SANLAM LIFE INSURANCE is a global financial services company and the largest non-bank financial services provider in Africa.
We have exiting career opportunities in our Sales Department.
POSITION:FINANCIAL CONSULTANT/TLAs
REPORTING TO: UNIT MANAGER
REMUNERATION: Well StructuredCompensation with other Company benefits attached
Job Summary
The role entails selling and marketing the company's products.
Job Description
Sales are the first point of contact between a company and the clients. The role entails selling and marketing the company's products, approaching potential customers with the aim of winning new business, building and maintaining good relationships with existing clients and gainingrepeat business.
Responsibilities
Job description
· Seek select, recruit and advice prospective clients on the company’s financial products.
· Advise clients on how to minimize risks
· Provide excellent service to new and existing customers
· Maintain regular contact with customers
· Write reports, records insurance policies and provide daily activity reports to the Sales Manager
· Attend weekly team meetings and regular product and customer service
training.
Qualifications for the Sales Job
· A Diploma in any business related field from a recognized institution
· At least C- in KCSE
· Computer Literate
· MUST BE 25 YRS AND ABOVE
· Residing in or within Nairobi
· No criminal record
· 1 year sales experience will be an added advantage.
Skills, Knowledge and Competencies
· Presentation and negotiation skills.
· Strong Communication skills with strong business related knowledge
· Capability to explain issues to clients in a well-structured and clear manner
· Particular to detail
· Responsible and Committed
· Fast thinker, creative and solution oriented.
· Excellent interpersonal skills and rapport with clients and other stakeholders
· Ability to work remotely
· Confident, persistent, focused and determined
· Highly self-motivated and ambitious
· Willingness to work long or irregular hours
· Hard-working, organized, and able to deal with the pressure of delivering fast
General Information
Salary range: Not specified Additional information: Not specified Job start date: Wednesday, May 2, 2018 Contract type: Permanent Job type: Full Time Location: Nairobi Area of work: Sales, marketing, promotion Seniority: Intern or trainee
Job Requirements
Required education: Diploma, Associate's degree Required relevant work experience: none Required skills: Negotiation; Sales performance tracking and reporting; Sales strategy; Sales management; Sales support Required languages: English (Spoken: fluent | Written: fluent)Click to apply
Banking, microfinance, insuranceCompany size: 1000+ people
Sanlam is a leading financial services group listed on the Johannesburg and Namibian Stock Exchanges. Established in 1918 as a life insurance company, the Sanlam Group has transformed into a diversified financial services business.
The Group now operates in East Africa through Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Uganda; Southern Africa through Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Zambia; West Africa via Nigeria and Ghana and in India and Malaysia. It has an indirect presence via associate companies in Burundi, The Gambia and Lesotho. The recently announced acquisition of a 30% interest in Morocco-based Sanlam Group will further extend the Group’s footprint into an additional 20 countries mostly in Francophone Africa. The Group also has business interests in the United Kingdom, the USA, Australia and the Philippines. It has a stake in leading global micro-insurance specialists, UK-based Micro-Ensure Holdings Limited. The Group’s areas of expertise include insurance, financial planning, retirement, trusts, wills, short-term insurance, asset management, risk management and capital market activities, investment and wealth.