452 Business Consultant jobs in South Africa

Cape Town, South Africa | Posted on 03/04/2025

This role is for a business consultant that will focus on the Property industry, estate agents, and their clients, to move funds in and out of South Africa.

Minimum requirements for this opportunity:

Key Responsibilities:

1. Delivery of both annual and monthly sales targets in coordination with the company’s sales strategy to ensure sustainable growth and business development.
2. Lead and develop relationships with key clients to build long-term sales opportunities and an effective distribution network of regional contacts and influencers in the foreign exchange market.
3. Maintain, influence, and develop senior level relationships with all key FX Partners and introducing advisors for business development opportunities.
4. Develop and maintain a strong business pipeline for Regional Accounts and expand on activities.
5. Responsible for generating and closing a consistently high level of sales opportunities with clients by identifying needs, developing FX relationships, and providing appropriate FX solutions and services.
6. Assist Introducing Partners and Corporate Clients from the point of enquiry to trade completion by facilitating registration, gathering KYC documentation, and managing the client to the point of 'trade readiness.'

Core Competencies:

1. Adhering to good practice and ethical principles and values.
2. Demonstrates consistent usage of ethics and values; raises potential violations in others.
3. Delivering results and meeting customer expectations.
4. Modifies approach in the face of new demands; helps others (both internally and externally).
5. Supports change initiatives, adjusting their actions appropriately when presented with additional information.
6. Demonstrates ability to relate well to people at all levels.
7. Makes timely decisions and accepts accountability for own actions.
8. Comprehensive knowledge of FX sales, systems, and processes.
9. Provides an annual sales plan and monthly and quarterly updates, revisions, and modifications to the plan.

1. Must be target driven and able to work under pressure.
2. Fast learner.
3. Good communication skills (verbal & written) as well as excellent phone manner with an effective ability to cold call.
4. Bilingual English and Afrikaans would be advantageous.
5. Committed to targets and deadlines.
6. Willing to go the extra mile.
7. Must have a very high level of motivation and commitment.
8. Team player willing to work within a small team.
9. Open, friendly, and approachable with excellent interpersonal skills.
10. Self-starter with initiative.
11. Organized with excellent diary and time management skills.
12. Neat, tidy, presentable, and professional in appearance and manner.
13. Display gravitas, emotional maturity, and confidence to influence, persuade, and lead at all levels.

Qualification:

1. Qualifications – Matric + regulatory exams (RE) + FAIS compliance.
2. A relevant business/legal qualification could be helpful.

Experience:

1. Sales experience in the financial services industry would be advantageous.
2. Entrepreneurial experience would be advantageous.

Cape Town, South Africa | Posted on 03/04/2025

This role is for a business consultant that will focus on the Property industry, estate agents, and their clients, to move funds in and out of South Africa.

Minimum requirements for this opportunity:

Key Responsibilities:

1. Delivery of both annual and monthly sales targets in coordination with the company’s sales strategy to ensure sustainable growth and business development.
2. Lead and develop relationships with key clients to build long-term sales opportunities and an effective distribution network of regional contacts and influencers in the foreign exchange market.
3. Maintain, influence, and develop senior level relationships with all key FX Partners and introducing advisors for business development opportunities.
4. Develop and maintain a strong business pipeline for Regional Accounts and expand on activities.
5. Responsible for generating and closing a consistently high level of sales opportunities with clients by identifying needs, developing FX relationships, and providing appropriate FX solutions and services.
6. Assist Introducing Partners and Corporate Clients from the point of enquiry to trade completion by facilitating registration, gathering KYC documentation, and managing the client to the point of 'trade readiness.'

Core Competencies:

1. Adhering to good practice and ethical principles and values.
2. Demonstrates consistent usage of ethics and values; raises potential violations in others.
3. Delivering results and meeting customer expectations.
4. Modifies approach in the face of new demands; helps others (both internally and externally).
5. Supports change initiatives, adjusting their actions appropriately when presented with additional information.
6. Demonstrates ability to relate well to people at all levels.
7. Makes timely decisions and accepts accountability for own actions.
8. Comprehensive knowledge of FX sales, systems, and processes.
9. Provides an annual sales plan and monthly and quarterly updates, revisions, and modifications to the plan.

1. Must be target driven and able to work under pressure.
2. Fast learner.
3. Good communication skills (verbal & written) as well as excellent phone manner with an effective ability to cold call.
4. Bilingual English and Afrikaans would be advantageous.
5. Committed to targets and deadlines.
6. Willing to go the extra mile.
7. Must have a very high level of motivation and commitment.
8. Team player willing to work within a small team.
9. Open, friendly, and approachable with excellent interpersonal skills.
10. Self-starter with initiative.
11. Organized with excellent diary and time management skills.
12. Neat, tidy, presentable, and professional in appearance and manner.
13. Display gravitas, emotional maturity, and confidence to influence, persuade, and lead at all levels.

Qualification:

1. Qualifications – Matric + regulatory exams (RE) + FAIS compliance.
2. A relevant business/legal qualification could be helpful.

Experience:

1. Sales experience in the financial services industry would be advantageous.
2. Entrepreneurial experience would be advantageous.

• Increased Discovery Health product sales through building relationships, superior client service and technical expertise
• Create strategic business partnerships with multiple intermediary stakeholders.
• Relationship building with internal and external stakeholders.
• Project management of new business process, from end to end.
• Intermediary reporting and trend analysis.
• Consistently deliver Discovery Health value proposition.
• Escalated query resolution and troubleshooting
• Increase the sales of the product range through building relationships, superior client service and technical knowledge.
• Review new business pipeline, follow-up, and tracking.
• Issuing of quotations
• Technical training and ongoing product support to financial advisors.
• Keeping up to date with competitor product and service offering and industry developments
• Participating in proactive sales and marketing initiatives
  
  

• Logical, analytical problem-solving ability.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to take accountability, responsibility, and ownership.
• Able to take initiative and exercise sound judgment and decision making.
• Ability to work in a highly pressurized, target oriented environment.
• Ability to deal positively with change and uncertainty.
• Strong business acumen.
• Strong sales and persuasive skills.
• Strong quality orientation.
• Good organizational skills.
• Proactive, self-motivated.
• Able to identify, nurture and develop talent.
• Customer oriented.
• Ability to meet deadlines timeously
  
  

• 3-5 years medical scheme industry experience (required)
• Business degree (advantageous)
• RE5 (preferable)
• NQF5 in Wealth Management of Financial Planning / 120 FAIS credits (preferable)
• Knowledge of MS Office Suite
• Sales experience (advantageous)
• Knowledge of MS Office Suite
• Business degree (advantageous)
• Relevant financial services industry experience is advantageous
  
  

• Relevant financial services industry experience is advantageous.
• Sound health industry experience
• Adviser consulting experience in the financial services industry
• An understanding of financial planning
  
  

• Valid drivers licence and insured and reliable car
• Smart-phone
• Willingness to travel
  
  

Role Purpose:

• Grow the company by delivering quality sales that translate into profitable clients and contribute to shaping our value proposition.

Description:

1. Build and maintain a quality sales pipeline.
2. Consistently meet sales targets.
3. Make and manage sales appointments.
4. Demonstrate and position our value proposition authoritatively.
5. Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders.
6. Update relevant systems meticulously and perform administrative duties for reporting.
7. Provide input based on field experience to help shape our value proposition.
8. Travel daily within the assigned territory using own vehicle.

Qualifications and Experience:

• National Senior Certificate (Matric).
• At least 3 years of direct sales experience in the private healthcare information technology sector.
• Knowledge of sales methodologies.

Knowledge and Skills:

• In-depth knowledge of our products, services, and pricing.
• Disciplined approach to pipeline development.
• Highly effective at closing deals.
• Ability to collaborate across teams.
• Experience building and maintaining relationships with doctors and industry stakeholders.
• Conflict resolution skills.
• Proficiency in English and at least one other official language, preferably more.

Required Experience: Contract

Key Skills:

Business Consulting, Business Intelligence, Sales Experience, B2B Sales, Information Management, Network Administration, Business Analysis, Microsoft Dynamics Navision, Outside Sales, Strategic Planning, Database Administration, Public Speaking

Employment Type: Full-Time

Vacancy: 1

Discovery – Sales & Distribution

Business/Broker Consultant - Klerksdorp

About Discovery

Discovery’s core purpose is to make people healthier and to enhance and protect their lives. We seek out and invest in exceptional individuals who understand and support our core purpose, and whose own values align with those of Discovery. Our fast-paced and dynamic environment enables smart, self-driven people to be their best. As global thought leaders, Discovery is passionate about innovating in order to not only achieve financial success, but to ignite positive and meaningful change within our society.

Key Purpose

Increase the sales of the product range through building relationships, superior client service and technical knowledge.

Areas of responsibility may include but not limited to

All work must be done accurately, comprehensively and in-line with set quality standards and timelines.

• Increased Discovery Health product sales through building relationships, superior client service and technical expertise

• Create strategic business partnerships with multiple intermediary stakeholders.

• Relationship building with internal and external stakeholders.

• Project management of new business process, from end to end.

• Intermediary reporting and trend analysis.

• Consistently deliver Discovery Health value proposition.

• Escalated query resolution and troubleshooting

• Increase the sales of the product range through building relationships, superior client service and technical knowledge.

• Review new business pipeline, follow-up, and tracking.

• Issuing of quotations

• Technical training and ongoing product support to financial advisors.

• Keeping up to date with competitor product and service offering and industry developments

• Participating in proactive sales and marketing initiatives

Personal Attributes and Skills

• Logical, analytical problem-solving ability.

• Excellent interpersonal skills.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Ability to work independently.

• Ability to take accountability, responsibility, and ownership.

• Able to take initiative and exercise sound judgment and decision making.

• Ability to work in a highly pressurized, target oriented environment.

• Ability to deal positively with change and uncertainty.

• Strong business acumen.

• Strong sales and persuasive skills.

• Strong quality orientation.

• Good organizational skills.

• Proactive, self-motivated.

• Able to identify, nurture and develop talent.

• Customer oriented.

• Ability to meet deadlines timeously

Education and Experience

Qualifications

• 3-5 years medical scheme industry experience (required)

• Business degree (advantageous)

• RE5 (preferable)

• NQF5 in Wealth Management of Financial Planning / 120 FAIS credits (preferable)

• Knowledge of MS Office Suite

• Sales experience (advantageous)

• Knowledge of MS Office Suite

• Business degree (advantageous)

• Relevant financial services industry experience is advantageous

Experience

• Relevant financial services industry experience is advantageous.

• Sound health industry experience

• Adviser consulting experience in the financial services industry

• An understanding of financial planning

Requirements

• Valid drivers licence and insured and reliable car

• Smart-phone

• Willingness to travel

EMPLOYMENT EQUITY

The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.

Discovery’s core purpose is to make people healthier and to enhance and protect their lives. We seek out and invest in exceptional individuals who understand and support our core purpose, and whose own values align with those of Discovery. Our fast-paced and dynamic environment enables smart, self-driven people to be their best. As global thought leaders, Discovery is passionate about innovating in order to not only achieve financial success, but to ignite positive and meaningful change within our society.

Key Purpose

Increase the sales of the product range through building relationships, superior client service and technical knowledge

Areas of responsibility may include but not limited to

• Increase the sales of the product range through building relationships, superior client service and technical knowledge.
• Developing and maintaining broker relationships.
• Review new business pipeline, follow-up and tracking.
• Issuing of quotations.
• Technical training of and ongoing product support to financial advisor.
• Dealing with queries and providing information on a range of sales and service issues.
• Liasing with internal departments on processing issues.
• Building relationships with internal departments to ensure superior service is offering to clients.
• Keeping up-to-date with competitor product and service offering and industry developments.
• Participating in proactive sales and marketing initiatives

Key Responsibilities

• Developing and maintaining broker relationships
• Review new business pipeline, follow-up and tracking
• Issuing of quotations
• Dealing with queries and providing information on a range of sales and service issues
• Liasing with internal departments to ensure superior service is offered to clients
• Keeping up-to-date with competitor product and service offering and industry developments
• Participating in proactive sales and marketing initiatives

Personal Attributes and skills

• Own insured transport, cellphone and drivers license
• Willingness to undertake business travel across South Africa
• Assertiveness
• Self-confidence
• Honest and ethical
• Resilience
• Perseverance
• Able to manage stressful situations
• Results driven
• Ability to work independently without supervision
• Self-Disciplined
• Able to influence and negotiate
• Persuasive
• Able to manage stress and stressful situations
• Results driven
• Ability to work independently without supervision
• Self-Discipline
• Able to influence and negotiate
• Persuasive
• Build strong relationships
• Use own initiative
• Decisiveness

Education and Experience

• NQF5 in Wealth Management of Financial Planning
• RE5 (Advantageous)
• Knowledge of underwriting process
• Broker consulting experience in the financial services industry
• An understanding of financial planning
• Knowledge of MS Office Suite

EMPLOYMENT EQUITY

The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.

Generate leads and identify opportunities for new business through research and within the company strategy. Develop a comprehensive approach to acquiring customers and reassessment of current customer database for opportunities. Provide support to increase customer loyalty and convert potential customers to loyal returning customers. Developing and maintaining sales reports for planning future sales and marketing campaigns by updating and recording customer information.

Key Responsibilities

1. Planning and Reporting: Present forecasts to the manager, identify emerging markets and market shifts while being aware of new trends and competitor status. Compiling and submitting weekly and monthly reports to management.
2. New Business: Proactively increasing turnover through own existing client base as well as securing profitable new business. Find prospective customers and new target segments, screening of potential customers prior to contact.
3. Business Development and Onboarding: Responsible for business development, increase market share by acquiring new clients and/or selling new business solutions to existing clients. Onboarding of customers through business development and support, uncovering areas for improvement and developing and implementing solutions.
4. Sales and Admin Support: Collaborate with team members and other departments to identify areas where the company can increase its efforts. Keep sales team informed to enable the team to act proactively on the information at its disposal to provide seamless service to customers and achieve sales targets. Assisting sales team with general support where needed.

Education & Experience

• Formal qualification in Business Management / Marketing / Entrepreneurship or any other relevant tertiary qualification.
• At least 5 years’ experience in sales, or a similar role.
• Minimum 3 years of new customer acquisition, business development in food services / hospitality or a similar field.
• Proven track record of achieving targets and increasing revenue within this specific industry.
• Valid driver’s license and own car needed.
• FMCG background in a similar role would be an advantage.

Knowledge and Skill Requirements

• Strong interpersonal, negotiating, and organizational skills.
• Exceptional oral and written communication skills.
• Business acumen.
• Knowledge of supply chain.
• Computer literate with good numeric skills.
• Excellent in Microsoft Office, advanced Excel skills.
• Proactive, self-motivated, and able to work on own initiative.
• Detail-oriented, possess strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial, high-energy environment that requires the ability to multi-task and implement high-priority initiatives.

Personal / Behavioral Characteristics

• Entrepreneurial personality or character traits.
• Mindful time management.
• Balanced in rational and people approach.

Description

To support the Client Portfolio Executive by managing and administering a portfolio of clients, including the application of approval and ongoing quality risk management of the client’s credit facilities.

Welcome to FNB, the home of the #changeables. We design for the shapeshifters and deliver products and services that make us incredibly proud of the people who make it happen.

As part of our team in FNB Commercial Sales and Service Inland (Bethlehem), you will be surrounded by unique talents, diverse minds, and an adaptable environment that lives up to the promise of staying curious. Now’s the time to imagine your potential in a team where experts come together to ignite effective change.

The ideal candidate must have the following exposure:

• Deliver exceptional service through educating the client, offering appropriate solutions, and maintaining the relationship.
• Continuously monitor process turnaround times and quality standards, resolving issues promptly to enhance client service delivery.
• Cultivate and manage objective working relationships with stakeholders, including end-users, SMEs, project managers, and senior staff.
• Maintain expert knowledge on relevant legislative amendments, industry best practices, and internal compliance procedures.
• Accurately administer and complete activities within the area of work efficiently and timely.
• Ensure compliance with systems and procedures as laid out by the business.
• Develop materials and documentation such as standards, templates, guidelines, FAQs, and processes.
• Conduct analysis to identify business performance improvements and reengineering initiatives.
• Provide accurate business intelligence and analyze trends and data to improve decision-making.
• Review work progress and contribute to reporting, decision-making, and improvement opportunities.
• Create personal development and review plans with team leaders or managers.
• Identify and master necessary competencies and skills for personal development and performance.

You will be an ideal candidate if you:

• Have 2-3 years of experience as an Analyst in the Commercial Banking environment.
• Possess a FAIS Accredited qualification (NQF level 6, 7, etc.).
• Have exposure to Credit Applications in Agric/Commercial sectors.
• Have Credit Management exposure.
• Have experience dealing with high-level customer queries.
• Have sales experience.
• Are not an unrehabilitated insolvent.

You will have access to:

• Opportunities to network and collaborate.
• A challenging working environment.
• Opportunities to innovate.

We can be a match if you are:

• Adaptable and curious.
• Sales-driven.
• Thrive in a collaborative environment.
• Client-centric.

Apply now if you are interested in taking the next step. We look forward to engaging with you!

Job Details

Note that applications will not be accepted after 31/08/2025 . Please submit applications before the closing date.

All appointments will be made in line with FirstRand Group’s Employment Equity plan. The bank supports the recruitment and advancement of individuals with disabilities. Candidates can disclose disability information voluntarily; this will be kept confidential unless required by law.