Sales Consultant: Hippo at Telesure Investment Holdings (TIH)

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

Direct Sales

• Works with guidance to maximize the volume and value of direct sales
• Verbal and written Communication
• Use clear and effective verbal communications skills to express ideas, request actions and formulate plans or policies.
• Proficient in any of the South African languages, in addition to English.
• Computer And System Skills
• Support business processes by understanding and effectively using standard office equipment and standard software packages. Proficient in MS Office.; AS 400.; Apollo.; IEX.; Datanet Dialer.
• Action Planning and work scheduling
• Works with guidance to develop appropriate plans or perform necessary actions based on recommendations, requirements and achieve performance targets by optimizing work scheduling.
• Customer and Market Analysis
• Conduct research and analyzes data with guidance in order to develop a comprehensive understanding of customer and market conditions that enables maximum return on investments. Knowledge of competitors.

EDUCATION

General Education

• Matric / Grade 12 or SAQA Accredited Equivalent (Essential)
• Regulatory Exam 5, dependent on DOFA date (Essential)
• Full 150 STI credits, dependent on DOFA date (Essential)
• Degree and/or diploma in business/marketing (Advantageous)

Experience

General Experience

• 1 year call centre sales experience (Essential)
• Experience in Financial Services Industry (Advantageous)