Relationship Manager, Agriculture

Job Description

What is the opportunity?

As our Relationship Manager, Commercial Financial Services Trainee - Agriculture, you are in a proactive, face-to-face client relationship role in RBC's Commercial Banking platform. The program is based primarily in a Commercial Centre and lasts approximately 9 months. A mentor is assigned to coach you throughout your training. This opportunity prepares you to deliver excellent, responsive, and proactive service to commercial business clients in the areas of accounts, operating services, credit, lending, and deposits. Your training occurs on-the-job, combined with self-study material, interactive online courses, and classroom training.  This role is all about professional relationship management and delivering top-tier financial advice to clients involved in the Agriculture and Agri-Food industry, whose specialized approach aligns sales, products, risk policy, and market strategies to deliver solutions specific for individual needs.

*Please note, the successful candidate is required to live within one of the following communities: Strathroy, Lambton, Chatham, Windsor.

What will you do?

• Deliver value-added financial advice and solutions that are tailored to your clients
• Leverage sales enabling tools, including sales planning, prospecting, and pre-call planning tools
• Apply a continuous-improvement approach to delivering a superior client experience
• Develop your needs-based sales strategy for all clients and prospects in order to grow revenue, deepen client relationships and achieve a high standard of client loyalty

What do you need to succeed?

Must-have

• Minimum 1-2 years of experience in commercial and Ag lending preferred, as well as previous banking experience in a relationship management role
• A post-secondary diploma/degree, ideally in commerce or business administration, or related experience
• Demonstrated success in a business development role, especially with respect to the acquisition of new clients, prospecting, and cold calling
• Financial statement review and computer modeling and analysis experience
• Experience with emerging communications and technology (i.e., web-based meetings, social media, digital banking, and mobile applications)

Nice-to-have

• Passion for providing quality advice and fulfilling client needs
• Strong interpersonal and negotiation skills
• Entrepreneurial attitude and self-motivation to achieve above average results
• Continuous learner with a deep curiosity for understanding his/her diverse customers and is up-to-date with changes in client needs, procedures, and relevant products

What's in it for you?

We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including performance based bonuses, flexible benefits and competitive compensation
• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team 
• A world-class training program in financial services

Job Skills

Adaptability, Business Development, Client Centricity, Communication, Critical Thinking, Curiosity, Financial Acumen, Practice Management

Additional Job Details

Address:

190 KING ST W:CHATHAM-KENT

City:

Chatham-Kent

Country:

Canada

Work hours/week:

Employment Type:

Full time

Platform:

PERSONAL & COMMERCIAL BANKING

Job Type:

Regular

Pay Type:

Salaried

Posted Date:

Application Deadline:

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment

At RBC, we believe an inclusive workplace that has diverse perspectives is core to our continued growth as one of the largest and most successful banks in the world. Maintaining a workplace where our employees feel supported to perform at their best, effectively collaborate, drive innovation, and grow professionally helps to bring our Purpose to life and create value for our clients and communities. RBC strives to deliver this through policies and programs intended to foster a workplace based on respect, belonging and opportunity for all.

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