Old Mutual
DUE: 10 APR 2025
Job Description
This role involves working with branch management team and Regional Managers to support the delivery of the strategy, leading the branch team and making sure the team achieves sales targets, profit targets, delivers a good customer experience and provides first class service and controlling costs.
- Develop strong relationships with branch customers and suppliers in order to build profitable business growth.
- Manage performance of branch staff by implementing performance agreements to ensure a clear vision, goals and objectives are agreed by staff and met.
- Track, monitor and ensure follow up on client comments, complaints and compliments and service standards are adhered to and that clients are retained
- Manage sales and expense budget for the branch against set target, identifies and creates coordinated sales opportunities.
- Commercially manage all aspects of a Branch and business.
- Make sure all regulatory and operational risk requirements are adhered to.
- Directs and enforces corrective action for non-compliance or regulatory breaches.
- Supervise, coach and develop the Branch team through effective leadership and guidance, embedding a culture of continuous improvement.
- Act as the conduit between the member facing team and support functions deepening internal relationships and championing a ‘member first’ approach.
- Identify business opportunities in the broader market for branch growth through active business development, both internal and external by coaching, mentoring and guiding the branch team regarding product knowledge, sales and service excellence.
- Implement a lead generation and community engagement program to attract new customers.
- Ensure all compliance requirements are strictly adhered to.
- Champion an outstanding customer experience.
- Drive sales and maximise customer opportunities.
- Work collaboratively with internal business channels.
- Drive activity to achieve business performance targets including revenue growth, customer service scores and referral targets.
- Continually identify areas of process improvement in order to enhance customers service.
- Drive adoption of digital channels by leading branch team in digital migration efforts.
- Support medium and small branches through training and secondment of staff for on-the-job training as well as resolving problems.
Experience
- At least 5 years’ experience managing a branch profitably.
- A Banking, Sales, Lending or Distribution background is desirable
- Strong business acumen
Skills
Business Growth, Business Performance, Identifying Sales Opportunities, Profitability, Sales
Competencies
Builds Effective Teams
Communicates Effectively
Customer Focus
Directs Work
Drives Engagement
Drives Results
Ensures Accountability
Financial Acumen
Education
Bachelor Of Business: Banking (Financial Services) (Required)
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