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Sipho Mmako

Sipho Mmako

Consultant
Midrand

Summary

Self-motivated customer champion and sales assistant brings proven leadership, organizational and customer relations skills. Independently solves problems and keeps teams on task to handle diverse business requirements. History retaining clients.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Policy Servicing Administrator

Sanlam sky
03.2024 - 09.2024
  • Streamlined policy servicing processes, enhancing accuracy and reducing turnaround time for client requests.
  • Facilitated communication between departments, ensuring timely and accurate information flow for policy updates.
  • Conducted thorough audits of policy documents, improving compliance with regulatory standards and minimizing errors.
  • Managed policy amendments and renewals, ensuring compliance with industry regulations and enhancing client satisfaction.
  • Oversaw the processing of policy documentation, which increased operational efficiency and reduced turnaround times.

Identifying and creating sales leads and sales support

Logging any system errors, issues or corrections for the team with our systems department

Maintain 24 hrs. SLA

Driving TCF Principles and service excellence by ensuring 95% accuracy rate

Contact Center Consultant

Sanlam
09.2023 - 03.2024
  • Developed and implemented customer engagement strategies, enhancing service quality and client retention.
  • Analyzed customer feedback to inform process improvements, resulting in increased satisfaction and loyalty.
  • Trained and mentored new staff on best practices, fostering a culture of excellence and teamwork.
  • Led initiatives to streamline operations, improving response times and optimizing resource allocation.

Client Care Representative

Sanlam Life Insurance
02.2018 - 02.2022
  • Facilitated client onboarding processes, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and enhancing satisfaction.
  • Resolved customer inquiries and issues promptly, improving client retention and loyalty through effective communication.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to streamline service delivery, resulting in improved operational efficiency.
  • Managed policy updates and renewals, maintaining accurate records and providing clients with timely information.Verify and change client records on Sentrix/Pavlov/silica

Scan and filing documents on systems.

Leads generation for Sales.

Workplace management.

Provide performance statistics.

Policy retentions

Debit order changes and simple changes

Pre -assessing claims

Draw Quotations and do Policy Pay-outs (Sanlam life Legacy and Stratus partial cash withdrawal, Legacy and Stratus surrender and Stratus loan)

Request policy files, interpret and investigate them.

Knowledge of Pension act and Retirement annuity

Customer Service Trainee

Sanlam Sky Branches
08.2015 - 02.2017
  • Provided exceptional customer service by addressing inquiries and resolving issues promptly.
  • Maintained comprehensive knowledge of products to assist customers in making informed decisions.
  • Collaborated with team members to streamline processes, improving service delivery efficiency.
  • Utilized CRM software to track customer interactions, ensuring accurate and timely follow-up.

Administrator

Quality Emphasis Financials
03.2014 - 12.2016
  • Managed daily administrative operations, ensuring compliance with financial regulations and enhancing workflow efficiency.
  • Coordinated cross-departmental communication, facilitating project execution and improving team collaboration.
  • Developed and maintained financial reports, contributing to informed decision-making and strategic planning.
  • Implemented process improvements for document management, increasing retrieval efficiency and reducing errors.

Client service representative

Sanlam
03.2014 - 03.2014
  • Receive and handle policy service requests and walk-In clients inquiries, Draw Quotations and do Policy changes/updates and Identification and referral of leads

Education

Certificate - End user computing

Siyafunda CTC (IYYT)
Midrand
12-2013

Communication and Community Development course - undefined

NICDAM
01-2006

Matric - undefined

Intuthuko Senior Secondary
Maphotla
01-2004

Skills

Customer Service

Communication Skills

Problem solving

Adaptability

Positive attitude

Sales skills

Product knowledge

Customer relationship management

Personal details

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/sipho-mmako-13a00b76

Timeline

Policy Servicing Administrator

Sanlam sky
03.2024 - 09.2024

Contact Center Consultant

Sanlam
09.2023 - 03.2024

Client Care Representative

Sanlam Life Insurance
02.2018 - 02.2022

Customer Service Trainee

Sanlam Sky Branches
08.2015 - 02.2017

Administrator

Quality Emphasis Financials
03.2014 - 12.2016

Client service representative

Sanlam
03.2014 - 03.2014

Matric - undefined

Intuthuko Senior Secondary

Communication and Community Development course - undefined

NICDAM

Certificate - End user computing

Siyafunda CTC (IYYT)
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