Regional Sales Manager - Life & Pensions
Working with Axiom Consultants, our client is seeking to recruit an experienced, ambitious, and self-motivated person to be part of their successful and growing organisation. The regional sales manager will work closely with the head of financial services to deliver an excellent service to their customers, colleagues & deliver our business objectives.
The successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining a large book as well as developing and growing an existing financial services team.
This role is suited to a positive and pro-active self-starter who can deliver significant account growth whilst being comfortable operating in a fully compliant environment.
Responsibilities:
* Managing team to exceed budget
* Understand activity/sales activity.
* Coach & mentor team members to build their skills.
* Recruitment-identify, hire & induct new advisors.
* Encourage staff referrals.
* Build rapport through engagement with colleagues across the business.
* Measure performance & set objectives.
* Through best practice introduce & reinforce continuous usage of best practice processes and procedures.
* Ensure a high level of teamwork with all colleagues (sales support, advisors, commercial & personal lines colleagues)
Key Competencies:
* Min 3 years Life & Pensions Experience
* Proven record of accomplishment of excellent communication and relationship management.
* Previous experience of leading and motivating a team.
* QFA qualified, maintaining CPD requirements and prepared to engage in further professional development.
* Strong technical knowledge of financial products structures and processes an advantage.
* Candidate will need to ensure strict adherence to regulatory requirements.
* A high degree of personal organisation and a structured approach to time and resource management.
* To be goal oriented and ready to take personal responsibility for supporting team members in the Financial Services department.