Commercial Sales Specialist

An exciting Opportunity is available at our Old Mutual Insure Cape Town branch for a Commercial Sales Specialists. If this is for you, click to apply.

Purpose:

Provides specialist knowledge and executes account development strategies and sales business plans in order to achieve medium-sized sales targets. Provides quality direct sales service that results in the production of business from new and existing sources, which contributes to the profitability and growth of the company. Manage the end-to-end customer experience for new and existing business by providing first line support to resolve queries.

• Identify and execute on innovative methods to build own insurance portfolio.
• Prospect for new clients through networking, cold calling and door to door canvassing.
• Manage and drive portfolio profitability and growth by ensuring that on-going service and support (amendments, renewals, and claims) provided to clients is delivered on time and improves the quality of the business underwritten.
• Conduct a comprehensive risk evaluation for the client.
• Provide solutions to clients by selling non-life products aligned to their needs.
• Continuously build client base to secure future portfolio growth.
• Identify and action on cross & up selling opportunities across all products.
• Sell according to agreed targets for the day, week and month.
• Maintain minimum agreed quote volumes.
• Maintain a minimum agreed quote to sales ratio.
• Maintain an agreed NTU – and Cancellation ratio.
• Perform after sales service tasks according to allocated portfolio of customers.
• Monitor and resolve escalated client queries and complaints timeously.
• Manage relationships with clients and ensure that Service Level Agreement standards are met or exceeded in all engagements.
• Retain existing business including renewal discussion in line business process and FAIS Code of Conduct.
• Create collaborative relationships with other departments (underwriting/pricing, and claims) to determine process improvements designed to enhance the customer experience and create easy, value peace of mind.
• Manage time and workloads to ensure that deadlines and targets are met.

• Grade 12 and/or equivalent
• Appropriate insurance qualification (FAIS and RE)
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in non-life insurance
• Minimum experience in Direct Sales
• More than 2 years’ experience working in customer service
• FAIS Compliant in Non-Life Commercial Product Category