Salaried Financial Advisor

Old Mutual South Africa; Thohoyandou; Sur place; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Old Mutual South Africa is seeking candidates for a role focused on providing tailored advice within a specific market. Responsibilities include delivering exceptional customer service, analyzing business needs, and developing client relationships.

The successful candidate will hold a Grade 12 qualification, have a valid driver's license, and possess excellent interpersonal skills.

This role requires an individual who is action-oriented and results-driven, with at least three years of experience in sales.

Qualifications

• Must have a valid Driver’s license and own car.
• FAIS Compliance required.
• Minimum of 3 years working experience in sales preferred.
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal.

Responsabilités

• Provide quality service to customers while securing new business.
• Analyze problems and issues to find best solutions.
• Develop and implement relationship management plans.
• Monitor and assess sales and market data.

Connaissances

Building Trust

Consultative Selling

Customer-Focused

Customer Service

Identifying Sales Opportunities

Oral Communications

Sales Data Management

Strategic Selling

Formation

Grade 12 (Matric)

NQF Level 5 – Higher, Advanced or Occupational Certificate

Outils

MS Word

PowerPoint

Outlook

Description du poste

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: 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.
• Solutions Analysis: Analyze specific problems and issues to find the best solutions. Solutions could be technical or professional in nature.
• Receiving Visitors: Receive visitors and assist with various requests for information, referring more complex matters to colleagues.
• Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Data: 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.
• Customer Needs Clarification: 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.
• Customer Relationship Development / Prospecting: 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.
• Operational Compliance: 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.
• Business Development: 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.
• Sales Opportunities Creation: 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.
• Data Exploration: Conduct research and select relevant information to enable analysis of key themes and trends using primary data sources and business intelligence tools.
• 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.

Requirements

• Grade 12 (Matric).
• Valid Driver’s licence and Own Car.
• FAIS Compliance.
• Clear criminal and credit check.
• Minimum of 3 years working experience (preferably in sales).
• Computer literacy (MS Word, Powerpoint and Outlook).
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal).
• Presentation skills an added advantage.

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

NQF Level 5 – Higher, Advance or Occupational Certificate or equivalent.

Employment Equity

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.