Sales Manager

Icebolethu Group - Sales Manager Opening

Position title Sales Manager

Description

• Ref No. HR/04/25

• Icebolethu Group is an Authorised Financial Service Provider FSP45714 and a Level 1 BBBEE Contributor is South Africa's second largest Funeral Assurance Group. Winner of the Standard Bank KZN - Top Brand award for 2022 provides a centre of excellence and a leading provider of dignified burial solutions.

• Icebolethu Group is calling for suitable candidates to apply for the position of Sales Manager within theFSP Department. The position will be based at our office located in Durban.

• To manage and expand the FSP portfolio in the area for all intermediary product lines through direct interaction and online channels in a cost-effective and profitable manner.

• To successfully co-create, support, and carry out intermediary initiatives to co-create value in the regional portfolio.

• Minimum Qualifications

• 3 Year Degree (BCom Honors, Business Science, Marketing, Business,Development, Insurance or related)

• Minimum 5-7 years related experience (Insurance and/or Funeral is preferred)

• Minimum 3 years in a supervisory and/ or management experience

• RE Qualification preferred

• Certificate or Equivalent in Management Development Program is an advantage.

• A valid driver's

• Skills and Competencies required.

• Team player and strong leadership abilities

• Strategic and business acumen

• Liaise with both internal and external stakeholders.

• In-depth insurance knowledge.

• Marketing, business development and competitor knowledge.

• Sales techniques.

• Financial understanding.

• Planning knowledge and experience.

• Financial understanding.

• Project management

• Planning knowledge and experience

• Knowledge with the relevant legislation (FAIS, RDR, FIC etc.)

Key Performance Areas:

• Implement regional sales-specific projects, initiatives, and activities.

• To assist in achieving the goals of the Intermediary Business plan.

• By evaluating the strategy's content and its related vision, determine and prioritize the regional sales-specific resource needs to achieve strategy implementation.

• To support the deliberate implementation of strategic objectives, develop and frame regional sales specific KPIs and performance measures across business practices, service standards, and quality outputs.

• Manage and monitor financial elements through effective budgetary management, variance and exception reporting.

• Implement practices, and activities as these relate to regional sales to leverage internal organisation capability as appropriate for enhanced sales, service delivery and virtual/face to face relationships cheaper, faster and better.

• Maintain persistent focus of regional sales plan.

• Cross selling amongst the Group of Companies