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Mervin Smith

165 Victoria Road, Northcote, Vic,VIC

Summary

Professional in business development with focus on driving growth and building strategic partnerships. Extensive experience in identifying new market opportunities and implementing successful business strategies. Known for collaboration and adaptability in dynamic environments. Expertise in market analysis and relationship management.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Business Development Manager

LSH Credit Australia
11.2017 - Current
  • Define strategic business objectives, build and maintain key referral and customer relationships, identify business opportunities, negotiate and close business deals and maintain extensive knowledge of current market conditions.
  • Contribute to the development and execution of the growth strategy for the region.
  • Plan, strategise and organize business activities towards accomplishment of business goals, including but not limited to coach, train and support other BDMs within the business.
  • Research and identify new business opportunities - including new markets, growth areas, trends, customers, partnerships, products and services.
  • Maintain and develop relationships with existing/new clients and networks. Identify and convert new business opportunities in the assigned market/products/territory.
  • Drive financial and customer outcomes resulting in profitable loan settlements.
  • Drive revenue growth to exceed sales targets.
  • Loan approval target of minimum 24 loans per year, with minimum $5M per month as the lending value (settlement target).
  • Enhance brand reputation, market company’s products to new clients and manage existing borrowers, with timely payouts and sound exit strategies. Assist with the same across the business with other BDMs.
  • Manage and engage with counterparts in other Private Funders to facilitate payouts of existing clients as applicable and drive new opportunities.
  • Report to Management on business progress, budgeted targets and propose business enhancement strategies as well as feasible action plans.

Bank Manager

Westpac Banking
06.2016 - 10.2017

• Delivering exceptional growth results in sales activity, revenue, productivity and

branch profit

• Improving sales and referral performance of the branch

• Understanding and meeting the needs of current and potential customers

• Achieve a significant uplift in customer engagement and advocacy, Manage customer issue resolution and create real customer value.

• Set a direction to the branch to deliver growth that meets your District objectives

• Monitor time , energy and resources of the team and lead , coach and engage them to deliver

• Oversee daily branch activities and ensure individual and branch compliance to Westpac policies and procedures

• Drive and support the continued transformation of the branch and contribute to improvement in the district performance and Westpac brand profile

• Allocate targets to branch staff and drive branch performance

• Identify risk and security issues within branch and determine remediation plans

Commercial Broker

Equity One Finance
07.2015 - 06.2016
  • Work with various lenders to find the best deal for the homebuyers.
  • Originate loans to sell to lending institutions.
  • Act as an intermediary between a lender and a borrower who needs a mortgage.
  • Evaluate pays lips , Credit history , Tax information and Bank statements for financial status.
  • Work to ensure compliance with banking and or finance laws in the jurisdiction of the customer.
  • Sell loans in the name of Other organisations and businesses.
  • Verify information of the borrower as well as gather their credit information.
  • Follow through with lender and client during approval process .
  • Explain the legal aspects of the loan to a borrower as well as the payment terms and clauses .
  • Define repayment terms to Clients and educate them on default consequences

Branch Manager

ANZ Bank
01.2014 - 07.2015

• Delivering exceptional growth results in sales activity, revenue, productivity and

branch profit

• Improving sales and referral performance of the branch

• Understanding and meeting the needs of current and potential customers

• Achieve a significant uplift in customer engagement and advocacy, Manage customer issue resolution and create real customer value.

• Set a direction to the branch to deliver growth that meets your District objectives

• Monitor time , energy and resources of the team and lead , coach and engage them to deliver

• Oversee daily branch activities and ensure individual and branch compliance to ANZ policies and procedures

• Drive and support the continued transformation of the branch and contribute to improvement in the district performance and ANZ brand profile

• Allocate targets to branch staff and drive branch performance

• Identify risk and security issues within branch and determine remediation plans

Business Banking Manager

ANZ Bank
11.2012 - 01.2014

• Grow revenue, deposits and share of wallet through origination of new small

business customers to ANZ, cross selling and the relationship management and retention of a set of ANZ small business customers.

• Grow direct LHS revenue and FUM through increasing deposit and lending FUM and effective margin management

• Hold deep conversations with customers to add value, uncover and meet financial needs and ultimately increase customer share of wallet, products per customer and indirect RHS revenue

• Source new customers to ANZ Bank

• Record discussions for future reference and cross sell

• Resolve issues/complaints

• Customer and Stakeholder satisfaction

• Collaborate within the team and contribute to a high performance culture

• Stakeholder management with business partners

• Work effectively and collaboratively as part of a unified team

• Support engagement and culture in the team

• Work effectively and collaboratively with key stakeholders

Senior Small Business Manager

ANZ Bank
07.2009 - 11.2012
  • Assist Team Manager to consistently improve service and profitability Assist in the Training of new staff members
  • Act as a Subject Matter Expert in ANZ Business Banking systems and products
  • Assist Team Manager to provide direction and effective communication ensuring staff are informed and committed to achieve departmental and organisational objectives
  • Identify high potential customers through research and proactively call them to maximise sales results which include Business lending, Deposits and referrals
  • Ensure sales opportunities are maximised during day-to-day activities.
  • Develop and maintain relationships that provide potential sources of sales leads.
  • Engage specialists via a referral to assist the customer and follow up to ensure the customer needs and referral targets are met
  • Maintain service provision in terms of customer satisfaction and relationship management for both internal and external customers, and take corrective action where required.
  • To be the reference point for the Small Business relationship customers, including loan queries, deposit queries, Not Sufficient Funds (NSF) assessment, insurance, funds management, Esanda etc.
  • Continually identify opportunities for service improvement.
  • Current Achievements
  • Successfully outperformed and scored KRA 1 within the first half.
  • A significant growth in the current deposit book by 17% and acquired 63 million Worth new deposits.
  • Received multiple awards several months in a row for being the top performer.

Business Manager - Business Direct

Westpac Group
11.2008 - 07.2009
  • Inbound service proposition
  • Available to assist Business customers
  • Present a professional image of national to all customers and prospects at every interaction.
  • Maintain a strong focus on first-call resolution and on availability to talk to customers when scheduled.
  • Provide existing customers and prospects with correct information regarding National products and services, including their options.
  • Ensure a high level of customer satisfaction.
  • Input customer details, activities and opportunities into the Siebel system and refer to appropriate specialists.
  • Ensure all personal training records are maintained and kept up to date.
  • Prepare for, attend and participate in all weekly sales and operations meeting, 48 hour end-of-week debriefs, and coaching sessions.

Home Loan Sales /Personal Banker

NAB
10.2007 - 10.2008
  • Provide a high level of customer service to internal Customers Branches & Bankers)
  • Build and maintain a network of customers and referral partners
  • Actively look for business through customer referrals and customer advocacy
  • Assessing self-employed applications and opening business transaction accounts
  • Manage a portfolio of clients and service all customers enquiries and offer different lending products and service existing loans and to cross sell
  • Setting up customers with home loans, personal loans, Credit cards, transaction Accounts and overdraft facilities
  • Establishing customers general insurance, Home and contents, car and Land lords insurance
  • Conducting credit assessments to determine customer’s risk
  • Processing (ECL) Electronic Consumer Lending Applications and self-employed Business Applications
  • Having Goals to choices conversations to make sure all the customers banking needs are met referring customers to wealth for further financial advice
  • Organizing Valuations, Creating and Linking Mortgage securities
  • Cross selling other products and services of National Australia Bank
  • Successful completion of Tier-1 and Tier-2 FSRA Training

Education

Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting and Economics

University of Utter Pradesh
Utter Pradesh, India
06.2008

Completion of Intermediate Education -

Equivalent Board of Intermediate Hyderabad
06.2005

Skills

  • Customer engagement
  • Key account management
  • Pricing strategy
  • Lead prospecting
  • Sales closing
  • Industry networking
  • Proposal development
  • Financial acumen
  • Competitive intelligence
  • Partnership management
  • Training and mentoring
  • CRM platforms
  • Negotiations

Languages

Hindi
Professional Working

Timeline

Senior Business Development Manager

LSH Credit Australia
11.2017 - Current

Bank Manager

Westpac Banking
06.2016 - 10.2017

Commercial Broker

Equity One Finance
07.2015 - 06.2016

Branch Manager

ANZ Bank
01.2014 - 07.2015

Business Banking Manager

ANZ Bank
11.2012 - 01.2014

Senior Small Business Manager

ANZ Bank
07.2009 - 11.2012

Business Manager - Business Direct

Westpac Group
11.2008 - 07.2009

Home Loan Sales /Personal Banker

NAB
10.2007 - 10.2008

Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting and Economics

University of Utter Pradesh

Completion of Intermediate Education -

Equivalent Board of Intermediate Hyderabad
Mervin Smith