Senior Commercial New Business Executive

Job Title – Senior Commercial New Business Executive
Contract – Permanent
Salary – GBP35,000 – GBP40,000
Location – Surrey

Our client is currently looking to recruit a Senior Commercial Account Executive to join their team in Surrey. Your role require you to deal with quotations generated by the marketing department, Online Lead Generation sites, taking details, auditing clients acceptability, pricing and closing the sale.
Role:

Our client is looking for someone with over eight years commercial insurance experience and a solid working knowledge of general commercial insurances (hopefully a bias towards contractors and construction). Motor fleet too would be an added bonus! They like their seniors to act as a point of reference and knowledge pool to help and assist the rest of the team when the Team Leaders and Manager are otherwise engaged. You will be joining an existing team of friendly professionals that really do get on and care about the company they work for. The commercial team have some ambitious growth plans over the coming years so not only is this a great time to join but there will be plenty of opportunity for development for the right individuals.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

– Provide quotations and sell policies to clients
– Achieving the monthly sales targets
– Assisting the team in completing objectives including monthly sales targets
– Day to day account handling and administration (New Business Only)
– Strong ability to deal with Target driven New Business Sales
– Able to demonstrate a positive, enthusiastic, committed and flexible attitude towards customers and other team members, recognising the importance and benefits of effective team working
– Deliver consistent customer service in line with best practice and ensure compliance to relevant policies
– Provide point of contact for customer enquiries, dealing with these through to a successful outcome
– Actively follow company policies (including Data Protection, Health & Safety & Equal Opportunities)
– Attend staff meetings and training as required
– Carry out any other duties within the scope, spirit and purpose of the job as requested by your Manager/Team Leader
– Maintain complete and accurate records and computer files
– Maintain professionalism and a good level of personal presentation
Skills:

– Ability to recognise sales opportunities, create and develop a healthy mix of pipeline through a strategic and targeted approach
– A strong work ethic with good organisational skills
– Customer focused with a track record of consistently over achieving on targets
– Achieve all individual sales KPI targets set by the company, whilst managing customer and team expectations
– Ability to communicate with both customers and colleagues at all levels of seniority and liaise effectively with other internal departments and external insurers.
– Confident and able to conduct on site client visits/insurance reviews with a basic knowledge of Risk Management
– Ability to work with minimal supervision
– Proven desire to update product knowledge and skill set
– Awareness of the Data Protection Act
– Professional approach to all aspects of business both internally and externally.

If you have the relevant experience or know someone that does please contact us now on 01992 445710 or email us at admin@lawesgroup.co.uk

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