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Sales and Relationship Manager
Job Ref
238541
Job Type
Permanent
Employer Type
Company
Date Added
28 Aug 2014
Expiry Date 25 Sep 2014
Expiry Date 25 Sep 2014
* There have been 26 applications to this job.
* This job has been viewed 5000 times.
Employer:
IRESS SA
Location:
Gauteng
Salary:
Market related
Benefits:
Role details:
DEPARTMENT: Sales and Relationship Management
REPORTS TO: Head of Sales
LOCATION: Johannesburg
SUMMARY
A driven, confident and motivated person with a firm understanding of the Investment industry is required to join the Sales and Relationship Management Team. This person will be responsible for maintaining, retaining and growing the IRESS Johannesburg client base.
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KEY RESPONSIBILITIES? Prospecting/cold calling.
? Relationship management.
? Provide buffering for support when dealing with serious production issues.
? Leverage relationships to uncover sales opportunities.
? Own responsibility for driving the sales cycle with the objective to win new business, including;
- Responding to RFPs
- Organizing customer demonstrations & presentations
- Proposal creation & presentation
- Preparing, negotiating and closing contracts
- Collection of license fees, when escalated to by Accounts
? Achieve revenue targets as defined in the Sales Plan.
? Build a sales pipeline for IRESS
? Execute the Sales strategy.
? Drive revenue through sales to new and existing customers.
? Build business in both new and existing client bases through proactive customer contacts in order to meet/exceed targets.
? Ensure implementation and hand over of solutions to support.
? Achieve account penetration by customer base expansion and cross selling to new and existing customers.
? Maintain relationships with the various divisions internally.
? Maintain client relationships from the ground to “C-Level” within clients base.
? Be prepared to travel regularly across client base.
KEY COMPETENCIES
? Adjusts to new, different, or changing requirements
? Strong personal skills, a real peoples person
? Listens with objectivity and checks for understanding
? Persists despite obstacles and opposition or set backs
? Conveys a sense of urgency and drives issues to closure
? Displays a relentless commitment to win
? Demonstrates a passion for profession and a drive to improve
? Displays personal & corporate integrity
? Takes initiative to accomplish set objectives and deliver resolution on priority issues
? Ability to understand objective and work independently or in collaboration with all internal divisions
? Ability to identify different buyer motivations across various client bases and levels in order to expand potential revenue drivers
? Adjust sales approach and strategy accordingly to various client drivers to solidify role as customer advocate
? Communicate customer perspective, drivers, product/service relevancy
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
? Must have at least 5 years exposure to Financial Services (specifically Investment Management Industry)
? Must have full understanding of the investment industry and process
? Must have a working knowledge of exchanges and multiple instrument types
? Must have relevant 3 Year Degree or Diploma
? Must have the ability to instil confidence
? Must have excellent interpersonal and communications skills
? Must be driven to reach sales targets
? Must be able to self-manage
? IT background is preferable
For over a decade, IRESS South Africa, has played a key role in the dramatic growth of electronic trading in the South African financial markets. Our innovative and ground breaking software applications have been adopted by virtually every significant bank, asset manager, stock broker and exchange in this country, resulting in several years of above average returns and attracting and retaining a world class staff complement who thrive in a high pressure, dynamic and stimulating environment.
We are looking for candidates, brave and ambitious enough to be part of a passionate, uncompromising team that continues to build systems that, given their mission criticality, have to be very fast, very stable, yet functionally rich. Our customers are demanding and stretch us every day - we like it that way.
IRESS Head Office is based at the buzzing, beautiful and safe Nicol Office Park and offers you a rare opportunity to work in a dynamic, entrepreneurial environment that rewards you for your above average performance. If you have Sales and Financial Markets/Wealth Management experience, apply today!