Area Sales Manager I

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General Function :

Manager role performs a wide range of duties relating to the origination of residential mortgage loans for Financial Centers and outside referrals. Meet standards and objectives defined by management for team mortgage loan sales and cross-selling objectives. Responsible for the overall production of the team and the day-to-day management of each Mortgage Loan Originator (MLO) inclusive of structuring loans, pricing, investment of marketing dollars, group affiliations and prioritization of MLO utilization. Effectively partner with Fulfillment Operations to drive closed volume. Actively recruit and grow talent. Onboard, coach and train MLOs.

Responsible and accountable for risk by openly exchanging ideas and opinions, elevating concerns, and personally following policies and procedures as defined. Accountable for always doing the right thing for customers and colleagues, and ensures that actions and behaviors drive a positive customer experience. While operating within the Bank's risk appetite, achieves results by consistently identifying, assessing, managing, monitoring, and reporting risks of all types.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities :

• Develop and foster referral source relationships (realtors, builders, professional and personal contacts, etc.).
• Recruit, hire and onboard new loan officers
• Develop a sales culture and sales focused environment within team.
• Develop and foster relationships with Financial Center personnel to build business and referrals.
• Manage personal and team production via local and Bancorp reporting and KPIs.
• Coaches direct reports to achieve production goals. Actively manages under-performers via performance improvement plans to meet established performance levels.
• Facilitate the development of business plans with MLOs and manage / coach to those plans.
• Hold regular periodic business plan reviews with sales team.
• Build strategic and tactical plans for driving volume growth in assigned area.
• Participate in sales calls with MLOs.
• Assist departmental management in identifying possible improvements in systems and procedures.
• Demonstrate and coach to the bank's promise to serve to ensure that MLOs provide a high level of customer service to external customers based on Bancorp customer satisfaction data.
• Monitor all operational, risk and compliance related issues and take appropriate action when standards are not met.
• Monitor quality levels of loan originators to insure adherence to standards.
• Serve as an intermediary for loan issues with processing manager and underwriting manager.
• Perform Human Resource tasks for the team, such as exception time reporting, performance reviews, coaching, performance management, commission administration and identifying training issues.

Supervisory Responsibilities :

Responsible for providing employees timely, candid and constructive performance feedback; developing employees to their fullest potential and provide challenging opportunities that enhance employee career growth; developing the appropriate talent pool to ensure adequate bench strength and succession planning; recognizing and rewarding employees for accomplishments.

Minimum Knowledge, Skills And Abilities Required :

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