Chris-Leef General Agency
Sales/Marketing Representative
Full Time • Shawnee Mission
Job description
This role consists of a 24 month training and development program that will prepare the participant to become a sales professional. The focus of the training program will be increasing new submissions, quotes and premium through the promotion of retail web based and telephone quoting systems.
Essential Functions:
Increasing new submissions, quotes and premium by performing the following:
1. Conduct 20 sales calls a week to demonstrate web and phone quoting capabilities and setting insurance retailers up on the web quoting system upon successful demonstration. Weekly reporting of sales meetings that occurred each week the reporting of meetings scheduled for the upcoming week.
2. Timely follow up and continuous communication with customers/prospects to find out and take advantage of additional opportunities.
3. Systematic prospecting and arranging meetings with potential new customers, and with customers that have not reached their potential.
4. Identify and establish a relationship with the key contacts making sure we are doing business with the right people in each retail operation.
5. Work with their team to review web activity to spot trends positive and negative and addressing these trends immediately.
6. Establish an active relationship with Regional Sales Manager and regularly discuss strategy and tactics including sales issues, travel and follow up.
7. Pursue continuing education and insurance designations/licenses as outlined in the training and development plan. This will require self-study.
Travel:
- 80% of time is spent in the field visiting customers
- Occasional overnight travel required
- Candidate expected to attend two week insurance bootcamp and participate in two-day annual sales conference in Wayne, PA
- Not a work from home position
Education:
- College degree OR equivalent business experience
Specific experience:
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Strong analytical skills
- Strong organizational skills
- Ability to work independently in a fast paced environment
Job Type: Full-time
Compensation: $35,000.00 - $45,000.00 per year
YOUR FUTURE as an Independent Insurance Agent Starts Here
If you’re looking for a career that offers flexibility, job stability, competitive compensation, and more, then you’ve come to the right place! Working with an independent agency is a great career choice.
Independent insurance agents protect our customers by providing home, auto, business, life and health insurance policies to fit their individual needs. Independent agencies are not bound to offering products from only one insurance company. Instead, we can offer customers a choice of policies from a variety of insurance companies to provide the best protection at a competitive price.
The demand for insurance professionals is growing every day! Is this career right for you?
This agency is independently owned and operated. Your application will go directly to the agency, and all hiring decisions will be made by the management of this agency. All inquiries about employment at this agency should be made directly to the location, and not to the Kansas Association of Insurance Agents.
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