Business Development Consultant – Insurance Sales

About the role

The main purpose of this role is to operate in a driven sales environment through third‑party selling, building and maintaining excellent relationships to achieve organic and new business growth aligned with volume and profitability targets.

Key responsibilities

• Manage and grow a portfolio of business through analysis, interpretation and decision‑making while building effective relationships with internal and external partners.
• Provide detailed weekly activity reports and hold regular meetings with intermediaries to drive growth, give portfolio feedback and address concerns.
• Represent and promote PPS through marketing activities, invite intermediaries to forums and information sessions, and operate in a niche target‑market environment.

Required profile

• Matric qualification plus insurance‑related qualifications and up‑to‑date CPDFAIS compliance (60 credits Commercial Lines & 30 credits Personal Lines).
• Valid RE5 driver’s licence.
• Minimum 5 years experience in Personal and Commercial Lines sales (10+ years preferred).

Required skills

• General short‑term insurance technical product knowledge.
• Experience maintaining and growing a profitable portfolio of Commercial and Personal Lines insurance.
• Understanding of underwriting principles and ability to interpret policy wordings.
• Computer literacy in MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint.