Business Manager Job Opportunity – Stanbic Bank

Job Title:        Business Manager
Organisation: Stanbic Bank
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Job ID: 17342
About US:
Stanbic
Bank Uganda Limited is a subsidiary of Stanbic Africa Holdings Limited which is
in turn owned by Standard Bank Group Limited (“the Group”), Africa’s leading
banking and financial services group. The Standard Bank Group is the leading
banking group focused on emerging markets. It is the largest African banking
group ranked by assets and earnings. Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited is the largest
bank in Uganda by assets and market capitalization. It offers a full range of
banking services through two business units; Personal and Business Banking
(PBB), and Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB).
Job Summary: The Business Manager will provide a proactive
business banking sales and relationship management function that will retain
and grow a portfolio of SME customers by identifying and implementing value
adding and specialised business banking financial product solutions from a
range of standard and/or customised offerings.
Key Duties and Responsibilities: 
  • Ensure an in-depth understanding of all
    customer in the portfolio
  • Execute the Commercial Banking Customer Value
    Proposition (CVP), Industry Value Propositions (IVPs) and other
    agreed  initiatives
  • Relationship and portfolio management
  • Grow and retain a portfolio of high value
    Commercial Banking relationships
  • Achievement of the financial and
    non-financial targets for the portfolio.
  • Lending support and risk management
  • Ensure legislative compliance
  • People management
Profitable Growth in
Sales:
  • Proactively acquire new client relationships
    and open new business accounts on a face-to face basis.
  • Cross-sell additional value adding products
    and services to existing customers to assist them in growing their
    businesses.
  • Identify and refers sales leads to business
    stakeholders, e.g. Vehicle and Asset Finance; Electronic Banking;
    Bancassurance, Global Markets, Trade Finance, Private Banking, CPL, etc.
  • Analyses existing customer data to identify
    expansion and/or additional business opportunities utilising available MIS
    and contact management strategy.
  • Analysing SME portfolio potential and client
    share-of-wallet to build an effective sales      pipeline.
  • Serve as a preferred point contact for all
    new business leads referred by branches and other business units.
  • Develops and implements a client-calling
    schedule in line with Customer Value Proposition (CVP).
  • Carefully manage and monitor concessions to
    prevent revenue leakage.
  • Formulate and ensure implementation of sales
    action plans for a portfolio of SME clients that will facilitate the
    achievement of business objectives.
  • Identify strengths and weaknesses in the
    local SME market and ensure that suitable tactics are implemented to
    address concerns and maximize strengths.
  • Ensure effective Business/Personal interplay
    between SME and other relevant stakeholder i.e. Private banking,
    Executive, Silver. to maximize sales opportunities and leads.
  • Ensure regular feedback around sales figures,
    sales initiatives, and client contacts     
    (calling programs and visits) to Regional manager and SME Head.
  • Identifies opportunities to migrate top-end
    relationships to Commercial or CIB.
  • Promote and sell a range of banking product
    offerings and solutions that meet the financial needs of  customer base by leveraging off
    campaigns and leads generated from CCC and the Local markets initiatives
  • Contacts potential and existing customers
    from leads provided to position the product or service offering based on
    the campaign brief including primary as well as cross-sell mix
  • Acquire and open new business accounts and
    cross additional products and services according to customer needs by
    identifying and referring sales leads to other business stakeholders
    including Vehicle & Asset, Finance, Electronic banking, Card, Home
    loans and others
  • Implement sales campaigns, techniques and
    tactics in a planned manner to achieve sales targets
  • Proactively create business opportunities by
    engaging in Business development meetings and local markets initiatives
    sessions to understand key business drivers, influences and competitor
    activity
Customer Service:
  • Contacts potential and existing customers
    from leads provided to position the product or service offering based
  • Answer/handle customer inquiries and requests
    across all mediums accurately and within agreed service times.
  • Providing proactive and superior customer
    service as measured by customer feedback/customer satisfaction surveys,
    including Customer Evaluation of Bank Service (CEBS) surveys.
  • Provides central information/ query service
    point for the portfolio.
  • Performs a liaison role between customers and
    back – office service fulfilment and credit functions.
Compliance:
  • Carry out Know Your Customer as per defined
    procedures and compliance requirements
  • Conduct a needs analysis to identify customer
    needs effectively when selling advances or giving product advice, in line
    with regulatory requirements.
  • Complete disclosure to the customers in terms
    of accreditation, service fees, and commission.
  • Carry out a needs analysis to identify
    customer needs effectively when opening new accounts or giving product
    advice.
  • Ensures the adherence to all internal risk
    related policies and guidelines, including KYC.
  • Ensure proper record keeping in terms of
    local financial legislation and regulatory requirements.
Risk Management:
  • Utilise a comprehensive knowledge of lending
    products, and the client’s business to     
    recommend appropriate financing options and solutions to clients.
  • Explain credit loan facility options and
    qualifying criteria to customers.
  • Support customers in the completion of credit
    application information requirements, e. g. balance sheets, financial
    statements and management accounts.
  • Motivate and submit non-scored and scored credit
    applications.
  • Notifies customers regarding the
    approval/decline of credit loan facilities and keep customers informed
    throughout the process.
  • Monitors daily referrals to ensure that
    client facilities are managed within the set parameters.
  • Exercise discretion regarding account conduct
    based on a close knowledge and understanding of client activities.
  • Plans and implements annual credit reviews
    for the portfolio.
People Management:
  • Responsible for the recruitment, development
    and retention of relevant skills in order to meet the business needs.
  • Ensures the effective selection of staff by
    matching the skills and competencies to the requirements of the job.
  • Ensures skills assessments and
    competency-based training takes place as and when required.
  • Builds organisational capabilities through
    evaluating likely future requirements and ensuring that individuals are
    provided with the best possible development opportunities in line with
    these.
  • Takes personal responsibility for coaching
    and mentoring others.
  • Effectively delegates authority and
    responsibility, in line with business objectives, to ensure the
    empowerment, motivation and effectiveness of all direct and indirect
    reports.
  • Promotes a culture where the values of the
    Bank are seen to be ‘alive’
  • Ensures that disciplinary action and
    grievances are addressed and aligned to the Stanbic Bank policies and
    procedures.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 
  • The applicant for the Stanbic Bank Business
    Manager job placement should hold a Bachelor of Commerce degree from a
    recognized university. Possession of a first degree in relevant field of
    study (Accounting, Finance, Credit etc.)
  • A minimum of three to four years of related
    experience
  • Previous experience as a Business
    Banker/managing a portfolio in the small business environment is
    preferable. This experience provides an understanding of how businesses
    operate, as well as understanding the business risks, industry risks and
    financial requirements pertaining to the SME market and/or previous
    experience as an Account Analyst responsible for servicing business
    clients and preparing Credit applications.
  • Proven successful sales track record in the
    financial services industry.
  • Comprehensive credit/risk management
    experience
How to Apply:
All
candidates who wish to join the one of Africa’s biggest Banking Groups,
Standard Bank in the aforementioned capacity are encouraged to Apply Online by
visiting Link below.
Deadline: 2nd June 2016
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