Discovery: Telesales Consultant: KwaZulu-Natalย

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Job Description
Identifying sales opportunities ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Answering inbound calls timeously and making required outbound calls
Co-ordination of own administration
Identifying sales opportunities
Maintaining accurate details and statistics of all queries
Key purpose
This position is based in the KZN Discovery Connect Sales call centre, and reports to the sales team leader. The successful individual will be required to conduct Discovery Flexicare telesales.
Key Outputs
The successful individual will be required to perform on, but not limited to the following key outputs:
โข Achieve Sales target
โขCommunication to members telephonically via fax and email
โขAttending to general administration
โขConduct Financial Needs Analysis
โข Achieve quality target
โขOvercome objections
โขAdhering to service level agreements
Personal attributes and skills
The successful individual will be required to demonstrate the following competencies:
โข Target Driven
โขTeam Player
โขGoal orientated
โขSelf motivated
โขAbility to perform under pressure
โขAdapt to change
โขPersuasiveness
โขResilience/Tenacity
โขSound Time Management
โขSelf managed
โขAttention to detail
โขAbility to learn quickly and apply knowledge
โขSpeak fluently (accent neutral) English/Afrikaans
Qualification & Experience
โข Matric
โข At least 1year sales experience, preferably in an outbound telesales environment
Minimum 1 year health product knowledge, Discovery Health Knowledge is an advantage
โข PC literacy, email, word, excel
โขTertiary qualification an advantage
โขNQF5 and RE5 qualification
EMPLOYMENT EQUITY ย
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The Companyโs 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.

