Job Description

To deliver sales teams results through enabling others and ensure alignment to Nedgroup Investments strategic focus areas.

Job Responsibilities

• Build and maintain relationships with relevant stakeholders.
• Identify and meet stakeholder needs, including giving them regular feedback.
• Identify opportunities for collaboration.
• Ensure effective resource capacity and planning.
• Achieve clear accountability of team members.
• Ensure resource capacity is aligned to the needs of the business.
• Ensure relevant processes and procedures are followed.
• Plan and monitor development by scheduling and tracking team progress against performance.
• Engage with the team and Identify additional training and development requirements. E
• nsure relevant stakeholders are kept informed and updated.
• Identify opportunities for improvement.
• Ensure transformational targets are met.
• Contribute to a culture of transformation by participating in Nedbank culture building initiatives, business strategy, and CSI.
• Stay abreast of developments in field of expertise, ensuring personal and professional growth.
• Understand and embrace the Nedbank vision and values, leading by example.
• Participate in the development and implement action plans to address issues raised in culture surveys.
• Create a client service culture through various interventions.
• Achieve operational excellence.
• Encourage team to generate innovative ideas and share knowledge.
• Manage budget costs within budgeting constraints.
• Set and allocate sales targets for the team. Review sales targets against performance.
• Ensure profitability of distribution medium.
• Make recommendations for alternate improvements to the business by reviewing non-performing areas.
• Meet financial targets through monitoring, tracking and reviewing performance of the team.
• Ensure quality sales standards are agreed to and delivered on.
• Manage performance of staff by implementing performance agreements and ensuring a clear vision.
• Mentor and coach staff on identified performance gaps.
• Motivate staff to perform and contribute to the success of the business by creating environment of teamwork through engaging with staff (sharing information) and encouraging participation in decision making processes.
• Follow the recruitment process when recruiting talent.
• Maintain a high performing team and ensure an environment for optimal performance is created by identifying talent pool through career conversations, using the talent grid principles and developing talent retention programmes.
• Manage the onboarding process of new employees.

People Specification

We believe in employing highly motivated, sharp and quality orientated people that thrive in a culture that celebrates and supports diversity within an environment that is creative, collaborative, challenging and dynamic. Aligned to our core purpose of enabling our investors to achieve their investment goals, we are committed to enabling our staff achieve their full potential and long-term career growth at Nedgroup Investments.

Essential Qualifications - NQF Level

• Matric / Grade 12 / National Senior Certificate
• Advanced Diplomas/National 1st Degrees

Preferred Qualification

Relevant Bachelor Degree or Diploma.

CFP

Minimum 3 years working experience as a Senior Sales Manager or Regional Manager in an Asset Management industry or Unit Trust environment

Investments technical knowledge

Preferred Certifications

Relevant Bachelor Degree or Diploma.

CFP

Investments and unit trust technical knowledge

Minimum Experience Level

Minimum 5 years in a sales leadership role

Technical / Professional Knowledge

• Business administration and management
• Client service management
• Employee training/development
• Financial Accounting Principles
• Governance, Risk and Controls
• Organisational systems
• Principles of project management
• Relevant Nedbank product knowledge
• Staff resource planning
• Management information and reporting principles, tools and mechanisms

Behavioural Competencies

• Becoming a Business Advisor
• Building the Sales Team
• Building Trusting Relationships
• Coaching the Sales Team
• Driving for Results
• High-Impact Communication
• Making Sales Operations Decisions
• Motivating the Sales Team

Please contact the Nedbank Recruiting Team at +27 860 555 566

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