Field Sales Team Leader

SUMMARY:
Field Sales Team Leader

POSITION INFO:
🌟 We're Hiring: Team Lead🌟

Are you a driven, results-oriented sales professional with a strong understanding of financial services? We're looking for a motivated Field Sales Team Leader to join our team and drive growth, innovation, and service excellence.

🔍 Key Responsibilities

• Taking ownership of performance targets across your allocated External Sales portfolio.
• Driving both volume and value growth while ensuring service delivery competitiveness.
• Identifying and coordinating collaborative sales opportunities with Relationship Banking and other business units, as enabled by the Regional Manager.
• Solving short-term issues and proposing immediate solutions in consultation with the Regional External Sales Manager.
• Representing the brand with professionalism and excellence across your geographic area.

🎓 Education and Experience Required

• A business-related Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent NQF level 5 qualification, recognized by the FSB for FAIS purposes (minimum requirement).
• At least 3 years of relevant technical or managerial experience in a sales or business development environment.
• Must have experience in advice for Categories 1.17 and 1.18.  Advice for categories 1.1 and 1.22 in addition would be an advantage.

📘 Knowledge and Skills

• Sales, sponsorship, and campaign management
• Regulatory frameworks (legal, risk, and compliance at sales level)
• Commercial and financial acumen
• Customer and competitor insights
• Financial services industry (especially banking)
• Digital and technological savviness

🌟 Core Competencies

• Strong decision-making and initiative
• Continuous learning and research mindset
• Entrepreneurial spirit with commercial thinking
• Excellent relationship-building and networking ability
• Adaptability to change and resilience under pressure
• Persuasiveness and influential communication
• Creativity and innovation in sales approaches

🌍 Work Environment and Special Requirements

• Extensive travel across your designated geographic area is required.
• The most complex decision you may take independently involves short-term solutions and problem-solving, in collaboration with the Regional External Sales Manager.

💼 Why Join Us?

• Be part of a high-performing, collaborative team.
• Enjoy a competitive compensation package with performance incentives.
• Access ongoing professional development and career advancement opportunities.
• Make a real impact in shaping client relationships and business growth.