Sales Manager - Acquiring at Absa · Johannesb…

Sales Manager - Acquiring Location: Absa House - ABT 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. My Career Development Portal: Wherever you are in your career, we are here for you. Design your future. Discover leading-edge guidance, tools and support to unlock your potential. You are Absa. You are possibility. Job Summary The role is responsible for driving the merchant acquiring sales strategy to achieve sustained growth in transaction volumes, revenue, and market share. This includes identifying new market opportunities, expanding into priority segments, and ensuring a strong and competitive value proposition through effective collaboration with product, marketing, and channel teams. The position oversees the acquisition, onboarding, activation, and management of merchants, ensuring high portfolio quality, strong utilization, and continuous growth through cross-selling and strategic relationship management. In addition, the role provides leadership of the sales function, ensuring high team performance through clear targets, coaching, and incentive structures. It also ensures adherence to risk, compliance, and operational standards, while working closely with operations and technology teams to deliver seamless service and system reliability. A strong focus is placed on enhancing customer experience, strengthening partnerships, and leveraging data-driven insights to optimize performance, improve retention, and support informed decision-making at both operational and strategic levels. Job Description Sales Strategy & Revenue Growth – 25%