Sales Service Specialist

Blue Cross of Idaho; Meridian (MS); On-site; USD 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Education reimbursement

Employee assistance plan (EAP)

Adoption assistance

Paid family leave

Job summary

Blue Cross of Idaho is seeking a Sales Service Specialist to drive membership growth and retention across Small Group, Individual, and Government lines. The role combines direct sales, client service, and renewal support, with onsite presence in Meridian, Idaho and potential hybrid work after training.

The position emphasizes customer service excellence, knowledge of health insurance products, and collaboration with brokers, groups, and internal teams.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in health industry or related sales/marketing experience.
• Idaho Health License or able to obtain within 120 days.
• Ability to travel to offsite meetings occasionally.
• Experience with direct sales and renewals preferred.

Responsibilities

• Achieves targeted membership growth and retention through direct sales activities and renewals.
• Provide customer service, resolve problems, and coordinate sales negotiations with brokers and members.
• Explain benefits, claim procedures, rate changes, and upgrades via various channels.
• Manage documentation for account setup and maintenance.
• Support brokers with enrollment, eligibility inquiries, and sales information management.

Skills

Call center experience

Customer service

Communication

Sales & renewals

Health insurance knowledge

Tools

CRM systems

Facets

Salesforce

Job description

Our Sales Service Specialists ensure delivery of excellent customer service, and develop solid customer relationships by handling primary questions, concerns, transactions, direct sales activities, and renewals associated with assigned Brokers, Groups, and Members. They are responsible for the delivery of client service and fostering solid client relationships to achieve targeted membership growth and retention. Ensures the end-to-end process is executed, while providing support on Small Group, Individual, and Government/Medicare Advantage lines of business. Supports broker and internal partners with sales processes, systems, and tools.

This position has onsite presence in the Meridian Idaho office as well as some client sites; there may be flexibility to work hybrid location after training period (onsite, work-from-home, client sites).

Required Experience:

5/+ years health industry, marketing, sales, communications, product/program development, or related experience

Required License:

currently holds Idaho Health License or must obtain within 120 days

Travel:

Ability to attend offsite meetings and/or client sites occasionally

Preferred Experience & Skills:

• Previous call center or phone experience in a professional setting will be helpful

• Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook) at intermediate level. Familiarity or ability to learn CRM, Facets, and/or Salesforce.

• Health care industry experience related to insurance, including health insurance contracts and Benefits terminology, with ability to gain proficiency in assigned product offering.

• Understanding of benefit plan administration, ERISA, COBRA, HIPAA, and industry practices, as well as fundamental understanding of plan compliance issues

• Membership and claims processing procedures knowledge

Your day may look like:

• Achieves targeted membership growth and retention by performing or assisting in direct sales activities, renewals, benefit design, account implementation, documentation, and procedure/process development and implementation.

• Provides customer service, resolves problems, recommends modifications to products/services, and/or coordinates sales negotiation with client groups, brokers, consultants, and members.

• Provide responsive, accurate, timely and cordial customer service; explains benefits, claim filing procedures, rate increases, benefit upgrades and other situations that may arise via phone, email, and written correspondence.

• Leads all aspects of proper set-up and maintenance of all documentation important to the administration of the account.

• May support content creation and deliver presentations to brokers, members, Groups and/or internal partners

• Informs account management/sales team of account status, market intelligence, and business opportunities.

• Provide recommendations and/or resolutions of complex problems and/or issues

• Provides support to brokers on Small Group, Individual, and Government lines, including enrollment, eligibility inquiries, direct sales or renewals. Also supports administrative areas such as order processing, sales quotes, sales information management, and product training.

• Responsible for case-specific sales support processes. Interacts with internal teams in coordinating renewals/retention, provides support in resolving daily service issues, and refers sales leads to brokers.

• Provides product education on the line of business through various means including compliance and regulatory requirements and updates related to the product.

As of the date of this posting, a good faith estimate of the current hourly pay range is $28.87 to $40.42. The position is eligible for an annual incentive bonus (variable depending on company and employee performance). The pay range for this position takes into account a wide range of factors including, but not limited to, specific competencies, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, relevant experience, skills, seniority, performance, travel requirements, internal equity, business or organizational needs, and alignment with market data. At Blue Cross of Idaho, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top range for the position. Compensation decisions are dependent on factors and circumstances at the time of offer.

We offer a robust package of benefits including paid time off, paid holidays, community service and self-care days, medical/dental/vision/pharmacy insurance, 401(k) matching and non-contributory plan, life insurance, short and long term disability, education reimbursement, employee assistance plan (EAP), adoption assistance program and paid family leave program.

We will adhere to all relevant state and local laws concerning employee leave benefits, in line with our plans and policies.

Reasonable accommodations

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.