Job Description
Job Description
Are you looking for a career to replace your job? Clinton Buffington Farmers Insurance in SPRINGFIELD, Ohio, is looking for an experienced sales representative to join our team.
In this role, you will be responsible for selling products to customers utilizing phone, email, and video conferencing. You will be responsible for understanding their needs to offer products that can help them achieve their personal goals.
Your prior experience in the industry will help you provide an exceptional experience to our customers. If you are an active listener, quickly build rapport with customers, are motivated, and are invested in your growth and success , this may be the perfect position for you. Apply today!
Benefits
Work from Home
Flexible Schedule
Hands on Training
Career Growth Opportunities
Evenings Off
Responsibilities
Meet new business production goals and objectives as established.
Develop insurance quotes, make sales presentations, and close sales.
Develop ongoing networking relationships with Real Estate Agents, Mortgage Lenders, Title Companies, Auto Dealers, etc.
Process customer policy change requests.
Secure all Trailing Documents from customers.
Complete Evidence of Insurance requests.
Immediately greet all customers, entering the office, in a friendly and helpful manner.
Take premium payments from customers.
Ask each customer for referrals and explain our referral program.
Answer incoming phone calls on the first ring.
Return all phone messages promptly.
Maintain knowledge of new products and services.
Prospecting and generating new businessthrough leads & referral sources.
Call prospective customers by operating VOIP telephones, automatic dialing systems, and other internet technologies.
Cold call, direct email and perform other lead generation activities.
Obtain prospects information such as name, address, vehicle information and enter into quote sheets.
Informs customers of promotions and new or upgraded products using prepared scripts.
Follow up with customers to assure satisfaction, respond to queries, solicit further sales, and solve or refer problems.
Foster strong relationships with our customers to maintain a high level of client retention and product loyalty.
Grow sales revenue by utilizing phone, email and potential client lists.
Presents and explains insurance policy options based upon prospective client needs and their personalgoals.
Work independently and as part of a team.
Stay up-to-date on industry market trends and best practices.
Assess and identify the wants and needs of your customer(s) over the phone.
Develop and implement new marketing and sales strategies.
Participate in regular team meetings and brainstorming sessions.
Attend training and continuing education courses.
Handle customer renewals.
Requirements
Possess a genuine willingness to learn, be intuitive and resourceful and be coachable.
Possess an upbeat, positive and enthusiastic attitude.
Be a great self-starter with a sense of urgency.
Create relationships from a cold start.
Excellent Communication / interpersonal skills.
Confident, self-starter who works well independently.
Must have ability to multi-task.
Prior Sales Experience.
Must be awesome at opening doors and getting appointments from a cold start.
Professional phone etiquette.
Career minded vision.
Works well with other employees and is a team player with a positive attitude.
A Property & Casualty insurance license is required.
A Life & Health Insurance license is required.
Driven and goal-oriented individual.
Be capable of handling customer rejection.
Strong communication and negotiation skills.
Minimum 1 year prior sales experience preferred.
Ability to take initiative, be proactive, and think outside the box.
Ability to adapt to change, learn new things quickly, and work in a fast-paced environment.
Ability to identify and solve problems, think critically, and make decisions quickly.