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Apogee Insurance Group is Hiring a Sales Development Specialist Near Brook, IL
Job Description: Hybrid sales position with many opportunities for growth. Focused on generating business activity from independent retail insurance agencies (warm leads) and potential buyers within a defined territory. Primary responsibilities include: (1) drive new business submission activity through outbound phone calls, video meetings, and potential in-person meetings to retail insurance agencies, (2) prospecting new customer potential, (3) following up on leads generated through electronic, internet, and social media outlets, (4) assisting account managers in the selling of quotes, and (5) maintaining and updating customer contact information and data.
Generate New Small Business Opportunities using telephone and web-quoting platforms
- Drive new business activity through independent retail insurances agencies by conducting quoting demos over the phone, by video, or in person
- Schedule 48 customer demos monthly
- Utilize technical and sales skills to demonstrate the ease and accessibility through digital platforms
- Build a pipeline of small business quotes
- Become expert in quoting systems and in Apogee products, focusing on one insurance company
- Follow up on lost opportunities from prior years and convert leads to formal activity
- Partner with insurance carrier to host joint customer product demos
- Seeks customers in a defined territory with homogeneous types of business that fall within insurance carrier’s appetite
- Perform internet research to gather information on potential new customers
- Prospect retail agencies through systematic and persistent sales calls to initiate contact and uncover opportunities for new business
- Revisit prospects that have contacted us in the past where a relationship doesn’t currently exist
- Bachelor’s degree is preferred
- P&C License (must obtain within first 90 days of employment, Apogee will provide all training and study materials)
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Ability to work both independently and in teams
- Motivated and results-driven personality
- Effective negotiation skills
- Driven, competitive, with an entrepreneurial drive
- 1-3 years of hands-on experience in customer service, communication, sales, or marketing is preferred, but recent graduates are encouraged to apply
- Prior insurance product knowledge and insurance education – a plus!
- Base salary and benefits package (plus eligibility for the quarterly bonus program after 2 years with the company)
- Receive compensation for training and continuing education while you learn the business
- High-energy and performance-driven work culture, while embracing a flexible life balance
- Frequent customer interaction and networking opportunities, including carrier and customer outings, insurance industry events, etc.
- Free lunch provided daily (from when working within the office)
- Full gym on site (from when working within the office)
- Company phone & Surface laptop provided
Our team is a group of energetic, knowledgeable, and dependable professionals who are certified in training customers on professional liability forms and coverage. Our product expertise, service, and focus on the independent retail agent customer helps us build lasting relationship and sets us apart from other wholesalers.
Job Summary
Full Time
$87k-117k (estimate)
06/13/2024
08/11/2024
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