DC-Flexicare Telesales Consultant(Park-square)

Discovery – Connect

Telesales Consultant

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.

Job Description

Identifying sales opportunities.•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:
• Achieve Sales target
•Communication to members telephonically via fax and email
•Attending to general administration
•Conduct Financial Needs Analysis
• Achieve quality target
•Overcome objections
•Adhering to service level agreements

Personal attributes and skills

The successful individual will be required to demonstrate the following competencies:

• Target Driven
•Team Player
•Goal orientated
•Self motivated
•Ability to perform under pressure
•Adapt to change
•Persuasiveness
•Resilience/Tenacity
•Sound Time Management
•Self managed
•Attention to detail
•Ability to learn quickly and apply knowledge
•Speak fluently (accent neutral) English/Afrikaans

Qualification & Experience

• Matric
• At least 1year sales experience, preferably in an outbound telesales environment
Minimum 1 year health product knowledge, Discovery Health Knowledge is an advantage
• PC literacy, email, word, excel
•Tertiary qualification an advantage
•NQF5 and RE5 qualification

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.