OMF Financial Consultant (Umlazi)

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

Job summary

A leading financial services provider in Umlazi is seeking a highly motivated individual to provide customer service and advice on financial products. This role involves engaging with customers to understand their needs, maintaining accurate records, and identifying sales opportunities. A Matriculation Certificate is essential. Join us to help shape the financial landscape in South Africa.

Qualifications

• Ability to engage with customers and provide tailored solutions.
• Strong communication skills for effective customer interactions.
• Experience in identifying customer needs and sales opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Carry out standard customer service activities and handle inquiries.
• Assess compliance with standards for routine inquiries.
• Ensure CRM data accuracy and manage follow-up actions.
• Identify potential customers for relationship development.

Skills

Consultative Selling

Customer Feedback Management

Customer Service

Identifying Sales Opportunities

Oral Communications

Education

Matriculation Certificate (Matric)

Job description

Overview

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Old Mutual is a firm believer in the African opportunity and our diverse talent reflects this.

Job Description

Provides advice on a specific range of products to a specific allocated market and are individually accountable for achieving results through their own efforts.

Responsibilities

• Customer Service — Carry out standard customer service activities and handle simple customer inquiries.
• Solutions Analysis — Assess compliance with established standards and protocols for routine inquiries.
• Receiving Visitors — Receive visitors and assist with various requests for information, referring more complex matters to colleagues.
• Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Data — Ensure that basic customer details held in the system are accurate, and make notes of follow-up actions that have been promised, together with notes of actions taken during each sales call.
• Customer Needs Clarification — Interview the customer, following a multilevel sales script, to clarify the customer\'s requirements.
• Customer Relationship Development / Prospecting — Make calls (by telephone or in person) to allocated potential customers to develop relationships. Provide a first point of contact for resolving customer queries and complaints.
• Operational Compliance — Follow a range of mandatory procedures to ensure that work is carried out to the required quality standards and/or to ensure adherence to external regulatory codes and internal codes of conduct.
• Business Development — Carry out routine business development support tasks and assist others by following established procedures.
• Sales Opportunities Creation — Identify potential customers by obtaining information, referrals, and recommendations from existing customers.
• Data Exploration — Select appropriate data from information provided by others and input that data into spreadsheets or standard formats.
• Network of Influence — 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

Consultative Selling, Customer Feedback Management, Customer-Focused, Customer Service, Customer Understanding, Evaluating Information, Identifying Customer Needs, Identifying Sales Opportunities, Oral Communications, Probing Questions, Qualifying Prospects, Sales Data Management, Sales Software, Strategic Selling, Strengthening Customer Relationships

Competencies

• Balances Stakeholders
• Builds Networks
• Communicates Effectively
• Customer Focus
• Ensures Accountability
• Instills Trust
• Interpersonal Savvy
• Manages Complexity

Education

Matriculation Certificate (Matric) (Required)

Closing Date

24 September 2025, 23:59

EEO Statement

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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