Martin Grobler

Business Manager at Nedbank

Mmabatho, North-West, South Africa

About

During my years in the financial services industry, I've developed extensive customer service delivery, obtaining skills to handle complaints and aggrevated clients; achieving top honours in service delivery. Other skills include leading teams to achieve results in different areas - thus leading and managing. Planning and organising comes with working as a manager of others, motivating people. Public speaking become easier and add to confidence.

Experience

  • Business Manager at Nedbank
    Jun 2014 - Present · 12 yrs 1 mo

    Responsible for the sales- & growth targets and risk management, new acquisitions and delivery on the longer term strategy. Businesses with turnover of >R10m - R700m

  • Absa (15 yrs)
    • Relationship Executive
      Jun 2012 - May 2014 · 2 yrs

      Responsible for the sales, growth- & risk targets of the medium business portfolio (turnover >R10m)

    • Area Branch Manager
      Sep 2011 - May 2012 · 9 mos

      Leading in the area with 4 branches, total 86 staff, indirect reports another 28, to achieve a regional target and growth

    • Branch Manager
      Jan 2008 - Sep 2011 · 3 yrs 9 mos

      Leading a team of 44 staff, to achieve / exceed sales and growth targets, overseeing the total branch administration. Indirect reports of another 25 people

  • Owner at Own business, searching for new challenges
    Jun 1997 - Feb 1999 · 1 yr 9 mos

    Owner of a pawnshop

  • Volkskas bank (6 yrs 8 mos)
    • Credit Manager
      Oct 1996 - May 1997 · 8 mos

      Credit administration, applications and decisions. Growing the asset book of the company

    • Credit Advisor
      Aug 1994 - Oct 1996 · 2 yrs 3 mos

      Handling credit applications and having mandate to approve / decline applications. General credit administration

    • Accountant
      Aug 1992 - Aug 1994 · 2 yrs 1 mo

      Overseeing the total admin of the Smithfield branch

  • Lieutenant at South African Defense Force
    Aug 1989 - Oct 1990 · 1 yr 3 mos

    Compulsary national defense force duty, still in service of Volkskas bank