Acquisition Banker (Cape Town)

• Acquire new primary accounts by sourcing appropriate leads, drawing up contact plan and consistently following through on the programme.
• Generate gross operating income by providing competitive rates to clients within Nedbank standards, pricing using Nedbank systems to ensure required returns and according to risks when applying for a lending facility.
• Maximise profitability of client by matching as many products as meets his/her needs.
• Ensure that client is fully banked by cross selling and servicing to meet all identified client needs.
• Retain client by ensuring that all his banking needs are met by Nedbank.
• Source appropriate leads by building relationships, using networks, collabrating with other divisions, obtaining referrals and conducting appropriate marketing activities to target potential customers.
• Conduct needs analysis with client and match products and services to their needs by following Nedbank processes and complying with FAIS reqruiements.
• Provide accurate advice to meet client needs by maintaining knowledge, upskilling, reading widely, attending courses and being knowledgeable
• Meet client needs by providing feedback on progress, responding to requests with appropriate information/advice at all reasonable times, within turnaround times, and by managing expectations.
• Ensure that clients can use products and services by providing/organising training and demonstrations to clients.
• Build relationships with internal stakeholders and suppliers by meeting all standards and service level agreements.
• Collaborate with other departments by informing them of your role, sharing knowledge and making recommendations, referring leads and working with team to secure new accounts.
• Keep abreast of legislation and other industry changes that impacts on role by reading the relevant newsletters, websites and attending sessions.
• Understand and embrace the Nedbank vision and demonstrate the values through interaction with team and stakeholders.
• Improve personal capability and stay abreast of developments in field of expertise by identifying training courses and career progression for self through input and feedback from managers
• Ensure personal growth and enable effectiveness in performance of roles and responsibilities by ensuring all learning activities are completed, experience practiced and certifications obtained and/or maintained within specified time frames.
• Ensure information is provided correctly to stakeholders by maintaining knowledge sharing knowledge with team.
• Contribute to a culture conducive to the achievement of transformation goals by participating in Nedbank Culture building initiatives (e.g. staff surveys etc).
• Participate and support corporate social responsibility initiatives for the achievement of key business strategies.
• Identify and recommend opportunities to enhance processes, systems and policies and support implementation of new processes, policies and systems.

• Matric / Grade 12 / National Senior Certificate

• Administrative procedures and systems
• Banking procedures
• Business principles
• Data analysis
• Governance, Risk and Controls
• Relevant regulatory knowledge
• Relevant software and systems knowledge
• Business writing skills
• Product Knowledge
• Networking
• Credit management principles and requriements
• Professionalism in behaviour and personal presentation

• Adaptability
• Applied Learning
• Driving for results
• High-Impact Communication
• Managing Work
• Sales Disposition
• Sales Negotiation

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