Manager Commercial Banking Agriculture

Job title: Manager Commercial Banking Agriculture

Job description: Employee Status: Regular

Schedule: Full-time

• You have a solid experience in the Agriculture sector?
• You have experience in agricultural lending?
• Passionate about the customer experience, you want to invest yourself in order to create a positive impact in the lives of our customers?

The National Bank is currently looking for a Manager Commercial Banking, Agriculture for its mid-market commercial Agriculture division.

Reporting to the Associate Vice President, you will act as a strategic business partner by advising agriculture / agribusiness clients on integrated financing solutions and deposit strategies that meet their needs.

The position may be based in Saskatoon, Regina or Calgary depending on the selected candidate.

Main responsibilities

• As a Manager Commercial Banking, Agriculture, you will manage an agriculture / agribusiness portfolio while being responsible for business expansion
• You will actively participate in activities designed to increase volume
• To ensure client loyalty, you will maintain frequent contacts with clients and suggest solutions that meet and exceed their expectations. You will also identify and develop business opportunities in your market
• In addition, you will develop an agriculture / agribusiness clientele and establish business development strategies
• Moreover, you will see to it that the quality of your loan and deposit portfolio is maintained, ensure its expansion and maximize its profitability by taking on a consulting role in line with clients’ needs
• You will assist your immediate superior with a view to achieving objectives. You will also negotiate the terms and conditions of agreements with clients by applying credit management and collateral taking standards
• To ensure constant improvement, you will cooperate with organizational change and help resolve problematic situations

Main challenges

• Identify and develop business opportunities in your market, build up your clientele, and establish business development strategies
• Maintain regular contact with your clients and ensure their loyalty by initiating proposals that go beyond their needs
• Negotiate terms and conditions for agreements with agribusiness clients, making sure that they meet risk management standards and profitability criteria
• Obtain business objectives fixed by the business line
• Develop the portfolio assigned to you and increasing its profitability by providing your clients with the advice they need using your knowledge and high-level professional experience
• Ensure maximum visibility for yourself and the Bank with associations and private and governmental organizations, and participate actively in activities attended by decision-makers in your region’s financial and agricultural sectors

• Completed Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture or Agroeconomics and six years of relevant experience or completed Master’s degree in a related field and four years of relevant experience
• Relevant experience in the field and excellent aptitude for sales and business development
• Excellent command of English (spoken and written)

Your benefits

Upon hiring, you will be eligible for a wide range of benefits. In addition to competitive compensation, we offer attractive benefits for you and your family:

• Health and wellness program, including many benefits
• Flexible group insurance
• Defined benefit pension plan
• Employee Share Ownership Plan
• Employee and family assistance program
• Preferred banking services
• Volunteer program
• Telemedicine
• Virtual sleep clinic

These are just a few of the many benefits we offer. We’ve rolled out a number of additional measures to ensure your health, safety and wellbeing during the pandemic.

We’re putting people first

We’re a bank on a human scale that stands out for its courage, entrepreneurial culture, and passion for people. Our mission is to have a positive impact on peoples’ lives.

Our core values of partnership, agility, and empowerment inspire us, and inclusivity is central to our commitments. We offer a barrier-free workplace that is accessible to all employees.

We want our recruitment process to be fully accessible. If you require accommodations, feel free to let us know during your first conversations with us.

We welcome all candidates! What can you bring to our team?

Ready to live your ambitions?

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Particular Condition:OVERVIEW OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS All applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis. Once your application has been reviewed, if you’re selected to continue the process, you’ll receive an email invitation within 72 hours from to answer a Talent Explorer questionnaire. **Please check your spam or junk folder. You’ll have 24 hours to complete the questionnaire (takes 15 minutes). Completing the questionnaire is mandatory if you want to continue with the recruitment process. We thank all candidates who show their interest and apply. However, because of the volume of applications we receive, only candidates under consideration will be contacted for a first-round interview.

JobField: Advisory Services, Commercial Banking

Unposting Date: 2022-04-06

Job Number: AGR000BP

Posting Date: 2022-03-23

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