{"id":31449,"date":"2026-03-06T14:00:30","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T14:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/job\/sales-manager-funeral-cover-pretoria-gauteng-sales-manager-funeral-cover-klerksdorp-north-west-java-develo\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T14:00:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T14:00:42","slug":"sales-manager-funeral-cover-pretoria-gauteng-sales-manager-funeral-cover-klerksdorp-north-west-java-develo","status":"publish","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/job\/sales-manager-funeral-cover-pretoria-gauteng-sales-manager-funeral-cover-klerksdorp-north-west-java-develo\/","title":{"rendered":"Sales Manager: Funeral Cover &#8211; Pretoria &#8211; Gauteng \n\n\n            \n\n            \n            Sales Manager: Funeral Cover &#8211; Klerksdorp &#8211; North West \n\n\n            \n\n            \n            JAVA Developer (Senior) \n\n\n            \n\n            \n            Servicing Administrator \n\n\n            \n\n            \n            Senior Assessor &#8211; Disability Claims \n\n\n            \n\n            \n            Product Specialist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Key Purpose<\/p>\n<p>\tLeading Discovery Life Funeral Sales Team at the relevant branch in order to achieve set sales target.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Areas of responsibility may include but not limited to:<\/p>\n<p>\tLead and manage a Funeral Cover sales channel consisting of financial advisors in order to achieve sales and quality targets.<br \/>\n\tEnsuring a professional level of interactions with all stakeholders<br \/>\n\tInductions and leads management, ensuring that campaigns and leads are correctly managed<br \/>\n\tMIS Reporting &#8211; create and maintain reporting<br \/>\n\tEnsure business processes are adhered to, and operational improvements are recommended.<br \/>\n\tAbility to proactively manage change.<br \/>\n\tTo work as a team player within a team environment, participating willingly and providing support and guidance to colleagues at all time<br \/>\n\tAdherence to compliance and risk management<br \/>\n\tCoach staff to improve performance and behaviours.<br \/>\n\tCreate an energetic and motivated work environment<br \/>\n\tReport any suspected misconduct in line with Discovery values and relevant regulation.<\/p>\n<p>KI responsibilities may include but not limited to<\/p>\n<p>\tA KI is responsible for management and oversight of the FSPs activities relating to rendering of financial services, which includes advice and\/or intermediary services.<br \/>\n\tMust monitor the statutory obligation of the FSP are complied with.<br \/>\n\tMust comply with the fit and proper requirements (COB, RE, Qualification, PST and CPD).<br \/>\n\tEnsure that representatives are compliant with the fit and proper requirements.<br \/>\n\tRepresentatives complete all required training for their role.<br \/>\n\tReview the advice rendered by the representative.<br \/>\n\tMonitor on an ongoing basis that the representatives are treating customers fairly.<br \/>\n\tSupervise representatives under supervision:<br \/>\n\tTo ensure that all the required fit and proper requirements are complied with (Qualification and PST),<br \/>\n\twhere monitoring of representatives under supervision is delegated, the following should be done:<br \/>\n\trecord the process of delegation and the reporting frequency monitoring done.<br \/>\n\tInstil a culture of treating customers fairly in all aspects of the business.<br \/>\n\tEnsure that there are business processes and operational ability.<\/p>\n<p>Competencies<\/p>\n<p>\tAbility to engage Union representatives.<br \/>\n\tLogical, analytical problem-solving ability.<br \/>\n\tExcellent interpersonal skills.<br \/>\n\tExcellent verbal and written communication skills.<br \/>\n\tAbility to work independently.<br \/>\n\tAbility to take accountability, responsibility and ownership.<br \/>\n\tAble to take initiative and exercise sound judgment and decision making.<br \/>\n\tAbility to work in a highly pressurized, target oriented environment.<br \/>\n\tAbility to deal positively with change and uncertainty.<br \/>\n\tStrong business acumen.<br \/>\n\tStrong sales and persuasive skills.<br \/>\n\tStrong quality orientation.<br \/>\n\tGood organizational skills.<br \/>\n\tProactive, self-motivated.<br \/>\n\tAble to identify, nurture and develop talent.<br \/>\n\tCustomer oriented.<br \/>\n\tAbility to meet deadlines timeously.<br \/>\n\tEnsure ethical business activities and maintain transparency of branch dealings.<\/p>\n<p>Qualification and Skills\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\tMatric (Grade 12)<br \/>\n\t3 \u2013 4 years sales management experience in a target driven in\/outbound sales.<br \/>\n\tCompetent in MS office<br \/>\n\tA FAIS Recognized qualification: NQF Level 5<br \/>\n\tRE5 and RE1Qaulification compulsory<br \/>\n\t1- 2 years leadership experience (Advantegous)<br \/>\n\tLife Product knowledge (Advantegous)<\/p>\n<p>go to method of application \u00bb<\/p>\n<p>Apply via company website (  ) or<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_promoted":"","_job_location":"","_application":"","_company_name":"Discovery 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