Assistant Branch Manager at Leadway Assurance Company Limited

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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: Assistant Branch Manager

Job Code: 2100000V
Location: Enugu
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 8 years of experience, with at last 5 years in marketing role and 3 years in Technical dept.

Attitude and behavioural traits:

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

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

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