Development Executive

Stride Resource Management Ltd; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Llantrisant office

Job summary

Stride Resource Management Ltd. is seeking a Development Executive to drive new commercial insurance business across South Wales from its Llantrisant base. You will develop your own portfolio, meet business owners, and close opportunities with insurers and broking colleagues.

The role offers hybrid working with 2–3 days in the office. You should have commercial insurance broking experience and a proven ability to generate and win new business.

Qualifications

• Commercial insurance broking experience required.
• Ability to generate and win new business.
• Comfort in approaching prospective clients and building relationships from scratch.
• Strong understanding of the commercial insurance market and decision-makers.

Responsibilities

• Generate new commercial insurance business across South Wales.
• Develop your own pipeline through prospecting, networking and referrals.
• Meet business owners and discuss risks to develop insurance solutions.
• Manage the new business process from initial contact to proposal and securing clients.
• Build a portfolio through retention and referrals for growth.
• Represent the brokerage in the regional market and broaden access to expertise.
• Focus on new business development to contribute to South Wales growth.

Skills

Commercial insurance broking

New business development

Relationship building

Job description

Develop new commercial insurance business across South Wales, building relationships with local companies, identifying opportunities and winning clients through your own business development activity.

This is a new business-focused Development Executive opportunity with an established national insurance broker, based from its Llantrisant office. You'll have the opportunity to develop your own portfolio across South Wales, with a basic salary of £50,000 to £60,000 and significant bonus potential. The role offers hybrid working, with two to three days per week in the office.

The opportunity

• Take responsibility for generating new commercial insurance business across South Wales, developing relationships with businesses throughout the region.
• Build your own pipeline through prospecting, networking, referrals and existing professional relationships.
• Meet business owners and decision-makers, understand their risks and work with insurers and broking colleagues to develop suitable insurance solutions.
• Manage the new business process from initial contact through to proposal, negotiation and securing the client.
• Develop long-term commercial relationships, building a portfolio that can grow through retention, referrals and additional opportunities.
• Represent an established insurance brokerage in the regional market, giving prospective clients access to a broader range of insurance expertise and solutions.
• Focus primarily on new business development, with the opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to the growth of the South Wales operation.

Who would suit it?

• You'll have commercial insurance broking experience and a proven ability to generate and win new business.
• You'll be comfortable approaching prospective clients, building relationships from scratch and developing opportunities through your own activity.
• You'll understand the commercial insurance market and be confident discussing insurance requirements with business owners and senior decision-makers.
• You'll have the drive and organisation to manage your own pipeline, follow up opportunities and convert prospects into clients.
• You’ll enjoy being out in the market, meeting businesses and developing a network across South Wales.
• Existing relationships in the South Wales business community would be particularly valuable, although your ability to generate new opportunities is what matters most.

The package

• Basic salary of £50,000 to £60,000, depending on experience.
• Significant bonus earning potential linked to new business performance, with the structure and terms to be discussed.
• Hybrid working, with two to three days per week in the Llantrisant office.