Branch Manager at Leadway Assurance Company Limited

Leadway Assurance Company Limited was founded in 1970. Sir (Dr.) Hassan O. Odukale, (KJW, D.Sc., FCIIN).It has a chequered history of being a company with close attention to relationships, having started operations as a direct motor insurance company. Soon the relationship developed to a stage where it has established a deep relationship with the brokers’ network in Nigeria, enjoying 80% of its current business from this source.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Branch Manager

Job Code: 2100000V
Location: Uyo, Akwa Ibom
Job: Commercial
Schedule: Regular
Shift: Standard
Job Type: Full-time

Job Description
Your job responsibilities shall include but not limited to the following:

• Sales of all company products
• Business Acquisition Management. .   
•  Clients/Brokers Relationship Management.
•   Deliverables Plan and evaluate the effectiveness of Branch Operation Plans with specific focus towards product availability, distribution and activity management; Facilitate the business planning and implementation process for the business.
• Ensuring alignment of volume and market share objectives for the retail business – facilitate for  products Monitor and evaluate achievement of sales against expectation
• Ensure cost efficiency in all aspects of Branch operations including fixed costs.
• Customer Relationship Management Interact regularly with the customers to ensure a committed and partnership based relationship Review of selling arrangements to ensure adequate focus to the business.
• Maintain and develop a computerized customer and prospects database.
• Plan and carry out direct marketing activities (principally direct mail) to agreed budgets, sales volumes, values, product mix and timescales.
• Develop ideas and create offers for direct mail and marketing to major accounts by main market sector and Leadway's products.
• Respond to and follow up sales enquiries by post, telephone, and personal visits.
• Maintain and develop existing and new customers through planned individual account support, and liaison with internal order-processing staff.
• Monitor and report on activities and provide relevant management information.
• Carry out market research, competitor and customer surveys.
• Maintain and report on equipment and software suitability for direct marketing and sales reporting purposes.
• Liaise and attend meetings with other company functions necessary to perform duties and aid business and organizational development.
• Daily visitation to existing clients, brokers, banks, Insurance and companies to solicit for patronage, resolve issues, receive premiums.
• Ensure  daily writing of Call reports of all visitations

 
Qualifications
Educational qualifications  & functional / technical skills:

• A Bachelor's degree in related field, MBA ( added advantage)
• A professional qualification of CIIN, NMIN and other recognized marketing professional Institutions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Organization and planning
• Problem analysis and problem-solving
• Creative Team Leadership
• Relevant product and industry knowledge
• Formal presentation skills
• Persuasiveness
• Innovation
• Information management

Relevant experience (type of experience and minimum number of years):

• Over 10 years of experience, with at last 6 years in marketing role and 4 years in Technical dept.

Attitude and behavioral traits:

• Team-leadership
• Persuasiveness
• Adaptability
• Innovation
• Judgment
• Decision-making
• Stress tolerance
• Honesty
• Flexibility

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.