Provincial Manager – Eastern Region (Kwazulu Natal) needed at AVBOB South Africa

Description
To implement the insurance operations strategy and business plan.

• Analyse the Insurance sales strategy and implement a sales operational strategy that determines and addresses business imperatives.
• Monitor and implement the execution of the business plan and align with operations strategy.
• Define the objectives and outputs for Insurance tied agent sales and align with departmental strategy.
• Develop strategic sales plans to reach required goals by means of individual and team efforts.
• Develop and implement strategic sales plans to accommodate corporate goals.

Directs tied sales forecasting activities and set performance goals accordingly.

• Initiate and coordinate development of action plans to source new markets.
• Prepare periodic sales report showing sales volume, potential sales and areas of proposed client base expansion.
• Responsible for the development and performance of all tied sales activities in assigned market.
• Establish plans and strategies to expand the customer base.
• Develop a business plan and sales strategy in collaboration with GM; Alternative Channels, for the market and ensure attainment of company sales goals and profitability.

To provide direction on strategic priorities

• Communicate the strategic priorities to the entire province.
• Highlight focus areas and measure the implementation of the strategic priorities.
• Identify and implement initiatives that support the execution of strategic priorities.

Management of provincial budget

• Analyse and control expenditure of division to conform to budgetary requirements.
• Analyse the business plan to determine financial requirements for the province.
• Measure trends and manage financials for the province.

Management and development of staff

• Manage by leading and directing to ensure staff members perform at optimum productivity level.
• Drive targets and establish business relationships.
• Manage and control sustainable business relationships in support of new business opportunities and align with company values. 
• Interact with external clients and is involved in conflict resolution, providing guidance on policies.

Requirements

• B. Com degree or equivalent
• Proficient in MS Office Suite (MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint).
• Be in possession of a tertiary qualification in marketing or sales
• RE 1
• Up to 8 years relevant management experience.
• 3 Years relevant supervisory experience
• Computer literacy – intermediate
• Funeral Service Industry Knowledge
• Long Term Insurance Industry Knowledge
• Decision making skills 
• Interpersonal skills 
• Leadership skills
• Analytical skills
• Business Acumen