Commercial Development Executive

Marsh McLennan; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance broker in the UK is seeking a Commercial Development Executive to join their team in Leeds. This hybrid role involves engaging small to mid-commercial businesses and requires at least 1-3 years of relevant sales experience. You will reach out to prospective clients, manage a prospect pipeline, and build strong relationships. The position offers a competitive salary and professional development supported by the company.

Benefits

Professional development support

Inclusive culture

Quarterly bonus opportunities

Qualifications

• A minimum of 1-3 years sales or customer service experience over phone or face to face.
• The ability to generate leads and build a strong pipeline of potential insurance clients.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Reach out to prospective clients via email and phone.
• Manage a prospect pipeline and keep CRM database updated.
• Attend relevant networking events and build centres of influence.

Skills

Sales experience

Relationship building

Communication

Organizational skills

Stakeholder management

Education

Certificate in Insurance (CERT CII)

Job description

Company : Marsh Commercial

Description :

We are seeking a talented individual to join our Commercial Sales team at Marsh based in either Birmingham or Leeds . This is a hybrid role that has a requirement of working at least 3 days a week in the office or with prospective clients and up to 2 days from home once initial onboarding / probationary period is passed.

The role : Commercial Development Executive

Are you an experienced Sales Professional with a background in Insurance Or a Business Development Executive from a different background who aspires to thrive at a market-leading insurance broker

We are seeking individuals who aspire to be leading contributors in the Commercial sales team working with Small to Mid-Commercial businesses and who can embrace the opportunity drive new business across either the West-Midlands or Yorkshire region.

Joining us as a Commercial Development Executive in one of our large hub offices will provide you with a platform for a lasting career that provides sales training professional qualifications funded by the business and a substantial benefits package accompanied by a competitive base salary with excellent bonus earning potential.

We will count on you to :

• Reach out to prospective clients via email phone post attend meetings with prospects and secure them as new clients
• Align yourself to one or two industry sectors to work on prospects in those sectors
• Manage a prospect pipeline; keep our CRM database up to date with all activity
• Ability to build strong working relationships within the business to increase internal referrals and cross-sell additional Marsh services
• Attend relevant networking events and build centres of influence both internally and externally.

What you need to have :

• A minimum of 1-3 years sales or customer service experience over phone or face to face
• The ability to generate leads and follow these up to build a strong pipeline of potential insurance clients
• A can-do attitude; we want self-starters who can manage their own time effectively
• Strong organisational skills and a good work ethic
• Good at relationship building; strong interpersonal skills
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
• Stakeholder management skills up to and including senior executive level
• Motivation to complete the Certificate in Insurance. All sales professionals should achieve CERT CII as a minimum.

What makes you stand out :

• Looking to develop an insurance career with a growth mind-set approach
• Project management skills
• CERT CII or higher

Why join our team :

• You can earn bonus from day one there is no hurdle; bonus paid quarterly
• We will help you succeed through professional development support proven career pathways and supportive leaders.
• We are proud of our vibrant and inclusive culture where you can work with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have impact for colleagues clients and communities.
• Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your well-being.

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Company Overview

Marsh a business of Marsh McLennan (NYSE : MMC) is the worlds top insurance broker and risk advisor. Marsh McLennan is a global leader in risk strategy and people advising clients in 130 countries across four businesses : Marsh Guy Carpenter Mercer and Oliver Wyman. With annual revenue of $24 billion and more than 90000 colleagues Marsh McLennan helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information visit or follow on LinkedIn and X.

Marsh McLennan is committed to embracing a diverse inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age background civil partnership status disability ethnic origin family duties gender orientation or expression gender reassignment marital status nationality parental status personal or social status political affiliation race religion and beliefs sex / gender sexual orientation or expression skin color or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We are an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments in accordance with applicable law to any candidate with a disability to allow them to fully participate in the recruitment process. If you have a disability that may require reasonable adjustments please contact us at

Marsh McLennan is committed to hybrid work which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh McLennan colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one anchor day per week on which their full team will be together in person.

Key Skills

• Logistics & Procurement
• Communication
• ABB
• Client Services
• Lorry Driving
• Document Management

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Monthly Salary Salary : 1 - 3