Sales Specialist – $35-$75K
November 11, 2024
Sales Specialist - $35-$75K
35,000.00$
About our agency
At the Ted Jockisch Agency, LLC, we leverage our passion for helping people so we can improve the quality of life in our community. We do this by building personal connections to find out what is needed. We just happen to offer insurance products and solutions.
Our vision is to be the insurance agency of choice, dedicated to educating, serving, and protecting local families, businesses, and the community at large with insurance policies that meet their goals.
Our mission is to strive each day to act with integrity; seek and embrace inclusivity; listen, educate, and learn; and generate optimism and positive energy within our agency and community.
We help our customers protect the things they care about the most, but we don’t stop there. We will also actively support our community through a variety of initiatives.
If this resonates with you, we’d love to chat!
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.
You can expect $35K – $75K per year from salary + commission + bonuses combined.
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
- Conducts sales and review appointments with prospective and current 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 to close sales
- Complies with underwriting guidelines and contacts appropriate division for underwriting guidance when needed
- Meets and exceeds sales goals
- Work non-typical schedules may be necessary on occasion
Qualifications
Must obtain Property, Casualty & Life insurance license within 60 days of employment.
- Strong interest in a sales career
- 1-2 years of previous sales experience in any industry is a plus but not required
- Demonstrated sales and customer service experience
- Have an upbeat, positive, and enthusiastic attitude
- Great self-starter with a sense of urgency
- Ability to work independently to plan, set priorities and organize work
- Comfortable with sales goals and metrics of success
- Active involvement in the local community
- Experience using a wide range of digital devices such as smartphones, tablets, and laptop computers
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Demonstrated analytical skills
- Experience with PC software applications (Microsoft Office Suites, Internet Explorer, etc.)
- Experience with social media platforms, including, but not limited to Facebook, X, Pinterest, YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn
- Valid driver’s license (Required)
Benefits
- Bonus based on performance
- Opportunity for advancement
- Paid time off
- Paid training & development
- Competitive hourly pay rate plus commission and/or bonuses
- Family-oriented work environment
- Listing ID: 7095