Sales Consultant: Sanlamconnect: Pietermaritzburg

Who are we?
SanlamConnect is dedicated to supporting, growing and empowering clients with affordable, easy and suitable solutions, primarily through face-to-face intermediary channels, but also directly. This role is within the financial planning business of Sanlam, which comprises a large force of both tied and independent intermediaries as well as the staff who support them. We are dedicated to meeting the financial needs of our clients. Our vision: We aspire to be the best at building enduring relationships by connecting clients with Sanlam. We create sustainable value by attracting new clients, supporting ongoing client engagement and providing adaptive solutions designed to answer life’s financial questions. ULTIMATELY, WE EMPOWER PEOPLE TO BE FINANCIALLY CONFIDENT, SECURE AND PROSPEROUS What will you do?
This role will report to the Business Manager

This is a third party marketing and relationships building role serving as an interface between Sanlam and Authorised Principals (AP) and their advisors. The Sales Consultant markets and promotes Sanlam products to Authorised Principals and advisors operating in the senior segment. The Sales Consultant seeks to build a trusting and partnering relationship that seeks to build new business opportunities; supports and up-skills Authorised Principals and their advisors with relevant information, tools and technologies that will enable the Authorised principals and advisors in their practice.
- Provide Authorized Principal and advisors with support and assistance to grow their practice
- Administration and processing of business
- Drive sales and business building activities with Authorized Principal and advisors
- Build sound partnering relationships with the product provider resources, the Authorized Principal advisors/service agents and Sanlam What will make you successful in this role?

Must be comfortable working in a target driven, competitive, sales orientated environment
- Service and customer orientated
- Natural relationship builder
- Pro-active, self-starter and energetic
- Goal and target motivated
- Sales and marketing orientation
- Socially confident and skilled to communicate well
- Willingness to travel

Qualification & experience
- Wealth Management 1, 2 or 3 or equivalent
- An industry related qualification would be advantageous
- Regulatory Exam would be advantageous
- Minimum 4 years’ experience in Financial Services sales environment
- Thorough understanding of agency distribution model and supporting processing requirements would be advantageous

Knowledge and skills
- MS: Office (Excel, Word, PP); Outlook; SanFin; AUTONUB
- Valid driver’s licence
- Own reliable motor vehicle
- Business Management
- Financial Services Industry Knowledge
- Financial Services Product Knowledge (Sanlam and competitors)
- Relevant regulatory legislation and compliance knowledge
- Basic legal technical knowledge
- Marketing principles
- Sales process and steps
- Training/coaching others
- Solid administration skills

Personal qualities
- Cultivates innovation
- Client centricity
- Results driven
- Collaboration
- Flexibility and adaptability
- Business insights
- Decision quality
- Action Oriented
- Plans and aligns
- Treating Customers Fairly

Turnaround time
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 business clusters - Sanlam Personal Finance, Sanlam Emerging Markets, Sanlam Investments, Sanlam Corporate Santam, Miway, as well as the Group Office - the group provides many opportunities for growth and development.
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.