Customer Service and Sales Advisor

Starr Underwriting; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic global brokerage team where your sales talent can thrive! This role offers the chance to drive revenue by crafting insurance quotes and closing deals while building lasting client relationships. In a fast-paced environment, you will leverage your proven sales experience and strong communication skills to deliver exceptional service. This innovative firm values diversity and inclusion, providing numerous benefits to support your career growth and work-life balance. If you're ready to make an impact in risk management, this opportunity is perfect for you!

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Defined contribution pension scheme

Life insurance

Income protection

Health cash plan or Private medical insurance

Employee Stock Purchase plan

Discounted gym membership

Season ticket loan

Emergency back-up family care

Volunteering days

Qualifications

• Proven sales experience with a track record of meeting targets.
• Strong communicator capable of explaining products clearly.

Responsibilities

• Create compelling insurance quotes and close deals.
• Build strong client relationships through exceptional service.

Skills

Sales Experience

Communication Skills

Problem-Solving

Basic IT Skills

Job description

Introduction

Indulge your passion for problem-solving and embrace the thrill of addressing risk head-on at Gallagher's global brokerage team. Join a family of diverse minds, united by a relentless pursuit of excellence. As part of our team, you'll be the architect of protection, safeguarding businesses and empowering their ambitions. Together, we'll build a legacy of trust and triumph in the dynamic world of risk management.

We believe that every candidate brings something special to the table, including you! So, even if you feel that you’re close but not an exact match, we encourage you to apply.

Overview

Are you a skilled salesperson ready to achieve success with Gallagher’s global team?
If closing deals, building strong client relationships, and delivering top-tier customer service excite you, this role is your opportunity to thrive! Join Gallagher, a world leader in risk management and insurance solutions, and turn your sales talent into career success.

How you'll make an impact

• Drive Revenue: Create compelling insurance quotes and close deals that benefit clients.
• Upsell with Confidence: Identify opportunities to offer additional products that enhance client coverage.
• Build Relationships: Create lasting connections through exceptional service and genuine care.
• Thrive Under Pressure: Navigate a fast-paced environment while balancing priorities effectively.

About You

• Proven Sales Experience: A background in sales where you’ve consistently hit or exceeded targets.
• Sales-First Mindset: You’re passionate about meeting targets and delivering value to clients.
• Strong Communicator: You can explain products clearly, persuasively, and with confidence.
• Basic IT Skills: Comfortable using everyday software and systems to manage tasks and support client interactions.

Compensation and benefits

On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits.

Below are the minimum core benefits you’ll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve:

• Minimum of 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays, and the option to ‘buy’ extra days
• Defined contribution pension scheme, which Gallagher will also contribute to
• Life insurance, which will pay 4x your basic annual salary, which you can top-up to 10x
• Income protection, we’ll cover up to 50% of your annual income, with options to top up
• Health cash plan or Private medical insurance

Other benefits include:

• Three fully paid volunteering days per year
• Employee Stock Purchase plan, offering company shares at a discount
• Share incentive plan, HMRC approved, tax effective, stock purchase plan
• Critical illness cover
• Discounted gym membership, with over 3,000 gyms nationally
• Season ticket loan
• Access to a discounted voucher portal to save money on your weekly shop or next big purchase
• Emergency back-up family care
• And many more…

We value inclusion and diversity

Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it’s embedded into the fabric of our organisation. For more than 95 years, Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work.

Gallagher embraces our employees’ diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms, we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest.

Gallagher is Disability Confident Committed. We have pledged to make sure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible, in addition to supporting our existing employees with any long-term health conditions or disabilities.

We understand that applicants may have disabilities, if you do, you may find some parts of the recruitment process more challenging than others. Don’t worry, we’re here to help, however, we can only do this if you let us know.

Should you require reasonable adjustments to your application, please get in touch with [e-mail] . If you’d prefer to speak on the phone, please request a call back, leaving details, so we get in touch.

Our employing entity, Arthur J. Gallagher Services (UK) Limited, is proud to be accredited as a Living Wage employer with the Living Wage Foundation. We are committed to diversity and opportunity for all and are opposed to any form of less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender or gender identity, marital status, civil partnership status, parental status, race, ethnicity, colour, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, religion/ belief, age and those with caring responsibilities.

Gallagher believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination by its managers, employees, vendors or customers based on race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy status), sexual orientation, gender identity (which includes transgender and other gender non-conforming individuals), gender expression, hair expression, marital status, parental status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected (herein referred to as “protected characteristics”) by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Equal employment opportunity will be extended in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, layoff, and termination. In addition, Gallagher will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.