Regional Sales Representative - Chicago

Ameritas•Schaumburg, IL

7d•Hybrid

About The Position

Ameritas is seeking a Group Regional Sales Representative to join a collaborative team, covering the Chicago metro area. The representative builds and maintains business relationships with brokers, agents, and other insurance professionals to meet or exceed sales goals within an assigned territory. The role focuses on selling Dental, Vision, and Hearing employee benefit products. The position is hybrid, with work partially in-office and partially from home. The representative develops knowledge of Ameritas’s business, Group products, brokerage relationships, and clients; supports initiatives to increase sales of existing products or develop sales of new products; and partners with internal stakeholders to ensure sold products are properly processed through issuance. The role also identifies new customer opportunities with brokers and manages existing business to create additional or integrated sales opportunities. Ameritas describes its purpose as fulfilling life and offers benefits related to retirement, professional development, well-being, community service, and family support. The company is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. The position will remain open for at least three business days or until filled and is not open to individuals temporarily authorized to work in the U.S.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
Ability to learn the insurance and financial services industry, including products and marketing practices.
Ability to demonstrate leadership presence with internal and external partners and to build relationships and work as a team player.
Excellent interpersonal, presentation, and collaboration skills.
Highly energized, motivated, results-oriented self-starter with problem-solving skills.
Excellent time management, organization, and project management abilities.
Ability to work with a team to achieve optimal results.
State Health/Life License required; if not held at hire, it must be obtained within six months.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain business relationships to meet or exceed sales goals, quotas, targets, or objectives within the assigned territory.
Develop an understanding of Ameritas’s business, Group products, brokerage relationships, and the clients it serves.
Support initiatives to increase sales of existing products and/or develop sales of new products.
Collaborate with internal stakeholders to ensure sold products are properly processed from sale through issuance.
Identify and procure new customer sales opportunities in partnership with brokers in the territory.
Manage the inforce block of business to build new or integrated sales opportunities with existing clients.
Build, maintain, and enhance producer relationships through product and services knowledge, territory management, and customer service.