Business
Financial Services
Unit
Aditya Birla Finance Ltd.
Location
Poornata Position Number of the job
Reports to: Poornata Position Number
Poornata Position Title of the job
SM-PL
Reports to: Poornata Position Title
ASM-PL
Function
Sales
Reports to: Function
Sales
Department
Unsecured Lending
Reports to: Department
Unsecured Lending
Date of writing/ Updation of JD
The purpose of this job is:
o To deliver on area/ local strategy for the Unsecured Business segment in terms of target segments, strengthening existing relationships and setting up new channels for market penetration, and work towards achievement of sales targets and operational plans.
o To proactively address customer/ DSA issues and escalate cases (e.g. fraud alerts, customer complaints or exception handling) as required for smooth operations; work on removal of bottlenecks for the achievement of targets for Unsecured Business segment at the area/ local level
o To grow the penetration of the business by actively partnering, negotiating and building relationships with the DSA network
o To take ownership for end to end Unsecured business transactions in assigned area of coverage ensuring efficient internal operations
o To execute superior product delivery and ensure credit quality of new acquisitions with compliant sales operations & coordination with Risk team
2) Dimensions:Mention quantitative or qualitative parameters that are relevant for the job and provide a better understanding of the scope and scale of the job.
Figures in Rupees Crores
Dimension (FY 2020)
PL
BL
Closing Book
1559.17
1886.58
Net Interest Income
62.12
149.94
NII + Fee Income
53.52
141.37
Operating Expenses
28.01
47.72
Gross Contribution
-3.12
11.55
Organization Context
Aditya Birla Finance Limited ("ABFL"), a lending subsidiary of Aditya Birla Capital Limited is among the leading well-diversified non-banking financial services company in India. ABFL offers customized solutions in areas of personal finance, mortgage finance, SME finance, corporate finance, wealth management, debt capital markets and loan syndication. ABFL is registered with RBI as a systemically important non-deposit accepting non-banking finance company (NBFC) and is amongst the top five largest private diversified NBFCs in India based on AUM.
For the FY ended 31st March 2020, ABFL has a lending book of Rs. 47,075 crores, net PAT of Rs 821 Crores and net worth of 8,078 crores. The Net Interest Margin expanded by 38 bps y-o-y to 5.29% and operating profit is growing at 16% y-o-y. ABFLs long-term credit rating of AAA (Stable) has been reaffirmed by ICRA. ABFL also has long-term credit rating of AAA (Stable) by India Ratings, Perpetual debt credit rating of AA+ (Stable) by ICRA and AA+ (Stable) by India Ratings (Stable) and short-term credit rating of A1+ by ICRA & India Ratings.
Business Context
The strategy is to grow ABFL aggressively in the retail space, through scale-up of existing lines of business while realizing new business development opportunities. There is also an increased focus on using digital ecosystems as a competitive advantage. The business is characterized by high transaction volumes and smaller ticket sizes. Given nature of customers, the business also entails stringent controls and monitoring to ensure portfolio health and quality at all times. Cost of funding and competitiveness of loan rates are important drivers of profitability in this space.
Key Challenges
o To deliver on operational plan in the assigned coverage area in a differentiated manner considering local factors, channel dynamics and consumer preferences, that can withstand competitive pressures on the ground
o To meet business volume/ value targets while keeping abreast with and overcoming competitor product offerings and customer schemes
o To increase market share in assigned coverage area against stiff competition, overcoming competitive pressures borne out of better established networks, price undercutting, etc.
o To establish a strong local network and leverage the same to generate business leads, and also identify opportunities for cross sell with existing customers
o To proactively build new and nurture existing DSA relationships keeping in mind immediate and longer term business interests, and considering the phased manner of team size expansion
o To constantly upgrade financial & operational know how on efficient loan processing, effective negotiation and relationship building for maintaining credibility with DSA network and profitable target achievement
o To keep abreast with the latest market trends and local market preferences and needs
o To ensure loan conversion/ sanction/ utilization percentages are high and a broad enough sourcing funnel is built to meet targets
o To ensure credit quality and effective portfolio selection/pre screening thereby minimizing potential NPAs
o To ensure compliant sales operations despite sales pressures and market cycles
Key Result Areas
Supporting Actions
Sales Growth & Client Acquisition
Actively participate in initiatives and contests driven by Business Development teams
Operational Effectiveness
Analyze and communicate operational information periodically as per agreed timelines and MIS formats for disbursements, profits, NPAs, channel expansion, new product launches, new branches, new channel development, etc. and communicate to ZSM/ ASM as well as down the line
Distribution & Market Expansion
Engage with DSA channel network and execute the agreed touch point management system for faster customer connectivity and loan processing-disbursement; escalate issues appropriately for timely resolution
Customer Servicing & Relationship Management
Leverage close direct customer relationships to carry out post sanction surveillance and generate early warning signals on NPAs
Risk Management
Liaise with the channel partners, customers and the risk team on specific escalation cases
Internal Stakeholder Management
Proactively build and maintain relationships with key internal stakeholders (E.g. Operations, Risk Management) for smooth and efficient transactions and issue resolution
Internal
ZSM/ ASM - Unsecured
Peer SMs Unsecured
HR dept
IT dept
Risk dept
Operations dept
Weekly
Need Based
Need Based/ Process Driven
Need Based
Daily
Daily
Business MIS, review on new market development, progress on objectives, client escalations
Supporting channel expansion, sales strategies, client escalation cases
Performance Reviews, Training
Back-end/ systems support
Proposal evaluations, portfolio monitoring
Client servicing issues, TAT reviews
External
Existing and Prospective customers
Channel partners (Zonal DSAs/ Representatives)
Weekly/ Need Based
Fortnightly/ Need based
CRM & understanding the need of new products/ positioning changes
Product and business development initiatives

Keyskills: sales strategies sales relationship management
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