Sales Executive - PA Small Group

Highmark Health; Wilmington (DE); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Highmark Inc. is seeking a results-driven sales professional to cultivate prospects and intermediaries for new group business across a multi-state region.

The role focuses on selling core and supplemental products to groups with enrolled contracts, typically spanning 2–99 lives. The ideal candidate will prospect actively, close deals, and maintain relationships with consultants and brokers while staying informed about competitors’ products and pricing.

Qualifications

• 3 years of related and progressive sales experience in the Small Group Markets area
• Knowledge of life, accident & health insurance products
• Ability to lead presentations and close accounts

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the profitable sale of core and supplemental products for the business segment within the assigned territory.
• Actively and aggressively prospects for new group business, identifies and pursues account acquisitions and/or key accounts.
• Maintain productive working relationships with key consultants and brokers in the market place as well as maintaining a knowledge of competitors product lines, strategy and pricing.
• Participate in product development and prepares business programs (i.e. territory specific action plans and strategy for closing sales) and long term strategy for specific account needs.
• Analyze customer needs and the Organization’s financial objectives in order to recommend appropriate product(s) and/or services and analyze/offer specific benefit alternatives and financial arrangements to address the unique needs of each potential customer.
• Control the buying process by developing an understanding of each prospect’s business plans and goals in order to teach them new perspectives, tailor messaging and product and service delivery.
• Partner with diversified businesses and other Organization business partners to cross-sell additional products and services to prospects. Solve complex problems specific to the small group market often taking new perspective using existing solutions.
• Other duties as assigned or requested.

Skills

Small Group Markets

Public Speaking

Negotiation Skills

Presentation Skills

Time Management

Creativity & Innovation

Influence

Education

High School / GED with Business

Job description

Company :

Highmark Inc.

Job Description :

JOB SUMMARY

This job identifies and cultivates prospects, clients and intermediaries for solicitation of new business opportunities. The incumbent is responsible for the profitable sale of core and supplemental products, directly or through intermediaries, in an assigned geographic region, territory or distribution channel. Leads new business meetings, closes sales, sells to groups with enrolled contracts generally spanning 2-99. The incumbent's assignments are broad in scope and require depth of knowledge as well as ingenuity and originality. The accounts are generally in standard products and sold through a distribution channel.

This is a hybrid based role - 3 days a week onsite in either Blue Bell, PA, Camp HIll, PA, Wilkes Barre, PA or Wilmington DE.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for the profitable sale of core and supplemental products for the business segment within the assigned territory.

• Actively and aggressively prospects for new group business, identifies and pursues account acquisitions and/or key accounts.

• Maintain productive working relationships with key consultants and brokers in the market place as well as maintaining a knowledge of competitors product lines, strategy and pricing.

• Participate in product development and prepares business programs (i.e. territory specific action plans and strategy for closing sales) and long term strategy for specific account needs.

• Analyze customer needs and the Organization’s financial objectives in order to recommend appropriate product(s) and/or services and analyze/offer specific benefit alternatives and financial arrangements to address the unique needs of each potential customer.

• Control the buying process by developing an understanding of each prospect’s business plans and goals in order to teach them new perspectives, tailor messaging and product and service delivery.

• Partner with diversified businesses and other Organization business partners to cross-sell additional products and services to prospects. Solve complex problems specific to the small group market often taking new perspective using existing solutions.

• Other duties as assigned or requested.

EDUCATION

Required

• High School / GED with Business

Substitutions

• None

Preferred

• None

EXPERIENCE

Required

• State specific Producer License's for Life, Accident & Health or must be obtained within 45 days

Preferred

• None

LICENSES or CERTIFICATIONS

Required

• 3 years of related and progressive sales experience in the area of specialization

Preferred

• None

SKILLS

• Knows and applies principles, practices and processes within Small Group Markets

• Ability to speak publicly and extemporaneously on a variety of subjects

• Presentation, communication and negotiation skills

• Organizational skills and the ability to meet deadlines

• Creativity and Innovation

• Persistence & Resilience

• Influence

Language (Other than English):

None

Travel Requirement:

25% - 50%

PHYSICAL, MENTAL DEMANDS and WORKING CONDITIONS

Position Type

Office-based

Teaches / trains others regularly

Never

Travel regularly from the office to various work sites or from site-to-site

Frequently

Works primarily out-of-the office selling products/services (sales employees)

Frequently

Physical work site required

Yes

Lifting: up to 10 pounds

Occasionally

Lifting: 10 to 25 pounds

Rarely

Lifting: 25 to 50 pounds

Never

Disclaimer: The job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and essential duties and responsibilities of work performed by employees within this job title. It may not contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to do this job.

Compliance Requirement : This job adheres to the ethical and legal standards and behavioral expectations as set forth in the code of business conduct and company policies.

As a component of job responsibilities, employees may have access to covered information, cardholder data, or other confidential customer information that must be protected at all times. In connection with this, all employees must comply with both the Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) as described in the Notice of Privacy Practices and Privacy Policies and Procedures as well as all data security guidelines established within the Company’s Handbook of Privacy Policies and Practices and Information Security Policy.

Furthermore, it is every employee’s responsibility to comply with the company’s Code of Business Conduct. This includes but is not limited to adherence to applicable federal and state laws, rules, and regulations as well as company policies and training requirements.

Highmark Health and its affiliates prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on any category protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

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Req ID: J280724