Sales Manager - Southern Africa
| Reference: |
000139 |
| Job Type : |
Sales |
| Location |
Johannesburg |
| Job Term |
Permanent |
| Salary |
ZAR 1,000,000 plus Commission |
Job Description
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced software Sales Executive to join a fast growing global company offering quality banking software solutions. The successful candidate will be currently resident in the location.
You will need extensive experience in financial services, be a proven new business salesperson and possess the ability to sell a high value complex solution. You will be responsible for the Southern Africa region with a primary focus in developing the domestic South Africa market, with a primary objective to manage the new pipeline growth in Southern Africa where our client is already well established. In Africa they are the leading supplier of core banking solutions with 60+ banks.
Our client is a provider of integrated modular core banking systems to hundreds of financial institutions worldwide. Their software provides banks with a single, real-time view of the client across the enterprise, enabling banks to maximize returns while streamlining costs.
Key Responsibilities:
• Must have a proven track record and a network base in financial services.
• Able to define and execute sales strategy
• Development of relationships with “C"-level executives within prospects
• Must proactively drive the sales process in the allocated region
• Must possess an outgoing personality and have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Requirements:
• 5+ years selling financial solutions into retail banks
• Used to selling high value solutions and carrying a target of over $4M
• A visionary sales person with proven experience selling to the “C" level
• Must work well with little direction and, occasionally, under extreme pressure.
• Moderate travel
If your skills and abilities meet the criteria, please forward your CV demonstrating where your skills meet the requirements. Please quote Job Reference: 912-129
Keywords: Retail, Corporate and Correspondent, Universal, Private Wealth Management, Islamic, Microfinance, Community banking sectors, ERP, CRM, banking software solutions, application software, services consultancy, core banking, risk-management, Basel II, IT, sales, new business sales, PSL, executive, lead generation, South Africa
