Area Manager jobs in South Africa

Sanlam is a diversified financial services group, headquartered in South Africa, operating across a number of selected global markets. We have been creating value for stakeholders for more than years. Sanlam is one of the biggest internationally active insurance groups globally, and is classified as a domestic systemically important financial institution in South Africa. We contribute to financial resilience and prosperity in all the markets where we are present.

• Activity management of Sales Representatives.
• Prospecting for Sales Representatives.
• Production management daily concentrating on quality and quantity.
• Conducting training - theoretical and practical in field.
• Facility liaison.
• New facility identification.

• Grade 12 / Matric.
• Meet the qualification requirements in line with their DOFA.
• Individuals who joined the industry prior to must have obtained their 30 or 60 credits or alternatively obtained a full qualification as per the FSCA's list of recognized qualifications.
• Individuals who joined the industry from must have obtained a full qualification (Credits at NQF Level 4 for Categories B1 and B2) as per the FSCA's list of recognized qualifications at the point of recruitment.
• In order to register for the Retail Pensions Category, the manager must have obtained a full qualification ( credits).
• NQF level 4 would be required and NQF level 5 would be advantageous (Categories B1 and B2) as per the FSCA's list of recognized qualifications at the point of recruitment.
• RE 5 required from date of appointment.

• A minimum of 2 years sales experience of which at least 1 year must be within the financial services industry (Cat B1 / Cat B2 / Retail Pensions).
• A minimum of one year management experience.

Good leadership skills. Entrepreneurial with good business acumen. Strong action orientation. Good written and verbal communication skills. Ability to make decisions. Initiative and innovativeness. Planning and organizing. Achievement orientation. Coaching and enabling skills.

We're all about building strong, lasting relationships with our employees. We know that you have hopes for your future – your career, your personal development and of achieving great things. We pride ourselves in helping our employees to realise their worth.

The shortlisting process will only start once the application due date has been reached. The time taken to complete this process will depend on how far you progress and the availability of managers.

We remain committed to the ongoing transformation of our organization and workforce.