Business Development Manager (SME)

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Sandton, Sandown, Johannesburg, Gauteng, ZAF
In-Office
Financial Services
The Role
Empowering Africa’s tomorrow, together…one story at a time.

With over 100 years of rich history and strongly positioned as a local bank with regional and international expertise, a career with our family offers the opportunity to be part of this exciting growth journey, to reset our future and shape our destiny as a proudly African group.

Job Summary

Develop and implement a functional business development management operating model and framework within a broadly defined business strategy. Enable horizontal adoption and execution across clusters and segments to drive growth, operational excellence, and stakeholder collaboration.

Job Description

Key Purpose

To design and execute dynamic business and partnership development strategies, targeted acquisition plans, and propositional concepts that deliver positive outcomes for customers, segments, and clusters.

Key Responsibilities
  • Formulate segment strategies for external stakeholder engagement, partnerships, and professional relationships.
  • Develop and implement bulk and targeted acquisition strategies aligned with cluster and segment objectives.
  • Drive targeted retention and expansion strategies for new and existing clients.
  • Execute business development initiatives to optimise sector profitability and cost-to-serve.
  • Promote and manage collaborative engagements with internal and external stakeholders.
  • Drive effective application of Supplier Management strategy.
  • Ensure adherence to compliance and quality standards.
Key Deliverables
  • Acquisition and retention strategies
  • Segment strategy frameworks
  • Supplier performance and risk reports
  • Stakeholder engagement outcomes
Competencies & Skills
  • Strategic thinking
  • Relationship management
  • Business development expertise
  • Risk and compliance awareness
  • Analytical skills

Education

Bachelors Degree and Professional Qualifications: Business, Commerce and Management Studies (Required)

Absa Bank Limited is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. In compliance with the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups whose appointments will contribute towards achievement of equitable demographic representation of our workforce profile and add to the diversity of the Bank.

Absa Bank Limited reserves the right not to make an appointment to the post as advertised

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The Company
HQ: Johannesburg
39,055 Employees
Year Founded: 2018

What We Do

Absa Group Limited (Absa) has forged a new way of getting things done, driven by bravery and passion, with the readiness to realise growth on the African continent and beyond. We’re a truly African brand, inspired by the people we serve in Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. We also have representative offices in China, Namibia, Nigeria and the United States, as well as securities entities in the United Kingdom and the United States, along with technology support colleagues in the Czech Republic.

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