Sales Manager

Who are we?
Sanlam Sky Solutions, a business unit within the Sanlam Personal Finance cluster, offers a wide range of simple and affordable financial solutions tailored for the South African entry-level market. These solutions cover needs such as funeral insurance, savings for education, life cover and personal accident plans. This business consists of 63 sales branches and 106 client care offices, conducting business through over 400 brokers and 3 700 tied agents, all dedicated to meeting the financial needs of its clients and their families.

Sanlam Values

Who are we?
Sanlam is one of the leading financial services providers in the South African entry-level market. We’re in the business of planning for tomorrow. The never-ending pursuit of meticulously crafting our clients’ futures. We do this by truly appreciating the value of money and turning the materials we’re given into something more. It’s our trade and it is something we are passionate about. It’s what makes us Wealthsmiths.
As Wealthsmiths we believe in creating and cultivating a positive, energised working environment that gives you every opportunity to achieve success. Sanlam is committed to transformation and embracing diversity. 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.

Sanlam Values

What will you do? Activity management of representatives. Prospecting for Representatives. Production management on a daily basis concentrating on quality and quantity. Conducting training - Theoretical and practical in field. Facility liaison. New facility identification.

Qualification & experience Grade 12 Meet the qualification requirements in line with their DOFA: Individuals who joined the industry prior to 2010 must have obtained their 30 or 60 credits or alternatively obtained a full qualification as per the FSCA’s list of recognized qualifications. Individuals who joined the industry from 2010 must have obtained a full qualification (120 Credits at NQF Level 4 for Categories B1 and B2) as per the FSCA's list of recognized qualifications at the point of recruitment. It would be advantageous for the individual to meet the following criteria but not compulsory: In order to register for the Retail Pensions Category the IManager must have obtained a full qualification (120 Credits. at NQF level 4 would be required and NQF level 5 would be advantageous Categories B1 and B2) as per the FSCA's list of recognized qualifications at the point of recruitment. RE5 required from date of appointment

Knowledge and skills At least 2 years sales experience of which at least 1 year must be within the financial services industry (Cat B1/Cat B2/Retail Pensions) A minimum of one year management experience Where the appointment is an internal appointment, past performance must be checked to ensure that all company criteria was met

Personal qualities Good leadership skills. Entrepreneurial with good business acumen. Strong action orientation Good written and verbal communication skills. Ability to make decisions. Initiative and innovativeness. Planning and organizing. Achievement orientation. Negotiation skills. Coaching and enabling skills

Our aim is to help you build a successful career with us
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 realize 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.

Turnaround times

**Closing Date**: 6 May 2019

Our commitment to transformation
The Sanlam Group is committed to achieving transformation and embraces diversity. This commitment is what drives us to achieve a diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace as we believe that these are key components to ensuring a thriving and sustainable business in South Africa. The Group's Employment Equity plan and targets will be considered as part of the selection process.