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Business Development Manager

Business Development Manager

Discovery LimitedZA
15 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Job title : Business Development Manager

Job Location : Gauteng, Deadline : December 30, 2024 Quick Recommended Links

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Key Purpose

  • To increase the sales of the Discovery Health product range through strategic consulting, business partnership and relationship management, superior client service and technical expertise.
  • Areas of responsibility may include but not limited to

  • Strategic consulting to large, national intermediaries, guiding Health new business growth
  • Drive and implement strategic new business initiatives with intermediaries and employers
  • Relationship management at Board, Executive and Senior Management level
  • Manage national intermediary relationships, offering guidance and mentoring to BCs within the team to drive a national strategy
  • Project manage complex, new business implementations from end to end.
  • Project plan and participate in proactive sales and marketing initiatives
  • Leverage off health relationships to trigger integration opportunities across the Discovery product suite
  • In depth strategic reporting
  • Industry, competitor and product expert
  • Technical support with competitor crosswalks, industry analyses, technical product detail
  • Relationship management with internal stakeholders and representation of Corporate Distribution in various forums
  • Escalated, complex query resolution
  • Keep abreast of competitor products, service offerings and industry developments
  • Competencies

  • Strategic thinker & solution orientated
  • Logical, analytical problem-solving ability.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Ability to work independently.
  • Ability to take accountability, responsibility, and ownership.
  • Able to take initiative and exercise sound judgment and decision making.
  • Ability to work in a highly pressurised, target oriented environment.
  • Ability to deal positively with change and uncertainty.
  • Strong business acumen.
  • Strong sales and persuasive skills.
  • Strong quality orientation.
  • Good organisational skills.
  • Proactive, self-motivated.
  • Customer oriented.
  • Education and Experience

  • 3-5 years medical scheme industry experience (required)
  • Business degree (advantageous)
  • RE5 (preferable)
  • NQF5 in Wealth Management of Financial Planning / 120 FAIS credits (preferable)
  • Knowledge of MS Office Suite
  • Sales experience (advantageous)
  • Knowledge of MS Office suite
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