Sales Agent

Lloyd & Whyte; Eastleigh; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days annual leave plus bank hols

Your birthday off

Group Personal Pension

Bonus scheme

Holiday buy scheme

Health and wellbeing benefits

Enhanced sick pay and parental leave

Study and qualifications support

Volunteer time off

Job summary

Business Choice Direct, part of Benefact Group, is recruiting a Sales Agent for our Eastleigh office. The role involves telephone-based quotes, researching market needs, and promoting insurer features to clients in a busy, regulated environment.

We offer a 37.5-hour week, permanent contract, and a benefits package including pension, sick pay, and training support. Salary is up to £29,000 depending on experience.

Qualifications

• Experience in a target-driven sales role, preferably within insurance.
• Confident building rapport over the telephone for an excellent client experience.
• Ability to work independently within guidelines when reviewing underwriting terms and premiums.
• Ability to work in a regulated, compliant and client-focused environment.
• Organised, resourceful, deadline-driven and supportive of the wider team.
• Excellent interpersonal and written/verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Undertaking telephone-based quotes with potential clients using fact find to capture data.
• Researching the market and providing quotes and information to clients relevant to the protection they require.
• Overcoming objections and promoting the key selling features of the recommended insurer.
• Liaising with underwriters to gain an idea of cover terms to advise clients.

Skills

Sales experience

Telephone sales

Communication

Independent work

Regulatory/compliance

Interpersonal skills

Education

CII Certificate in Insurance (preferred)

Job description

Salary: Up to £29,000.00 (depending on experience)
Working hours: 37.5 hours per week
Duration: Permanent
Location: Eastleigh

About The Role

Business Choice Direct, who are proudly part of Benefact Group, are looking for a Sales Agent to join our Eastleigh office.

What you'll be doing

• Undertaking telephone-based quotes with potential clients using fact find to capture data.
• Researching the market and providing quotes and information to clients relevant to the protection they require
• Overcoming objections and promoting the key selling features of the recommended insurer
• Liaising with underwriters to gain an idea if cover will be covered and on what terms to advise client

What you'll need to have

• Previous experience within a target-driven sales role, preferably within the insurance industry
• Confident and capable of building rapport over the telephone to provide an excellent client experience
• Ability to work independently, using personal judgement whilst operating within specific guidelines when reviewing underwriting terms and premiums.
• Ability to work in a regulated, compliant and client focussed environment
• Organised, resourceful, deadline driven and supportive of the wider team
• Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to communicate well verbally and in the written word, listening, relationship management and communication skills

What makes you stand out

• Chartered Insurance Institute Certificate in Insurance (or willing to work towards)

What we offer

• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Your birthday off
• Group Personal Pension
• Bonus scheme
• A holiday buy scheme
• An array of health and wellbeing benefits, company cash plan, income protection and life assurance
• Enhanced sick pay and parental leave
• Support and funding toward study and professional qualifications
• Paid time off for volunteering

Hear from the hiring manager

Our team here is motivated and upbeat. We support clients through the life cycle of their policy by building strong relationships, resolving queries, and working with colleagues to deliver excellent service.

About Us

Business Choice Direct is an insurance broker specialising in commercial motor insurance, including courier, van, minibus and fleet insurance, as well as insurance solutions for tradespeople, SMEs and high-risk consumer motor customers. Part of our Lloyd & Whyte Specialist Broking division, we combine specialist expertise with a customer-first approach, helping businesses and individuals find the right cover for their needs.

Benefact Group is a unique international financial services Group made up of over 30 businesses. We are owned by a charity and have been the 3rd largest UK corporate donor over a decade*, having given away £250 million since 2014. We have ambitious plans to become the UK’s number one corporate donor, with strategic objectives in place to double the Group’s size.

We believe it’s essential to attract, empower, grow and reward talented people, offering fantastic opportunities for career and personal development. Our giving ethos, 135-year history and the diversity of what we do, has enabled us to build a culture of kindness, great ambition, and of passionate people driven to do better and be better.

At Benefact Group, we are committed to creating an inclusive culture and building an environment where each and every one of us feels valued and respected. We are a community made up of people with a range of different backgrounds, abilities, perspectives, beliefs and interests and we value the strength this brings to us as a Group. We welcome applications from everyone.

If you need any additional support during the recruitment process, then please let us know.

• Directory of Social Change’s UK Guides to Company Giving 2017-26