The Sales Coach is required to coach, guide, provide feedback, make recommendations and follow up on identified coaching opportunities to sales consultants and managers. Focus on an end to end basis of sales flow of successful/unsuccessful sales calls. Conduct product change/new product alignment coaching and other best in class sales techniques to support an excellent customer experience.
Support the identification of coaching needs by analyzing performance and competence data to identify gaps in relation to required levels. Listen and assess sales calls against predefined sales measurements (achieving talk time targets, dials, conversion, closing, effectiveness and sales targets). Assess and monitor sales calls and performance to ensure effective implementation of sales coaching provided to the individual.
A valid driver's license and own reliable vehicle is essential for this role.
Contribute to reviewing existing operations in own area of work and generate new ideas to assist in identifying continuous improvements.Extract and combine data to generate standard reports. Provide continuous feedback and reports (sales improvement, trends analysis, etc) to sales consultant and management of performance improvement.Prioritise own workflow and ensure work is completed to the required standards of productivity, quality and timeliness; use performance management systems to improve personal performance.Reinforce product knowledge, run small training programs (or pieces of larger training programs) for selected sales consultant using current content. Support the change management to sales consultants and guide and mentor the changes in sales process, scripting, product knowledge.Identify high priority performance issues and ensure that suitable focus is placed on addressing these issues through the creation of effective coaching interventions. Provide one-on-one coaching to improve performance (soft skills, sales techniques and rapport, product knowledge). Ensure each sales consultant is guided in accordance with the measures, goals and objectives set between the sales consultant and the coach.Build effective working relationships within the internal client organization, delivering high-quality professional services. Consult and provide feedback and support to sales managers and sales consultant in terms of required coaching needs.Organize own work schedule each day in line with changing priorities.
Grade 12/ SAQA Accredited Equivalent (Essential); RE 5 (Essential); Wealth Management Qualification (Advantageous)
1 - 2 years Sales Coach experience within a call centre/customer service environment (Essential); 1 - 2 years experience in Short-Term Insurance Industry (Advantageous).
Telesure Investment Holdings (Pty) Ltd (TIH) is the holding company of some of South Africa’s leading and innovative financial institutions.
These financial institutions are licensed to provide financial products and/or services ranging from short-term, long-term and health insurance as well as a comparison and investment platforms.
Our origins go back to 1 June 1985, when Auto & General Insurance was launched into the South African market. We have since grown into a group of subsidiaries of which Auto & General now forms a part.
Today, we own some of South Africa’s most loved and recognisable brands, each finding a better way to give their unique group of customers peace of mind.
We exist to continuously find better ways to give people peace of mind, whether it is to protect what they own, their loved ones or their greater ambitions and life plans they’re working so hard for.
We’re proven pioneers with a hunger for doing and being the best we can, bringing customer-focused innovation and service excellence to the financial services industry.
We’re an undivided team of diverse thinkers and doers who believe in leading through technology and pushing past their limits.
TIH is a licensed controlling company.
