Financial Service Sales Consultant - Funeral Cover

About this role

Rosstone Professional Solutions is looking for a sales consultant based in Midrand, Gauteng. You will call prospective and existing customers to sell funeral cover and other financial protection products to them and their families.

What you’ll do

• Make outbound calls to find new customers and follow up with existing ones.
• Sell funeral cover products and spot chances to offer extra products to the same customer.
• Explain products clearly and build lasting relationships with customers.
• Keep customer records and sales pipeline activity up to date on the CRM system.
• Meet your call, conversion and sales targets while following compliance rules.

What you need

• Matric (Grade 12), essential.
• At least 1 year of outbound call centre sales experience.
• Proven success selling financial services products. Funeral cover experience is strongly preferred.
• Experience meeting or beating sales targets and KPIs.
• Strong skills in handling objections, negotiating and closing sales.
• Excellent communication and customer engagement skills.
• Working knowledge of CRM systems and Microsoft Office.
• FAIS accreditation and/or RE5 qualification: advantageous.
• Willingness to work different shifts.
• The role is aimed at candidates under 35 years of age.

Is this job for you?

This job suits a results-driven salesperson who likes working towards targets. You should have solid call centre experience and enjoy helping people plan for their families’ financial protection.

Tips before you apply

• Have your Matric certificate and a current CV ready, with dates for each call centre role.
• Show your sales results with numbers, such as targets met and conversion rates, if you have them.
• If you have FAIS or RE5 training, list it clearly near the top of your CV.