Business Manager

2 weeks ago


Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa Sanlam Limited Full time
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Our vision is to be the preferred partner to Corporate and Public Sector by providing an awesome client experience and comprehensive solutions that enable the financial resilience and prosperity of those entities and their employees.

We tap into over 100 years of expertise to provide cost-effective Employee Benefits and Healthcare Solutions that enable financial confidence for our members.

We enable our clients to make better retirement and risk decisions today through determined and passionate thought leadership and best-in-class people, innovative products and proven processes all designed to help people live a better life tomorrow.

We believe in creating and cultivating a positive, energised working environment that gives every individual the opportunity to achieve success, embracing diversity and committed to transformation.

We do this through living our values of having the courage to be bold, care, collaboration and an intolerance for mediocrity.

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.

Division:

One of the largest businesses within the Sanlam Group, Sanlam Corporate (SC) specialises in the provision of risk, investment and administration services to institutions and retirement funds.

Focused on meeting the unique needs of its diverse clients, SC assists companies in creating and delivering customised employee benefits solutions, including the collection of premiums and communication to fund members.

The overall purpose of the role: Project management of strategic initiatives on a cross-business and cross-functional basis and preparation of proposals for strategic partnerships, new business, and new products for both external and internal distribution.

Provide high level support to the Head of Business Development and Strategic Partnerships in the execution of her responsibilities. Take ownership of projects that support the realisation of the business strategy.

Collate, analyse and draw insights on business performance for the Sanlam Corporate Direct Team, identify, negotiate and realise new business opportunities with internal and external partners.

Co-develop and drive the New Markets business strategy alongside the Head of Business Development and Strategic Partnerships team.

Key Responsibilities:
Compilation of presentations for delivery of the Head of Business Development and Strategic Partnerships to both internal and external audiences; Enable, coordinate and operationalise the strategic initiatives of the Head of BD and Strategic Partnerships Management of business reporting, compliance for the business to internal and external stakeholders Collate and drive preparation for various governance forums for the New Markets area

Key Responsibilities:

Areas of responsibility may include but not limited to: Detailed research and analysis to provide substance to the ideas and direction of the Manco and executive team.

Project management of strategic initiatives on a cross-business and cross-functional basis; Management of business reporting governance, and compliance for the business to internal and external stakeholders; Compilation of presentations and speeches for delivery by the Head of Business Development and Strategic Partnerships to both internal and external audiences; Collaborate closely with the Marketing team to bring awareness and visibility to the work being executed; Input into operational design and process efficiencies; and preparation of proposals and reports for strategic partnerships and new business for both external and internal distribution.


Qualification and Experience:
Knowledge and Skills Relevant degree/s at post graduate level or higher, with a strong analytical or business focus.

A proven, excellent track record of demonstrating the use of these skills in delivering projects and adding value to businesses and clients.

Client centred – senior level experience, within a top tier organisation. Six to ten years business experience, preferably in a consulting leadership role or strategy function. Extensive business and/or technical experience with a proven track record of innovation, entrepreneurship, delivery and performance.

Personal Qualities:
Reliability and dependability – can be counted on. Flexible and Adaptable - Rebounding from setbacks and adversity when facing difficult situations. A thorough understanding of business dynamics and strategic challenges. Courage - Stepping up to address difficult issues, saying what needs to be said. Manages Complexity - Demonstrated ability and proven record to make complex decisions.

Ability to influence and negotiate with impact across divisions and teams at all levels, and with external parties; Ensures Accountability - Holding self and others accountable to meet commitments.

Plans and Aligns - Planning and prioritising work to meet commitments aligned to organisational goals and an ability to deal with ambiguity and continuous change and strong interpersonal skills

Core Competencies:
Cultivates Innovation by creating new and better ways for the organisation to be successful. Client Focus - Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions and commitment to excellence. Drives Results - Consistently achieving results and meets deadlines, even under tough circumstances. Collaborates - Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives. Resilience - Rebounding from setbacks and adversity when facing difficult situations.

A passion for personal development and growth with high learning potential; Turnaround timeThe 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.

Our commitment to transformation The Sanlam Group is committed to transformation and embracing diversity and our employment equity plan and targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process.

This commitment is what drives us to achieve a diverse workplace with employment equity as a key goal to create an inclusive workforce, representative of the demographics of our society as well as people with disabilities.

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