Discovery Limited

Discovery Connect - Bank DC Sales Consultant - Sandton - TalentPool

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Job Description

About Discovery Connect

People increasingly want to transact faster, on their terms, in fluid, and dynamic ways. Discovery Connect facilitates this need as a direct sales channel, leveraging the best of technology with the best in people. We are often a client’s first impression of Discovery so we must have the best Discovery ambassadors in our team. At the forefront of client acquisition methodology, Discovery Connect continues to be one of the fastest-growing divisions in the group. Representing all product lines (including Discovery Bank) there is an opportunity for forward thinkers, innovators, and people who thrive on complexity in a growing business.

Job Purpose

This position is based in the Discovery Connect Sales call centre, and reports to the sales team leader. The successful individual will be required to conduct Discovery telesales.

Sell the Discovery Bank Product Suite to clients via inbound and outbound calls. Manage and convert various lead types that are generated by the business. Respond to new leads regarding product enquiries with the intent of possible conversion into a sale.

Key purpose

To achieve targets that will grow Discovery bank. Build the brand and ensure that clients engage our range of products and benefits and experience our shared value offering and get client to bank healthier.

Key Outputs

The successful individual will be required to perform on, but not limited to the following key outputs:

  1. Consistently achieve monthly sales and activations target set by the business
  2. Capture all client application information accurately on the system
  3. Based on client profile ensure that correct products are sold to clients
  4. Meet all Productivity requirements
  5. Meet all Quality and Compliance requirements
  6. Successfully complete all ongoing assessments

Personal attributes and skills

  • The successful individual will be required to demonstrate the following competencies:
  • Target Driven
  • Team Player
  • Goal orientated
  • Self-motivated
  • Ability to perform under pressure
  • Adapt to change
  • Persuasiveness
  • Resilience/Tenacity
  • Sound Time Management
  • Self-managed
  • Attention to detail
  • Ability to learn quickly and apply knowledge
  • Speak fluently (accent neutral) English/Afrikaans
  • PC literacy, email, word, excel

Qualification & Experience

Essential

  • Matric
  • At least 1- 2-years sales experience, preferably in an outbound telesales environment

Advantageous

  • Discovery Bank Knowledge
  • Tertiary qualification (Financial Planning/ Information)
  • NQF5/National Certificate: Banking NQF level 5 and RE5 qualification

EMPLOYMENT EQUITY

The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.

Discovery Limited

About Discovery Limited

Imagine a world where people live healthier, more enhanced and protected lives… A world in which each organisation is a powerful influencer and responsible corporate citizen, committed to being a force for social good. As a leading innovator in healthcare, wellness, insurance, investments, financial and life planning, Discovery works ceaselessly to make this vision a reality.

Fuelled by our passion for enhancing lives and our desire to innovate, Discovery consistently sets global standards, creating shared value through shared intellectual capital. A testament to this is our Vitality programme, which is both a platform to incentivise people to live healthier lives as well as a channel through which shared value is delivered.

We are a proudly South African-born, global company with health, life and short term insurance operations in South Africa and the United Kingdom, and a presence in Germany, France, the United States, Canada, Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, China and Japan through our Global Vitality Network. We uphold our promise of shared value by being a positive disruptor that focusses on bringing about sustainable change in the lives of the people and communities we serve across the globe.

Our Vitality Shared-Value Insurance model has received international recognition, including being ranked 17th in Fortune’s index of 51 companies “changing the world” in August 2015, and named a leading health innovator at the World Economic Forum in January 2017.

Our values of leadership, honesty, innovation and fairness act as our compass, directing our business practices to take advantage of every opportunity while looking for ways to dazzle clients.

With an unwavering commitment to being the best shared value insurance organisation in the world, Discovery is a powerful force for social good.

Industry
Finance & Insurance
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Johannesburg, ZA
Year Founded
1992
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