Pricing Team Leader

**Introduction**-
- **Disclaimer**- As an applicant, please verify the legitimacy of this job advert on our company career page.

**Role Purpose**- To implement a best practice framework for the pricing function that ensures optimal operation of the business through a comprehensive range of fit-for-purpose and best-in-class business pricing strategies, solutions, and client services.

**Requirements**-
- **Experience and Qualifications**:

- Relevant B.Comm Degree at NQF level 6.
- Mathematics or Statistics at degree level would be advantageous.
- If academic requirements are not met, then relevant supervisory/management experience in a Pricing environment will be taken into account.
- Recognition of Prior Learning will be taken into account.
- Minimum of 5 years industry experience, specifically within the Pricing department.
- Minimum of 3 years industry experience specifically within Employee Benefits and/or Risk business.
- Experience in a Supervisory/Management capacity would be advantageous.-
- **Duties & Responsibilities**-
- **INTERNAL PROCESS**- Manage the workflow so that targets are met, and queries are timeously resolved.
- Engaging and collaborating with various stakeholders (Sales teams and other departments) to ensure targets are met.
- Ensure all work from the team is accurate and delivered on a professional level.
- Perform quality assurance.
- Improve processes in order to minimise operating expenses.
- Implement innovative and effective solutions to meet and enhance team targets.

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CLIENT**- Build and maintain relationships with clients and stakeholders.
- Enhance the image of Momentum Corporate through professional client liaison.
- Define fair and innovative client service practices which build rewarding relationships, as well as enable the team to provide exceptional client service.
- Contribute to a client service excellence culture which builds enduring and rewarding relationships, facilitates feedback, and enables the team to provide exceptional client service.
- Drive efforts to improve client service and fair treatment of clients within the area of responsibility. Incorporate client feedback into the enhancement of daily business processes and management operating systems.
- Incorporate client feedback into the enhancement of daily business processes and management operating systems.

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PEOPLE**- Create a positive work climate and culture to energise employees, give meaning to work, minimise work disruptio,n and maximise employee productivity.
- Demonstrate exemplary leadership behaviour through personal involvement, commitment, and dedication in support of organisational values.
- Drive a culture that guides and directs best practice, fostering an environment of continuous learning, improvement, teamwork, and cohesiveness.
- Effectively manage performance within the team in order to ensure business objectives are achieved.
- Foster an environment which exhibits passion and enjoyment for the work being processed.
- Participate and contribute to a culture which builds rewarding relationships, facilitates feedback, and provides exceptional client service.

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FINANCE**- Support client retention and new business acquisition via excellent customerservice and maintaining excellent client relationships.
- Ensure pricing and Ts & Cs in quotes and rate reviews are in accordance with therelevant agreed risk approach and pricing strategy.-
- **Competencies**- Client/Stakeholder engagement, management, and commitment.
- Impact and influence.
- Self-Awareness and Insight.
- Relationship building and influencing.
- Business and professional communication.
- Business acumen, business knowledge, and industry awareness.
- Quality-oriented.
- New and business pricing (ability quotes and rate reviews - analyse claims experience and determine rates and free cover limits).
- Financial awareness and management.
- Good judgment, effective decision-making making and problem-solving.
- Self-management.
- Information integration.
- Process efficiency improvement.
- Analytical thinking (including problem identification and problem analysis).
- Data management.
- Time management, flexibility, and adaptability.
- Service and results orientated.
- Interpersonal communication and collaborative approach.
- Teamwork and co-operation.
- Basic and/or Intermediate level Word and Excel skills.