Sales Consultant (Night Shift)

TIH is the holding company of some of South Africa’s leading financial service providers. Our portfolio includes short-term insurers, a long-term insurer, health insurance as well as an insurance and personal finance comparison platform. We’re pioneers with a hunger for best, bringing customer-focused innovation and service excellence to the financial services industry.

Job Description

JOB PURPOSE

Inbound or outbound policy sales, based on leads and campaigns. Initiate the customer relationship and meet various KPIs. Connect with the customer, conduct needs analysis and propose customer solutions. Needs a solid knowledge of products, their characteristics, and market as well as focus on growth of the brand.

Customer Relationships Development

Make calls by telephone to allocated customers to develop new relationships or as a first point of contact.

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.

Sell Customer Propositions

Identify the products or services that best meet the customer's needs, use personal expertise to propose quantities within standard operating systems, policies and procedures. Explain the selection to the customer, influence the customer to make a purchase with the best benefits and solutions to meet customer needs.

Performance Management

Prioritise own workflow and ensure work is completed to the required standards of productivity, quality and timeliness; use performance management systems to improve personal performance. Ensure that business targets are met.

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.

Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Data

Schedule callback and enter relevant information into the customer relationship management 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. Identify potential customers by obtaining information, referrals, and recommendations / positive feedback from existing customers. Identify opportunities to recognize and know your customer for staff latitude.

Personal Capability Building

Keep abreast with current changes in internal policies and procedures, external regulations which is facilitated by the online training system and tracked by a formal assessment. Keep up to date with business products and keep abreast of changes in the insurance industry, including competitor products.

Job Requirements

General Education

Matric / Grade 12 or SAQA Accredited Equivalent (Essential); Full 150 STI credits (Advantageous); Degree and / or diploma in business / marketing (Advantageous)

General Experience

2 or more years call centre experience (Essential); Experience in Financial Services (Advantageous).