Marketing jobs in South Africa

Develop and maintain sales and marketing plan

• Develop an integrated sales & marketing plan
• Implement and align marketing plan with regional plan and submit to management
• Review and update strategic plan on a regular basis
• Compile report on progress made on strategic plan
• Communicate strategic plan to sales representatives

Perform recruitment and selection process for sales representatives

• Advertise and market representative positions through presentations
• Select applicants in accordance with FSCA requirements implementation of assessment selection battery
• Conduct training for sales representatives
• Facilitate the pre-course and post-course training
• Responsible for on-the-job assessment of representatives
• Conduct coaching process
• Give technical support and motivation to representatives
• Coach representatives on improving their selling skills
• Provide recognition through the performance management system

Conduct training for brokers

• Ensure brokers are equipped with sufficient office documentation e.g. application forms
• Handle administration queries on behalf of dedicated brokers
• Check business methods of dedicated brokers and advise accordingly
• Update brokers on company products and services regularly
• Ensure the computer software of brokers is up to date with respect to company products and services
• Identify and develop new and current markets

Identify, penetrate and develop new markets

• Maintain contacts with key decision-makers
• Maintain production targets and retain business
• Ensure and monitor set production targets are achieved
• Maintain business retention

Comply with FAIS requirements

• Supervise representatives when rendering services under supervision
• Submit supervision evidence to MSSI on a monthly basis
• Mentor and train supervisors to ensure that they have a proper understanding of products
• Observe meetings between representatives and clients

Requirements

Education

• Matric
• Relevant Qualification (recognised by the FSCA)
• Regulatory Examination Level 5: Representatives
• Regulatory Examination Level 1: Key Individuals
• Class of Business (Long Term Insurance and Investments) (Depending on the Date of Appointment as Key Individual in the industry)

Experience

• 1 year management and oversight experience in categories A, B1, B2, C, B1-A, B2-A and retail pension funds
• 2 years of Project Management
• 2 years in the Insurance industry
• At least 1 year of advice and intermediary experience in category A, B1, B2, C, B1-A, B2-A and retail pension funds