Sales Specialist

Mazariego Agency LLC; Owatonna (MN); On-site; USD 27,552 - 41,328; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus based on performance

Competitive salary

Flexible schedule

Opportunity for advancement

Paid time off

Flexible Hours

Paid training

Job summary

Mazariego Agency LLC in Minnesota is seeking a Sales Specialist to market, prospect, and sell American Family Insurance products across all lines. You will maintain strong relationships, understand customer needs, and promote brand awareness through agency and community involvement.

The role emphasizes consultative selling, cross-selling with the team, and leveraging leads, trade shows, and events to grow the agency’s customer base while delivering outstanding service.

Qualifications

• Requires ability to work independently to plan, set priorities, and organize work.
• Involvement in the local community.
• Demonstrated sales and customer service experience.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated analytical skills.
• Experience with PC software (Microsoft Office, Internet Explorer, etc.).
• Experience using a wide range of digital devices (smartphones, tablets, laptops).
• Experience with social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn, etc.).

Responsibilities

• Develops knowledge of local market dynamics for business opportunities for all product lines.
• Sells insurance products to new customers using consultative techniques.
• Cross-sells and coordinates with agency team to provide coverage.
• Prospects for new business via leads, calls, networking events, trade shows, and personal contacts.
• Secures new business through individual effort and established lead methods.
• Prepares quotations and applications and delivers presentations to close sales.

Skills

Sales experience

Customer service

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Independent work

Community involvement

PC software literacy

Digital device proficiency

Social media proficiency

Job description

Benefits

• Bonus based on performance
• Competitive salary
• Flexible schedule
• Opportunity for advancement
• Paid time off
• Competitive hourly pay rate plus commission and/or bonuses
• Paid training
• Flexible Hours

Job Summary

The Sales Specialist role markets, prospects, and sells American Family Insurance products in all product lines. Maintains effective customer relationships, understands customers' needs, and matches them with appropriate product and service offerings. Promotes brand awareness through participation in agency and community events.

Responsibilities

• Develops knowledge of the local market dynamics for business development opportunities for all product lines
• Helps the Agency grow by using consultative selling techniques to sell insurance products to new customers
• Proactively cross-sells and or coordinates with agency team members to provide additional coverage to existing customers
• Prospects for new business through leads, telephone calls, networking events, trade shows, and personal contacts (Includes leads through COI, social media, B2B and B2C networks, and sales lead groups)
• Secures new business through individual effort and established lead methods
• Prepares quotations and applications and delivers effective presentations in order to close sales

Qualifications

• Ability to work independently to plan, set priorities and organize work
• Active involvement in the local community
• Demonstrated sales and customer service experience
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Demonstrated analytical skills
• Experience with PC software applications (Microsoft Office Suites, Internet Explorer, etc.)
• Experience using a wide range of digital devices such as smartphones, tablets, and laptop computers
• Experience with social media platforms, including, but not limited to Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, YouTube, Instagram, Google+, LinkedIn, etc.