Regional Market Development Specialist: KZN North

What will you do?

• Support distribution to create and manage relationships with new and existing key accounts.
• Ensure growth and productivity of new and existing key accounts through delivery of a compelling and competitive value proposition
• Support distribution with the monitoring and reporting on productivity per key account and the tracking of plans for improvement
• Support distribution to increase productivity and new business sales in dormant and underutilised worksites
• Build relationships with unions and other key stakeholders within government and commercial key accounts.
• Support distribution to secure stop order deductions as our preferred premium collection method.
• Tracking premium flow in all key accounts to support advisors with client retention and premium administration with premium collection
• Adherence to legislative requirements within the key account specific industry as well as the financial services industry
• Create and update all key account data to ensure advisors are supported with up to date and relevant information that supports the client value proposition
• Advise on strategic changes per key account to maximise value from the existing client base through on-going tracking of the economic environment
• Assist distribution to achieve the budgeted APE & VNB goals for the year.
 

What will make you successful in this role?

QUALIFICATION

• Matric 
• Tertiary qualification Financial / Business/ Marketing 
• FAIS related qualifications e.g. RE1 or RE5

EXPERIENCE
• At least 3-4 years’ experience at an insurance company. 
• Computer skills
• Well-developed written & verbal communication skills and negotiation skills
• General Insurance knowledge
 

Qualification and Experience

Knowledge and Skills

Personal Attributes

Build a successful career with us

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. Through its five business clusters – Sanlam Fintech, Sanlam Life and Savings, Sanlam Investment Group, Sanlam Allianz, Santam, as well as MiWay and the Group Office – the group provides many opportunities for growth and development.

Core Competencies

Turnaround time

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. 

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