Sales Specialist

Jim Baker Agency Inc; United States; On-site; USD 27,552 - 48,216; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

401(k) matching

Bonus based on performance

Competitive salary

Benefits/Perks

Competitive hourly pay rate plus bonus

Paid training

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Jim Baker Agency Inc. in the United States seeks a Sales Specialist to market, prospect, and sell American Family Insurance products across all lines.

You will nurture relationships, assess customer needs, and align product and service offerings while promoting brand awareness through agency and community involvement. The role requires strong sales and customer service experience, independence in planning and prioritizing work, and active community participation.

Qualifications

• Licensed Insurance Property, Casualty and Life in MN.
• Ability to work independently to plan, set priorities and organize work.
• Active involvement in the local community.
• Demonstrated sales and customer service experience.
• Excellent phone 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.

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
• Secures new business through individual effort and established lead methods
• Prepares quotations and applications and delivers effective presentations in order to close sales

Skills

Licensed insurance

Sales experience

Customer service

Communication

Independence

Community involvement

Microsoft Office

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Benefits

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Bonus based on performance
• Competitive salary
• Benefits/Perks
• Competitive hourly pay rate plus commission and/or bonuses
• Paid training
• Paid Time Off

Company Overview

We believe people are an organization’s most valuable asset, and their ideas and experiences matter. From our CEO to our agency force, we’re committed to growing a diverse and inclusive culture that empowers innovation that will inspire, protect, and restore our customers’ dreams in ways never imagined.

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

• Licensed Insurance Property, Casualty and Life in MN
• Ability to work independently to plan, set priorities and organize work
• Active involvement in the local community
• Demonstrated sales and customer service experience
• Excellent Phone 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.

This position is an Agency Team Member working for the Agency Owner and is not an employee of American Family Insurance.