Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Personal Information
References
Timeline
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Contessa Louw

Contessa Louw

Summary

Highly motivated professional who possess the ability to work well with others and under pressure while able to meet tight deadlines, capability to learn and utilize new skills.

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience
9
9
Certifications

Work History

Senior Market Manager

Nedbank
08.2022 - Current
  • Control expenses and action financial reports
  • Ensure cost management and branch profitability by managing retail product mix and applying branch profitability leavers
  • Drive the achievement of sales and operational targets through observations, monitoring, tracking progress, performance management and doing daily check ins and outs
  • Achieve main banked objectives through client acquisition, retention and cross sell
  • Execute business strategies, sales campaigns and marketing initiatives
  • Manage Branch asset register
  • Deliver optimum client service by identifying branch capacity needs and requirements
  • Ensure sound relationships are developed and maintained with stakeholders and clients
  • Ensure world class client experience through available systems and appropriate client needs analysis
  • Ensure digital migration and education of clients
  • Educate staff on service charter and ensure service history cards are updated with service failure
  • Manage client comments, complaints, compliments appropriately
  • Increase client acquisition and fulfillment by reinforcing a service culture, and corporate image compliance
  • Execute on Branch business plan through capacity planning
  • Ensure clear roles and responsibilities linked to each specific role
  • Ensure Branch Risk Observation Training Analysis (BROTA) objectives are met
  • Ensure business continuity through the Living Disaster Recovery Planning System (LDRPS)
  • Mitigate operational and reputational risk through enforcing legislative requirements and compliance
  • Ensure staff adherence to cash management processes
  • Analyse and do weekly spot checks on client management system (CMS) in relation to sales claimed and target achieved

Branch Manager

Nedbank
01.2013 - 07.2021
  • Capacity management
  • Overall management of branch operations
  • People management and HR related issues
  • Network and business prospecting
  • Conduct company presentations
  • Coaching
  • On job training and observations
  • Action reports
  • Balance sheet management
  • Customer services

Church Secretary

Bible Believers Pentecostal Church
01.2018 - 12.2020
  • Minute taking of all board meetings
  • Provide church with feedback on any major decision
  • Make the announcements on Sunday in church
  • Organize the baptism and baby dedication certificates
  • Organize refreshments for all meetings
  • Print notices and letters on behalf of the church

Team Leader Sales

Nedbank
10.2008 - 12.2012

Sales Manager

Absa Bank
12.2007 - 09.2008

Supervisor Sales Support

Absa Bank
06.2007 - 12.2007

Sales Consultant

Absa Bank
01.2005 - 06.2007

Customer Service Clerk

Absa Bank
04.2004 - 01.2005

Admin Clerk/ Mobile Sales Consultant

African Bank
01.2003 - 01.2003

Education

Facilitator Certificate NQF 5 - undefined

Assessment College

Generic Management NQF5 - undefined

Chartall Business College

Deposit 1A - undefined

Damelin

RE 1 and RE5 - undefined

Approved KI by FSB/FSCA | Moonstone

21st Century Future Skills - undefined

Chartall Business College

Middle Management Program - undefined

GIBS

Junior Management Program - undefined

GIBS

Events Management - undefined

Damelin Correspondence College

Senior Certificate - undefined

Alra Park Secondary School

Skills

Ms Word

Certification

Fraud Detection and Prevention, Milpark, 01/2020

Personal Information

  • ID Number: 8307220046081
  • Gender: Female
  • Nationality: South African

References

  • Mrs. F. D Lottering, Principal, Alra Park Secondary School, (011)819 1707
  • Mrs. Charmaine Slade, Supervisor, African Bank, (011)961 9000
  • Marthie Smith, Branch Manager, Absa Bank, 082 447 3157
  • Irene Jansen Van Nieuwenhuizen, Branch Manager, Nedbank, 083 568 9105
  • Mary Mooi, Branch Support Manager, Nedbank, 073 900 3255
  • Eliot Khanye, Area Manager, Nedbank, 082 622 9920
  • Bishop B Esau, Bible Believers Pentecostal Church, 082 966 8925

Timeline

Senior Market Manager

Nedbank
08.2022 - Current

Church Secretary

Bible Believers Pentecostal Church
01.2018 - 12.2020

Branch Manager

Nedbank
01.2013 - 07.2021

Team Leader Sales

Nedbank
10.2008 - 12.2012

Sales Manager

Absa Bank
12.2007 - 09.2008

Supervisor Sales Support

Absa Bank
06.2007 - 12.2007

Sales Consultant

Absa Bank
01.2005 - 06.2007

Customer Service Clerk

Absa Bank
04.2004 - 01.2005

Admin Clerk/ Mobile Sales Consultant

African Bank
01.2003 - 01.2003

Facilitator Certificate NQF 5 - undefined

Assessment College

Generic Management NQF5 - undefined

Chartall Business College

Deposit 1A - undefined

Damelin

RE 1 and RE5 - undefined

Approved KI by FSB/FSCA | Moonstone

21st Century Future Skills - undefined

Chartall Business College

Middle Management Program - undefined

GIBS

Junior Management Program - undefined

GIBS

Events Management - undefined

Damelin Correspondence College

Senior Certificate - undefined

Alra Park Secondary School
Contessa Louw