ECP Group sales specialist

In brief

**Overview** The client is a digital life insurance provider committed to making insurance accessible, affordable, and easy to manage through innovative technology. They offer individual life, disability, funeral cover, group insurance solutions for SMEs, and insurance for domestic workers. The Personnel Corporation is recruiting for an ECP Group Sales Specialist to drive the growth of the client's employee group insurance offering. Preference will be given to candidates from previously disadvantaged groups in support of the company's employment equity targets. **What you will do** The successful candidate will be responsible for generating new business, identifying sales opportunities, building strong client relationships, and promoting employee insurance solutions to businesses, focusing on the growth of the employee group insurance offering. Key responsibilities include: * Developing and executing sales strategies to achieve targets and grow the client base. * Identifying and pursuing new business opportunities through networking, personal contacts, and online platforms. * Generating leads independently and following up on prospects provided by the marketing team. * Promoting and selling the Simply Staff Cover employee insurance product through the company's broker portal. * Building and maintaining strong client relationships to support customer satisfaction, retention, and referrals. * Conducting client meetings in person and through virtual platforms such as Microsoft Teams and Zoom. * Managing the sales pipeline and following up consistently on prospective business. * Identifying opportunities to close high-value deals and acquire new clients. * Collaborating with internal teams to ensure effective service delivery and a positive customer experience. * Contributing to sales strategy execution, lead generation, and client acquisition. * Adapting to evolving business needs and contributing to the company's continued growth. **Requirements (from the original advert)** * Matric certificate (Grade 12). * RE5 certification. * At least one year of recent long-term or short-term insurance sales experience. * Proven track record of achieving sales targets. * Business-to-business (B2B) sales experience is essential. * Fluency in English. * Proficiency in Afrikaans. * Proficiency in CRM systems, Microsoft Office and LinkedIn for networking and sales prospecting. * Ability to source leads independently and build a sustainable sales pipeline. * Must be based in Cape Town. **Who should apply** This role is suited to an energetic, sales-driven, and motivated sales professional with experience in long-term or short-term insurance sales and a proven track record of meeting targets. The ideal candidate should be capable of developing new business independently. They should possess strong sales, prospecting, and business development abilities, excellent communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills, and strong client relationship management skills. Candidates must be proactive in lead generation and client acquisition, with strong time management and organisational skills. High levels of accountability, a sense of urgency, resilience, adaptability in a target-driven environment, sound problem-solving and analytical abilities, professionalism, integrity, and a collaborative working style are also required. An undergraduate degree or diploma, proficiency in additional languages, and a valid driver's licence with access to reliable transport are advantageous. **Deadline** Not specified **Reference** Original posting: https://www.jobmail.co.za/jobs/it-computer/other-it-computer/cape-town/ecp-group-sales-specialist-id-7606188 Source: jobmail

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• Microsoft Office
• Driver's licence
• Afrikaans

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