Sales Specialist - Personal Lines & Life

Dru Armitage Insurance Agency LLC; Maryland Heights (MO); Presencial; USD 50.000 - 75.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Bonus based on performance

Competitive salary

Employee discounts

Free food & snacks

Opportunity for advancement

Paid time off

Signing bonus

Training & development

Descripción de la vacante

Dru Armitage Insurance Agency LLC in Missouri Heights seeks a Sales Specialist to market, prospect, and sell American Family Insurance products in a specialized line. You will maintain customer relationships, assess needs, and match offerings while promoting brand awareness through agency and community events.

The Personal Lines Sales Specialist is responsible for attaining sales, profitability, and service goals for personal lines products.

Formación

• Licensed to sell Property & Casualty insurance and maintain compliance.
• Proven sales and customer service experience in insurance.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with community involvement.

Responsabilidades

• Market, prospect, and sell American Family Insurance products.
• Develop knowledge of local agriculture industry for business opportunities.
• Cross-sell and coordinate with team to provide additional coverage.
• Prepare quotations and presentations to close sales and meet goals.
• Retain customers with high-quality service and account updates.

Conocimientos

Sales experience

Customer service

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Independent work

Educación

Property & Casualty license

Valid driver’s license

Herramientas

Microsoft Office Suite

Internet Explorer

Descripción del empleo

Benefits:

• Bonus based on performance
• Competitive salary
• Employee discounts
• Free food & snacks
• Opportunity for advancement
• Paid time off
• Signing bonus
• Training & development

Objective

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

The Personal Lines Sales Specialist is responsible for attaining sales, profitability, and service goals for personal lines products.

Insurance Sales

• Develops knowledge of the local agriculture industry and market dynamics for business development opportunities
• 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
• Complies with underwriting guidelines and contacts appropriate division for underwriting guidance when needed
• Conducts sales and review appointments with prospective and current customers
• Meets and exceeds sales goals

Company and Brand Promotion

• Develops, maintains, and cultivates agricultural industry contacts to enhance agency visibility and maximize new business opportunities
• Participates in events designed to promote brand awareness and educate consumers

Insurance Service

• Retains existing customers by providing industry-leading customer experiences
• Ensures completion of requested account and policy updates and changes
• Coordinates the involvement of appropriate agency and or business partners when necessary to resolve customer issues

Knowledge and Skill Development

• Continually improves knowledge in are or field of specialization, insurance industry, products, underwriting requirements, sales, customer service, and supporting technology
• Participates in continuing education and professional designation programs

Education/Licenses/Designations

• Required by state statutes to have proper insurance licensing to sell, solicit, or negotiate insurance products. The following lines of authority are required for this position: Property; and Casualty;
• Valid driver’s license required

Role Requirements

• 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.

Preferred Knowledge/Skills/Education/Designations

• Demonstrated knowledge of insurance concepts and principles
• Demonstrated effective agricultural insurance industry prospecting and sales experience

Working Conditions

• Non-typical schedules (evenings or weekends) may be necessary on occasion
• General office setting