Job Description
JOB SUMMARY
Work with company owners, presidents, CEO’s, controllers, human resources professionals and executive directors to tailor employee benefit and human resources programs. Spends a significant portion of their time seeking out new business. Builds and maintains relationships with a large network of contacts in order to facilitate new business production.
KEY FOCUS AREAS
- Employee Benefits Sales & Retention
Primary duties & responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Drive new business generation and manage the client relationship life-cycle from lead generation through proposal and close to post-sales service.
- Work closely with Sales Leader to set and achieve sales goals and with client service team members to ensure the delivery of superior service.
- Identify and qualify Middle Market prospects for business from potential clients.
- Maintain a consistently strong and active new business pipeline in line with company goals.
- Develop new and maintain existing relationships with individuals responsible for insurance and risk management decisions at prospective clients.
- Actively participate in and take leadership roles in targeted industry or community associations and/or boards.
- Execute sales strategies and develop unique prospect programs.
- Provide proactive advice to prospects and clients on potential exposures and suggest ways to positively impact the client’s bottom line, including resolving client issues before they become “problems”.
- Actively support the client management team in the renewal process, including participating in renewal meetings and reviewing and providing feedback on renewal strategy.
- Participate in and lead Client Service Meetings.
Qualifications & Skills:
- Minimum of 3 years employee benefits experience, most of it in a sales role in an employee benefits brokerage/consulting firm, insurance carrier or TPA.
- Proven track record of successfully developing a pipeline, delivering effective sales strategies and a reputation as a client-centric sales professional.
- Comprehensive working knowledge of employee benefit, wellness, consumer-driven healthcare and disease management principles and methods of selling products such as Health, Dental, Vision, Life, LTD, STD and work site.
- Demonstrable evidence of track record of success in composing services and value propositions; sales marketing strategies and tactics; technical knowledge of insurance and risk management products, services, and value propositions; pipeline management; and cross-selling.
- The ability to multi-task in a fast paced and dynamic environment where initiative and self-motivation are required, as is the ability to work in a client-centric strategic and decisive manner according to tight deadlines.
- Demonstrable leadership skills and the ability to manage, direct and inspire others.
- Excellent communication (written, verbal and oral) skills and interpersonal skills essential.
- Ability and desire to work in a company with a strong corporate culture and varied personalities.
- Proficiency in the use of company-sanctioned software, including core knowledge of Sales Force, Microsoft Word and Excel as well as the navigation of the Internet.
- Ability to travel required.
- Bachelor’s degree preferred.
- Valid State-relevant Insurance license(s).
NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties as assigned by supervisor to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.
All Locations:
Austin-Seven Oaks, Edmond, Moore, Plano-Parkwood