Insurance Sales Consultant - 12 month Maternity Cover

Insurance Sales Consultant - 12 month Maternity Cover
Up to £21,000 per annum + Comprehensive Bonus + Benefits
Redditch

We currently have an exciting opportunity for an Insurance Sales Consultant to join our Personal Lines division at our office in Redditch. This is a Maternity Cover position and the contract will be for an initial 12 months, with the possibility of becoming permanent, and access to all internal vacancies across the business.

About The Role

As our newly appointed Insurance Sales Consultant your focus will be to manage existing clients while also securing new business by following up on warm leads or cross-selling. You will aim to exceed sales targets and promote business development in your area that has been assigned to you. The range of policies you will broker for clients include:

• Motor Insurance
• Commercial Vehicle Insurance
• Household and Contents Insurance
• Travel Insurance
• Events Insurance i.e. Weddings
• Non-Standard Household Insurance i.e. Flooding

Your main responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Act as the primary point of contact for the client and establish effective relationships with them
• Renew clients in line with agreed targets
• Achieve new business levels in line with agreed targets
• Identify and develop new business opportunities
• Provide accurate reports incorporating activity and results
• Update and maintain records on core systems
• Work closely with relevant support teams to provide excellent service to clients
• Collect fees and premium within credit periods in accordance with divisional requirements

About You

This is an exciting and challenging role for someone already working in the Insurance industry as your skills and ambitions will be tested; or someone who is looking to step over to the Insurance industry from a sales background.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate the following skills and experience during the interview process:

• Have experience in a sales/customer service role (personal insurance is preferable)
• Telesales or telemarketing experience is also desirable
• Proven ability to work effectively and professionally with colleagues at all levels
• Be well organised and work well under pressure and to strict deadlines
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office products
• Enthusiastic and motivated

• Experience in providing excellent customer service and collaborate well with colleagues

The Package

We are offering a competitive salary of up to £21,000 per annum (based on experience) plus comprehensive bonus. As part of the package we have additional benefits including Income Protection (75% of salary), Death In Service, Pension and Childcare Vouchers. Holiday entitlement is 23 days rising an extra day each year up to 28 days plus bank holidays. You can also buy or sell 5 days holiday of up to a maximum of 30 days per annum.

About Us

Jelf is one of the UK's leading insurance brokers, employee benefits, healthcare and financial planning consultancies. Founded over 25 years ago, it is a multi-award winning business employing over 1,100 members of staff and operating out of 33 offices across the UK.

As the third largest independent broker in the UK, Jelf works hand in hand with individuals, small businesses and multinationals in over 100 countries to provide a personal service based on its core value of placing the client at its heart.

If you have any questions about this role then please get in touch with us either by calling 0844 264 1456 or emailing careers@ jelfgroup .com