Chief Distribution Officer at Oscar Temple

Our client, a leading insurance company, seeks to employ the services of a Chief Distribution/Sales Officer, who will participate in the creation, setting and communication of the overall strategy of the business together with the Exco team, and responsible for the development and execution of sales and marketing strategies to ensure appropriate positioning of the company’s products and services across multiple distribution channels to achieve defined organisational sales target.

Qualifications/Competencies

• Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent in Marketing or related discipline.
• Minimum of twelve (12) years relevant work experience, with at least four (4) years in a
• Senior management position.
• Ability to network across all levels including Board of Director level.
• Expert knowledge of advanced sales concepts and strong knowledge of Life and Non-life
• Insurance offerings.

Job Description:

• Develop and execute a comprehensive sales and distribution plan ensuring alignment with the corporate strategy, goals and objectives.
• Champion the development and establishment of effective channel strategies to support product sales.
• Identify key areas for market growth of the company’s Life and non-life businesses and ways to improve products and services to increase profitability.
• Ensure ongoing identification of new revenue streams; oversee business and product development and implementation of key accounts retention strategies.