skills

Building Trust

Consultative Selling

Customer-Focused

Customer Service

Customer Understanding

Direct Selling

Identifying Sales Opportunities

Oral Communications

Probing Questions

Qualifying Prospects

Sales Data Management

Sales Software

Strategic Selling

Strengthening Customer Relationships

Education

High School (Grade 12)

Job description

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Job Description

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Responsibilities

• Provides advice on a specific range of products to a specific allocated market and are individually accountable for achieving results through their own efforts.
• Provide a quality service to customers while identifying opportunities to secure new business or support retention. Responsibilities may include processing cases, dealing with complex queries, and investigating and resolving customer problems.
• Analyze specific problems and issues to find the best solutions. Solutions could be technical or professional in nature.
• Receive visitors and assist with various requests for information, referring more complex matters to colleagues.
• Schedule follow-up actions and enter relevant information into the CRM system after each contact with a customer to create a call plan and to ensure that the organization has quality data to enable effective customer retention and business development activities.
• Set clear objectives for each sales call or meeting; tailor standard materials to make presentations to decision-makers and influencers within the customer organization; and ask relevant questions to gather information, to evaluate the customer\'s level of interest, and to identify and respond to areas requiring further information or explanation.
• Develop and implement a relationship management plan for potential customer accounts to identify and build relationships with relevant decision-makers and influencers within the customer organization and to enable effective two-way flow of information and resolution of issues.
• Develop knowledge and understanding of the organization\'s policies and procedures and of relevant regulatory codes and codes of conduct to ensure own work adheres to those standards. Obtain authorization from a supervisor or manager for any exceptions from mandatory procedure.
• Monitor and assess sales and market data for a specific geographic region that will assist management in identifying areas in the market where business can be developed.
• Develop a personal network within the business sector and represent the organization at business sector events. Obtain market intelligence and enhance the visibility and reputation of the organization, its products, and its services.
• Conduct research and select relevant information to enable analysis of key themes and trends using primary data sources and business intelligence tools.
• Demonstrate understanding of the value of networking by participating in and contributing to a network of people, technologies, and ideas both inside and outside the company.

Skills

• Building Trust
• Consultative Selling
• Customer-Focused
• Customer Service
• Customer Understanding
• Direct Selling
• Identifying Sales Opportunities
• Oral Communications
• Probing Questions
• Qualifying Prospects
• Sales Data Management
• Sales Software
• Strategic Selling
• Strengthening Customer Relationships

Competencies

• Action Oriented
• BALANCES Stakeholders
• Builds Networks
• Collaborates
• Communicates Effectively
• Customer Focus
• Drives Results
• Ensures Accountability

Education

High School (Grade 12) (Required)

Closing Date

29 September 2026 , 23:59

The appointment will be made from the designated group in line with the Employment Equity Plan of Old Mutual South Africa and the specific business unit in question.

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