Accomplished National Validations and Refinance Manager at WesBank, adept in operations management and team leadership. Leveraged strategic planning and stakeholder management to enhance operational efficiency, achieving significant improvements in team performance and customer satisfaction. Holds a B-Comm Commerce Degree, demonstrating expertise in financial management and staff development.
Team Leadership and Management:
• Lead and supervise a team of department managers, ensuring they meet their team’s performance targets and operational goals.
• Provide guidance, mentorship, and development opportunities to managers to foster a high-performance culture.
• Conduct regular team meetings to review progress, discuss challenges, and plan future activities.
Validation Process Management:
• Oversee the validation of customer and income data within team standards.
• Ensure that validation protocols comply with industry regulations and internal policies.
• Implement continuous process improvements to enhance efficiency and accuracy within the validation team.
• Ensure that validation and transmission queues are managed ( within 30 minutes )
Refinance Team Oversight:
• Manage a dedicated manager responsible for the refinance team.
• Monitor the performance of staff engaged in extending and refinancing customer loan agreements, ensuring compliance and customer satisfaction.
• Collaborate with marketing teams to develop effective refinance promotion strategies.
• Manage refinance queues and resources within the market standard.
Collections Department Management:
• Ensure the collections team operates efficiently to maintain and improve loan recovery rates.
• Develop and enforce collections policies while ensuring compliance with legal and ethical standards.
• Regularly review collections performance metrics and implement strategies for improvement.
Offshore Team Coordination:
• Oversee the offshore team responsible for payouts to dealerships.
• Maintain strong communication channels with the offshore team to ensure alignment with company standards and processes.
• Implement quality control measures to guarantee the accuracy and timeliness of payouts.
Operational Efficiency and Process Improvement:
• Develop, implement, and monitor operational processes that enhance service delivery and operational efficiency.
• Identify areas for process improvement and lead initiatives to streamline operations.
• Coordinate with other departments to ensure cohesive and aligned operational strategies.
Performance Monitoring and Reporting:
• Establish performance metrics and KPIs to monitor and evaluate team performance.
• Prepare and present comprehensive reports on operational activities, performance, and improvements to senior management.
• Use data-driven insights to make informed decisions and strategically guide the team.
• Implements operational plans
• Promotes diversity within the team
• Ensures continuous process improvement to enable effective operational processes
• Requests budget and controls expenditure
• Compiles and distributes operational reports
• Provides input to Business Continuity Planning
• Ensures compliance to policies and procedures in the Business Unit
• Ensures Cost Management within area of responsibility
• Participates in planned activities that are appropriate for own and staff development
• Ensures customer service solutions are aligned to the operational business plan
• Creates solutions to meet customer demands
• Manages people performance in the area of responsibility
Team leadership
Operations management
Strategic planning
Decision-making
Performance management
Time management
Staff development
3 - 5 years’ experience in the Motor sales environment
5 Years Operational management experience supporting sales, refinance teams and collections
Knowledge in operational planning and organising
Knowledge in leading managers and team leaders
1-2 Years experience managing offshore resources
B-Comm Commerce Degree or Degree in Business Management
Stakeholder management across various areas of the group, internal and external
Workforce management
Customer service
Financial management
Marketing
Customer relationship management (CRM)
Staff management
Relationship building
Policy implementation
Contract management
Project planning
Staff training and development
Business planning