Sales Consultant (PG09): Entity Lynnwood (Rerun) at Sanlam Group

What will you do?

• This role will report to the Entity 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
• Socially confident and skilled to communicate well 
• Willingness to travel

Qualifications & 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