Business Development Manager - SME Funding

Synopsis

A South African SME funding provider is looking for a commercially minded Business Development Manager to grow new and existing channels beyond the company's established online channel. The role combines financial-services business development, sales and marketing campaign execution, relationship development and commercial growth planning.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop new and existing business-development channels to sustain growth.
• Identify and pursue opportunities beyond the existing online acquisition channel.
• Manage business-development, sales and marketing campaigns.
• Deliver campaigns within approved cost, quality and timeline parameters.
• Build commercial relationships within relevant business and funding networks.
• Align business-development activity with operational priorities.
• Track activity against agreed commercial and growth objectives.

Qualifications / Minimum Requirements

• Three to five or more years of business-development and sales experience.
• At least three years of experience in lending, banking or the broader financial-services industry.
• Strong conceptual and commercial skills.
• Ability to integrate sales and business-development activity with operational priorities.
• An NQF Level 7 Bachelor's degree in Business Management, Communication or a similar field is preferred.