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Tshepo Marobela

Tshepo Marobela

Summary

Dynamic sales professional with a proven track record at Aon, excelling in customer service and risk management. Recognized for generating new business and achieving sales targets, I leverage strong interpersonal skills and adaptability to foster client relationships and drive revenue growth. Committed to delivering exceptional results in fast-paced environments.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

New Business Broker Sales

Aon
03.2024 - Current

• Prepares and processes quotes on the relevant systems and/ or as required

• Provides professional and accurate advice on cover, exclusions, terms and conditions and ensuring clients are advised of any underwriting requirements in terms of the policy

• Negotiates cover and rates with insurers on behalf of clients

• Responsible for generating new business according to set targets

• Ensures that proposals are correctly completed and follows up on outstanding documentation

• Follows up on quotes already produced and not yet accepted by clients

• Ensures that schemes run profitably by adhering strictly to the underwriting criteria.

• Responsible for producing weekly and monthly operating/ sales reports

• Responsible for engaging in business development and/or contributing directly or indirectly to all business development efforts in Aon South Africa.

Outbound Sales Consultant

Miway Insurance
07.2023 - 02.2024
  • Providing excellent standards of selling & customer service to outbound customers by identifying and maximize sales opportunities, and increased customer retention rates.
  • Helping to increase customer return rates by providing excellent customer service at all times and work to ensure a positive and hassle-free customer experience.
  • Identifying prospects that fit the demographics, using product knowledge to showcase the solutions.
  • Negotiating price with client and making sure the customers are satisfied.
  • Answering calls and respond to customer requests.
  • Resolving customer issues quickly and strive to reach a resolution on the first call or escalate issues appropriately.
  • Updating and maintaining prospect database and opportunity funnel on a daily basis, assuring management of prospect database.
  • Managing multiple activities simultaneously including interacting with customers while using multiple software applications for research and documentation.
  • Following up on customer inquiries that were not immediately resolved.

Outbound Sales Consultant

Verve Financial Solutions
11.2022 - 06.2023
  • Providing excellent standards of selling & customer service to outbound customers by identifying and maximize sales opportunities, and increased customer retention rates.
  • Helping to increase customer return rates by providing excellent customer service at all times and work to ensure a positive and hassle-free customer experience.
  • Contacting prospects and customers and sells products and services for multiple insurance brands.
  • Identifying prospects that fit the demographics, using product knowledge to showcase the solutions.
  • Negotiating price with client and making sure the customers are satisfied.
  • Answering calls and respond to customer requests.
  • Resolving customer issues quickly and strive to reach a resolution on the first call or escalate issues appropriately.
  • Updating and maintaining prospect database and opportunity funnel on a daily basis, assuring management of prospect database.
  • Managing multiple activities simultaneously including interacting with customers while using multiple software applications for research and documentation.
  • Following up on customer inquiries that were not immediately resolved.
  • Reason for leaving: There was an opportunity to earn higher commission at current employer.

Outbound Sales Consultant

King Price Insurance
11.2021 - 10.2022
  • Providing excellent standards of selling & customer service to outbound customers by identifying and maximize sales opportunities, and increased customer retention rates.
  • Helping to increase customer return rates by providing excellent customer service at all times and work to ensure a positive and hassle-free customer experience.
  • Contacting prospects and customers and sells products and services.
  • Generating sales and revenue for the organization.
  • Marketing research to develop warm leads.
  • Identifying prospects that fit the demographics, using product knowledge to showcase the solutions.
  • Negotiating price with client and making sure the customers are satisfied.
  • Answering calls and respond to customer requests.
  • Providing customers with product and service information.
  • Resolving customer issues quickly and strive to reach a resolution on the first call or escalate issues appropriately.
  • Updating and maintaining prospect database and opportunity funnel on a daily basis, assuring management of prospect database.
  • Managing multiple activities simultaneously including interacting with customers while using multiple software applications for research and documentation.
  • Following up on customer inquiries that were not immediately resolved.
  • Reason for leaving: There were limitations on the campaign & sales opportunities as preference was given to their associates.

Sales Consultant

Telesure Investment Holdings
12.2020 - 10.2021
  • Providing excellent standards of selling & customer service to inbound and outbound customers by understanding and demonstrating customer care and high levels of customer service.
  • Understanding the importance of best-selling lines
  • Conducting presentations to demonstrate to potential clients the benefits of our products.
  • Establishing and maintaining healthy, long-term relationship with clients to generate repeat business and referrals.
  • Discovering customers’ needs and offer solutions to them through the company’s services or products.
  • Researching sales statistics and establishing sales potential with new businesses in our target area.
  • Using promotional methods such as phone calls, emails and social media to reach potential clients and build a long-lasting business relationship with them.
  • Determining new ways to make products appealing by observing the environment and current trends.
  • Reason for leaving: There were limitations on my abilities and talents. I wanted more exposure to growth and have better opportunity of sales.

Sales Advisor

Outsurance
09.2015 - 10.2020
  • Note: Whilst employed at Outsurance, I also worked for Youi Australia (under Outsurance), from September 2015 to March 2018. In April 2018 to October 2020, I transferred to Outsurance Inbound.
  • Personally provide excellent standards of selling & customer service by:
  • - Maintaining and providing comprehensive product information to customers.
  • - Understanding and demonstrating customer care and high levels of customer service.
  • - Understanding the importance of best-selling lines and feature hotpots.
  • - Facilitating sales transactions by advising customers on suitable products that best meet their needs and encourage purchases.
  • - Explaining product features and benefits to customers.
  • Achievement:
  • Awarded 6 months’ top-performer incentive award – Sales Advisor.
  • Won numerous monthly top performer incentives.
  • Also earned one of the highest commissions the company had ever had to pay during that period.
  • Reason for leaving: I felt I was too comfortable in the role and wanted to encourage growth in different environment.

Member Consultant

Professional Provident Society (PPS)
09.2014 - 08.2015
  • Making sales to graduate professional and maintain high level of service at all times.
  • Cold calling and schedule appointments with prospects and managing members risk and investment portfolios.
  • Making sales by closing new deals and making recommendations from financial needs analysis.
  • Reason for leaving: This was a client facing position and need the change to be office bound.

Enquiries Consultant

Nedbank
08.2012 - 08.2014
  • Providing client service & problem resolution excellence in order to reduce risk, losses and fraud to the bank and its clients.
  • Creating sales opportunities by cross-selling to clients.
  • Reason for leaving: I was offer a growth opportunity within the insurance sector.

Acting Team Leader

Nedbank
03.2013 - 12.2013
  • Managing a team (Teller; Enquiries and Administration department) to deliver client service and support sales growth.
  • Creating capacity, developing strategies in business unit & integrating the activities of the business unit with other business units.

Branch Administrator

Nedbank
05.2011 - 07.2012
  • Carrying out all admin functions for branch, to help reduce risk, prevent fraud, reduce operating costs & deliver consistent service.
  • Creating sales opportunities, follow-up on outstanding client sales and provide support to sales staff.

Banker Teller

Nedbank
09.2010 - 04.2011
  • Creating an excellent client experience by attending to transactional and banking requirements of client and to also create sales opportunity by cross-selling to clients.

Education

Short Term Insurance Commercial Lines -

Amandla Learning Academy
10.2022

Short Term Insurance Personal Lines -

Inseta
12.2019

Regulatory Examination Certificate -

Moonstone
09.2013

Matric Certificate -

Willowmoore High School
12.2006

Skills

  • Resilience and fast learning
  • High attention to details, problem solving
  • Interpersonal Skills
  • Customer Service
  • Leadership and Teamwork
  • Open minded (approachable)
  • Flexibility and Adaptability to new environment
  • Ability to Work Under Pressure
  • Risk Management
  • Good observation skills

Certification

  • Online Introduction to Risk Management, Udemy, June 2020 — June 2020
  • Online Enterprise Risk Management, Udemy, June 2020 — June 2020
  • Online Diploma in Risk Management, Alison, June 2020 — August 2020
  • Online Team Leadership skills Master class 2020, Udemy, November 2020 — December 2020
  • Online Corporate Governance certificate, Alison, April 2021 — April 2021

References

References available upon request

Languages

English, Sotho, Southern, Zulu

LINKS

LinkedIn

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

New Business Broker Sales

Aon
03.2024 - Current

Outbound Sales Consultant

Miway Insurance
07.2023 - 02.2024

Outbound Sales Consultant

Verve Financial Solutions
11.2022 - 06.2023

Outbound Sales Consultant

King Price Insurance
11.2021 - 10.2022

Sales Consultant

Telesure Investment Holdings
12.2020 - 10.2021

Sales Advisor

Outsurance
09.2015 - 10.2020

Member Consultant

Professional Provident Society (PPS)
09.2014 - 08.2015

Acting Team Leader

Nedbank
03.2013 - 12.2013

Enquiries Consultant

Nedbank
08.2012 - 08.2014

Branch Administrator

Nedbank
05.2011 - 07.2012

Banker Teller

Nedbank
09.2010 - 04.2011

Short Term Insurance Commercial Lines -

Amandla Learning Academy

Short Term Insurance Personal Lines -

Inseta

Regulatory Examination Certificate -

Moonstone

Matric Certificate -

Willowmoore High School
Tshepo Marobela