Direct Sales Representative

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree from a recognized university.
• Marketing and Sales qualifications would be an advantage.
• Experience in working in the Banking industry would be an added advantage.
• Ability to analyze business opportunities and make value-adding recommendations
• Result-driven with a track record of demonstrable networking, selling, and influencing skills as well as the ability to identify new opportunities.
• Knowledge of MS Office tools (Excel, Word, Project, and PowerPoint)
• Understanding of Bank products and services and knowledge of the banking operation issues in Uganda.
• Proactive and quick response to customers and employees’ queries;
• Excellent interpersonal skills;
• Fluent in the English Language and any other local language, preferably Luganda, particularly for explanatory purposes to Bank customers who do not understand the English Language.

Responsibilities

• Recognise opportunities in the market for sales, cross-selling, up-selling opportunities, and convert leads to bank customers.
• Formulate and implement a daily sales action plan.
• Maintain a visible and active presence in the Local market to establish new opportunities for sales activations and banking days.
• Identify possible new schemes in conjunction with the schemes Relationship managers and Manager of consumer banking.
• Attend to all sales activities and carry out presentations in activities organised by the bank.
• Ensure attendance of all mandatory trainings organised by the bank.
• Attend meetings and provide Daily reports and accountability to the supervisor.
• Deliver set targets in Assets, Liabilities, and digital channels.
• Foster a team approach by actively building strong working relationships with other bank staff.
• Attend to and resolve customer queries, inquiries, or complaints in collaboration with other staff/departments.
• Comply with AML/CFT/CPF policies and procedures, non-compliance of which shall be addressed as per the bank's disciplinary processes
• Perform any other duties that can be assigned from time to time.