Sales Executive

Bupa; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 27,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holidays 25 days

Staff health cover

Wagestream

Pensions & life insurance

Parental leave

Learning & development

Health assessments

Emotional wellbeing

Charity match funding

Job summary

Bupa in Manchester (Salford Quays) is hiring a Sales Executive for our Contact Centre. You’ll guide people considering joining Bupa to choose the best healthcare cover and act as the voice of the brand, delivering helpful, empathetic service.

This full-time role offers a £26,550 base salary plus £500 probation bonus, with OTE around £33,100 and top performers over £35K. Hybrid working is available after signing off; Mon–Fri, 37.5 hours.

Qualifications

• Sales experience in a target driven, customer focused role.
• Great listening and communication skills with empathy.
• Ability to think on your feet and bounce back if you don't get a sale.
• Strong IT skills to move quickly between systems.
• Passion for hitting targets and earning commission.

Responsibilities

• Take calls from potential customers and help them choose the right healthcare cover.
• Upsell products while delivering excellent customer service and managing expectations.
• Navigate multiple systems quickly to provide accurate information and support.

Skills

Sales experience

Empathy & listening

Adaptability

IT skills

Target-driven

Job description

Job Description

Job Description: Sales Executive – Contact Centre Manchester (Salford Quays M50 3SP) £26,550 basic salary + £500 paid on passing probation. OTE - £33,100 with top performers earning over £35K Permanent Contract - Full Time 37.5 Hours per week (Monday-Friday) Hybrid home and office working options available once signed off - This is not a full time remote working position.

We make health happen. Bupa is the UK's biggest health insurance provider and official Healthcare Partner to ParalympicsGB. We are a family of thousands and growing. Brave, committed and compassionate people, all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We have no shareholders to answer to; our customers are our sole focus. And we reinvest our profits into providing them with better healthcare, now and in the future.

What you'll be doing

As an Sales Executive, working out of our state-of-the-
art Salford Quays offices, you'll take calls from people who are thinking of joining Bupa, and help them to choose the best healthcare cover for them. That means you'll be the ears and voice of Bupa, a font of all knowledge, and a proud advocate too. As well as talking about our products, you'll explain the benefits of good health and wellbeing, and you'll have the confidence to upsell. After two years in our Customer Service Centre, you can move into other areas of our business, if you have a willingness to learn and grow.

How you'll help us make health happen:

Take calls from potential customers, guiding them through our products and helping them find the right level of healthcare cover for them. Deliver amazing customer service, making sure each caller has a great experience whether it's the first or last call of the day. Switch seamlessly between different systems to find and give customers the information they need as quickly as possible. Maintain high professional standards at all times and abide by all regulatory requirements.

Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role:

• Sales experience in a target driven, customer focused role.


• Great listening and communication skills with the ability to respond with empathy.


• The ability to think on your feet and bounce back if you don't get a sale.


• Strong enough IT skills to move quickly between systems.


• A passion for hitting targets and earning commission.

Benefits

• Holidays - 25 days + Bank Holidays with the option to buy or sell some of your annual leave entitlement (subject to NMW requirements)


• Bupa Staff Health Trust - You will have access to our bespoke healthcare cover that provides medical insurance for you and your family


• Wagestream - Have early access up to 40% of your earned wages within minutes (subject to eligibility criteria)


• Pensions / Life Insurance - Join one of our Bupa pension plans up to 12%**


• Parental Leave - We have schemes for adoption, birth parents and co parents


• Extensive L&D program including internal development and access to apprenticeships


• Free health assessments every 2 years to support both body and mind


• Emotional Wellbeing online - Variety of self-guided programmes provided by SilverCloud Health to help you manage money worries, stress, sleep, and more.


• Match Funding - We offer match funding up to £250 per employee per year when you fundraise for a registered charity that supports health and wellbeing.

Why Bupa?

We're a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do. We encourage all of our people to “Be you at Bupa”, we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That's why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We'll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them. If you require information regarding this role in an alternative format, please email: [e-mail] *During our recruitment process if you are suspected of using AI at any point your application will automatically be declined*

Time Type: Full time Job Area: Call Centre Locations: Bupa Place Be at the heart of helping people live longer healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We employ more than 80,000 people globally who are making this a reality. If you've got the belief, the drive and the talent to help us in our ambition then we’d like to hear from you. Wherever you work, one thing stands out about Bupa people. Our customers are our passion – they’re at the heart of our positively different culture of care. At Bupa you’ll be challenged, you’ll be encouraged to innovate, and collaborate with colleagues who are committed to delivering exceptional experiences. We trust, respect and consider everyone, knowing your difference will make the difference.