Relationship Management Officer at THCO Management Consulting

THCO is your Growth & Productivity Partner supporting you with the right people and tools that enable growth & productivity.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Relationship Management Officer

Location: Osun
Employment Type: Full-time

About the Job

• The Retail Relationship Management Officer is a part of the sales team who builds and maintains relationships with customers, develops, exploits and consummates sales opportunities, drawing in prospective retail customers.
• To observe the competition to see what strategies are being used in order to stay ahead of the competition.

Job Purpose

• To contribute to retail business development and execution of branch retail sales plans, in order to achieve desirable profitability.
• To book quality retail loans and monitor for the effective and efficient performance of such loans - This was not included before.
• To foster a productive, value-adding relationship between the bank and customers.
• To support the Retail Cluster Head to grow a portfolio of profitable customers in pursuit of specific sales, service, growth, and opportunity targets
• To contribute to a strong customer-focused service culture in the Branch.
• Coordinating sales efforts with marketing programs.

Sales management:

• Execute branch retail sales strategy reflective of the local market conditions to ensure that sales targets are met. This includes having product knowledge, cross-selling, and keeping up to date with changes and developments in the local market/area to drive optimal achievement sales opportunities.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to build and maintain relationships
• To focus on driving customer acquisition and growing volumes, especially in the area of Retail business in the Bank through the opening of different types of accounts.
• To give feedback to the sales team and product management in market situations on new product/existing product development/upgrade for growing small and medium scale businesses and individuals in our marketing environment.
• Conduct daily meetings with other retail sales teams (Marketing Associates), carrying out reviews on the previous day's activities and jointly plan for the week ahead.
• Manages and maintains current retail business relationships and seeks new accounts through sales
• Engage in retail business development activities and solicitation of new retail business; be actively involved in instilling and maintaining a positive sales environment through education of the Bank’s products and services.
• Effectively convert service recovery to sales opportunities and sustain client loyalty.
• The collective targets for the MAs are the sole responsibilities of the Retail, RMO who supervises all the activities of MAs under his/her purview.
• Giving sales presentations to a range of prospective customers
• Creatively engaging customers as contactless as possible
• Visiting clients and potential customers to evaluate needs or promote products and services
• Coordinating sales efforts with marketing programs.

Risk management:

• Ability to identify an acceptable level of lending risk, in line with the bank’s risk appetite statement and to maximize profit from that transaction.
• Comply with the Bank’s complaint resolution process to resolve the matter, maintain our high service standards and mitigate further risks/losses.
• Minimize risks through adherence to KYC compliance as per the bank policies and procedures in all your operations to minimize losses due to fraud.
• Discuss loan terms and conditions, and conduct collateral risk analysis to ensure compliance with the banks' policies and procedures
• Ensure all documentation is valid and complete in the assigned portfolio.
• Adhering to the Bank’s policies and procedures.

Financial management:

• Extract and analyze financial statements, cash flow forecasts, and other complex financial reports, providing accurate assessment
• Perform prequalification assessment and analysis of financial condition and risk of financing requests within the framework of Bank credit culture and current economic and industry trends.
• Analyze financial statements of new customers and evaluate all loan documents.
• Contributes to the growth of deposits, loans, and overdrafts to increase the profitability of the branch.
• Draft and assist the Retail Cluster Head to complete deposit funding and credit proposal papers.
• Negotiating all contracts with prospective customers
• Answering customer questions about credit terms, products, prices, and availability.

Customer Service:

• Deliver and always maintain customer service standards, for improved service delivery.
• Log customers’ complaints through the customer query register identifying the root causes and addressing them at source to prevent a recurrence.
• Provide appropriate products and services via the most suitable channel to ensure that customers’ needs are met.
• Offer a consistent yet differentiated customer experience by offering holistic needs analysis and consultation to key clients in portfolio management taking ownership of all categories of customer service matters.
• Consistent and frequent communication with clients providing complete, concise portfolio valuations and guidance.
• Serves as a problem-solver for the client, helping them identify investment criteria, and recognize and handle concerns that arise as consultation moves closer to a decision.
• Complies with the use of appropriate processes and procedures expected of all members of staff who are constantly in contact with the customers.
• Advice customers on financial services
• Handles customer complaints and solve problems
• Engaging customers on banking products and services
• Approach and sign on new customers.

People management:

• Collaborate with peers in the branch to ensure effective support and service delivery.
• Contribute to developing a positive and proactive Safety and Well-being culture including meeting all safety and well-being compliance requirements.
• Role model and live the Bank’s Values while adhering to all corporate HR policies
• Exhibit Good leadership skills
• Has a direct responsibility and accountability for the performance of all MA in the branch.

Qualification and Skills
Below are qualifications required to work as a as a Retail, RMO:

• Education: Minimum of First Degree in any discipline. Additional Qualification will be an added advantage.
• Specialized knowledge: Minimum of 2 years cognate experience
• Professional Certification: CIBN
• Experience: Sales and Marketing
• Digitally Savvy
• Superb interpersonal skills.
• Good communication skills
• A commitment to excellent customer service
• Strategic thinking and ability to analyze and solve problems quickly
• Ability to work well with others and lead a team.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online