Key Account Manager

 

 

Mass Market Distribution

 

 

Sandton

 

About Discovery
 

Discovery’s core purpose is to make people healthier and to enhance and protect their lives. We seek out and invest in exceptional individuals who understand and support our core purpose, and whose own values align with those of Discovery. Our fast-paced and dynamic environment enables smart, self-driven people to be their best. As global thought leaders, Discovery is passionate about innovating in order to not only achieve financial success, but to ignite positive and meaningful change within our society.

 

 

Key Purpose of the role

 

To drive the Discovery value proposition with our SOE stakeholders, through building and maintaining those relationships, superior client servicing, with the ability to increase sales of the Mass Market product offerings through identifying new business opportunities and amplifying existing opportunities

 

Key Responsibilities

 

Your tasks will typically involve:

Increase DHMS and Flexicare product sales. Provide expert technical training at, employer and member level. Relationship building with internal and external stakeholders. Conduct On site inductions. Implement activations, wellness support initiatives and employer led projects as required. Identify opportunities for sales and marketing initiatives and onsite activations. Consistently deliver Discovery Health value proposition. Escalated query resolution and troubleshooting Keep up to date with competitor products and service offering and industry developments and trends

 

Personal Attributes and skills:

 

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 organizational skills. Proactive, self-motivated. Able to identify, nurture and develop talent. Customer oriented. Ability to meet deadlines timeously.

Qualifications and Experience:

 

Qualifications

 

Matric NQF Level 5 – Wealth Management or Financial Planning or similar Knowledge of MS Office Suite

 

Experience

 

Sound Health industry experience ( Medical Aid and Medical Insurance)

2 – 3 years’’ client facing working experience

Relationship Management or Sales Experience (advantageous)

 

 

Requirements

 

Valid driver’s licence and an insured and reliable car Smart-phone Willingness to travel    

EMPLOYMENT EQUITY   
                             
The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.