Regional Marketing Manager

Santam; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 400 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance firm based in Johannesburg seeks a Regional Marketing Manager to lead their SCE team. You will focus on generating new business growth while establishing and maintaining strong client relationships in Gauteng. The ideal candidate will have a solid understanding of the insurance industry and experience in training brokers. Join us to make an impact in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in generating new business growth.
• Strong understanding of insurance risks and policy wordings.
• Comfortable with client presentations and training brokers.

Responsibilities

• Lead the SCE team in the Johannesburg office.
• Foster new business growth and maintain client relationships.
• Train brokers on insurance products and attend marketing meetings.

Skills

Business development

Client relationship management

Insurance industry knowledge

Training capabilities

Problem-solving skills

Job description

What will you do?

We have an opportunity for a Regional Marketing Manager within Santam Specialist Solutions based in Johannesburg.

What will make you successful in this role?

The primary objective of this position is to lead the SCE team in the JHB office, foster new business growth, and establish as well as maintain client relationships and market awareness in Gauteng and surrounding areas as needed.

Key Functions

• Generating new business growth
• Understanding insurance risks
• Comprehension of policy wordings
• Training of brokers on insurance products
• Attend and represent the branch marketing department at monthly management meetings
• Accompany national management on broker and regional visits, on an as‑and‑when required basis
• Understanding engineering insurance risks
• Assist the Claims Department and marketers with problematic claims
• Assist the Finance Department with problematic premium collections, allocations, etc.
• Assist the Administration Department with marketing queries
• Attend Claims Committee meeting and present claims requiring discussion
• Training of brokers on insurance products – includes opening broker training sessions
• Hosting of functions (candidate should be well spoken and presentable)
• Represent the company in various organisations and committees including SAIA, SAUMA, SAAEI, regional Insurance Institutes, IISA
• Supervision for staff acting as 'Representative under supervision', as well as assisting new staff
• Assist in managing the branch marketing team's HR issues (leave, studies, training, etc.)
• Good understanding of the insurance industry market and the terminology used
• Able to evaluate information from a variety of sources and solve problems
• Road‑trip preparation and scheduling of meetings with clients
• PowerPoint presentation preparation
• Solving queries on instructions between various departments
• Accurate loading of quotations
• Material preparation for training functions
• Broker premium consolidation
• Broker information consolidation
• Broker target consolidation
• Broker area distribution
• Renewal preparation monthly
• Research for marketing presentations
• Team coordination within the marketing department