Senior Sales Manager - Informal - Hyderabad

Job Description

Job Purpose

. The purpose of this job is to plan Cluster Sales Manager / Sales Manager and business growth with the Lead (UBS) and meet stated targets considering local variances and competitive dynamics.
. Create and manage Home Loan sales at respective region to develop new relationships by originating leads from and manage Ultratech Channels like (Ultratech Depots, Dealers, and Ultratech Business Solution Dealers) through SRO / RO.
. To identify and develop new locations, micro market for Informal and small ticket Home Loan.
. To develop and manage a team of Senior Relationship Officers and Relationship Officers across the area mapped to develop business: The product portfolio includes Home Loan This role takes joint approval decisions with Risk counterpart as per approval matrix, and partners with Risk, Operations and Sales Gov

Job Context & Major Challenges

Organizational Context
Key Aspects:
. Part of the Aditya Birla Capital Limited, Aditya Birla Housing Finance Limited (ABHFL) is registered with the National Housing Bank as a housing finance company under the National Housing Bank Act, 1987. The company offers a complete range of housing finance solutions such as home loans, home improvement and home construction loans, balance transfer and top-up loans, loans against property and construction finance. The company acquired its license on 9th July 2014 and has aggressive growth plans.
. ABHFL has grown at a steady rate while reporting good asset quality despite challenges in the operating environment. While the industry is dominated by five large groups, there has been an emergence of segments like Small ticket home loan and self-employed borrowers, given the high potential in these segments. Despite increased focus by banks, HFCs have been able to maintain their share in the mortgage market. and is poised for rapid growth and plans to grow 5X (40,000 Cr) in the next 5 years. This shall take ABHFL within the top 5 percentile of HFCs in the country.
. The ABHFL Sales organization works broadly with 3 customer segments - retail (individual) customers, institutional customers (for retail and institutional loan consumers) and builders (for both retail tie-ups and construction finance), with a major share of the business coming from retail customers. Client segments can also be divided into Salaried and Self-employed, with both of these having very different preferences and needs.
Job Context
Key Aspects:
. The UBS vertical provides long-term Home Loan by originating leads through UltraTech Channels and Open Market customers for Small ticket Home Loan and Informal Lending.
. Providing housing finance (to buyers), Loan against Property, Commercial Property Purchase, Lease Rental Discounting and Construction Finance (to builders) solutions, ABHFL caters to a diverse range of customer segments through its various service offerings. Additionally, being predominantly retail driven, the business is characterized by high volume of loan transactions and customer relationships. As a result, ABHFL business performance is strongly impacted by people, process and organizational efficiencies, alongside core business drivers such as product/ solution quality, channel and customer relationship management and risk management.
. While unit of sizing up the business is its loan book size, profitability and minimized delinquency are also key business objectives.
. Higher cost of funding impacts profitability as well as competitiveness of loan rates that can be offered to clients
. For retail customers, identifying and acting on relevant needs for target demographics/ customer segments/ etc., in an efficient manner ensuring process, statutory and regulatory compliance at all times, are key for building business performance and sustainability.
. For institutional/ builder customers, understanding and addressing complex business requirements via proactive relationship management and customized solution fitment, while ensuring compliance at all times, are important to gain competitive advantage in this segment.
. The CSM / Sales Manager - ABHFL is responsible for achieving sales targets through direct channels, as agreed with the Regional Sales Manager-ABHFL, in terms of targeted book size, growth & customer service objectives.
Key Challenges
. To assign sales targets to team members considering local factors impacting business, such as competitor presence, existing relationships, new prospect opportunities, etc., and ensure achievement of set targets

Key Result Areas

	KRA (Accountabilities) (Max 1325 Characters)	Supporting Actions (Max 1325 Characters)
KRA1	Sales Planning & Management	. Work with Regional Sales Manager ABHFL and plan sales operations for achieving targets, considering competitive forces and local trends, and cascade the same to the team . Scan the local market and competitive offerings on a periodic basis, guiding team members on possible opportunities and challenges . Proactively track target achievement and intervene with sales efforts (personal references, prospecting, etc.) to ensure the same . Communicate sales targets and provide team members clarity on business goals, role expectations, product characteristics and USPs to enhance effectiveness of sales efforts . Deploy schemes to drive sales and enhance profitability, ensuring dual focus on sales expansion and cost optimization . Provide data for and compile periodic MIS reports for disbursements, profitability, NPAs, market expansion, etc. and communicate to RSM ABHFL as well as to team members
KRA2	Sales Planning & Management Customer Acquisition/ Engagement	. Identify local business growth opportunities, guide customer acquisition efforts, intervening where required for relationship management/ origination . Work closely with team members, hand-holding critical/ complex transactions to ensure favorable closure with customer satisfaction . Intervene where required to manage customer complaints/ grievances effectively, and escalate to RSM ABHFL as necessary to secure customer relationship
KRA3	Operational Effectiveness	. Monitor and ensure efficient business processes/ operations across the Customer Lifecycle (Sourcing, Approval, Servicing, Collections) . Work with team for adequate focus on different distribution channels, interfacing with senior stakeholders as required for smooth operations . Drive process efficiencies and faster TATs through interfacing with stakeholders across processes and functions (Risk, Operations, Sales Governance) . Drive the implementation of improved processes and best practices in order to enhance operational effectiveness, productivity and overall business impact
KRA4	Cross-Selling across ABFSG products	. Drive team efforts as per Cross-Selling strategy agreed with RSM ABHFL . Drive alignment to the adopted Cross-Selling strategy by supporting team members with requisite communications, training, guidance, and interfacing with clients where required
KRA5	Team and Internal Stakeholder Management	. Guide and develop team members for enhanced customer acquisition and engagement efforts, and hand-hold as required . Nominate teams for relevant technical and behavioral trainings/ seminars and work on self-development initiatives . Coordinate with internal stakeholders for smooth operations and alignment towards achievement of targets
KRA6	Portfolio & Risk Management	. Work with the Risk, Operations and Sales Governance teams to ensure adherence to risk management and control mechanisms . Drive compliant Sales Operations and sound risk management by training and guiding the team proactively on early alert practices to reduce NPA risks . Compile and ensure systematic, accurate MIS on NPAs and credit trends, providing inputs on factors impacting portfolio quality
KRA7

Skills Required
Sales