Core Sales Representative
About The Position
The Unum Sales Representative is responsible for contributing to sales goals, through building relationships with other insurance professionals – brokers, financial planners, agents, stockbrokers, consultants, enrollment firms and other Unum sales professionals. The Sales Representative is the marketing and technical expert who represents Unum, educating and motivating other professionals to sell our products to their clients with particular focus on selling the full portfolio of integrated products. The Sales Representative is responsible for achieving profitable revenue growth through ethical operations and balance of Unum's risk objectives with integrated sales goals attainment.
Requirements
- Bachelors degree required
- Licensed to solicit insurance in the states within assigned territory
- Able to articulate Unum’s value proposition as it relates to employee benefits, exhibits a thorough, deep understanding of Unum’s products and services
- Ability to demonstrate a leadership presence with internal and external partners with strong ability to create relationships and be a team player
- Superior interpersonal, communication and presentation skills
- Ability to quickly analyze, adapt, incorporate and apply new information and concepts
- Strength in applying accurate logic and common sense in making decisions
- Ability to excel in a highly charged, fast paced environment, handling multiple, often competing priorities
- Excellent time management, organization and project management abilities
- Ability to aggregate a variety of statistical data and draw accurate conclusions
- Demonstrate a willingness to experiment with new ideas, within acceptable boundaries
- Full understanding of underwriting and risk concepts.
- Demonstrate a "can-do" spirit, a sense of optimism, ownership and commitment
- Ability to travel
Responsibilities
- Build, maintain and enhance strong producer relationships through superior product and services knowledge, territory management practices, and excellent customer service.
- Achieve office and personal sales goals through consultation, negotiations and positioning of Unum offerings within profit and product design guidelines.
- Identify and procure new customer sales opportunities in partnership with brokers in territory.
- Execute on the annual renewal strategy in support of office renewal goals.
- Manage the inforce block of business to build new/integrated sales opportunities with existing clients.
- Manage a high volume quote/sales activity territory with primary focus on small to mid-sized employers.
- Represent both Group, Dental/Vision and Voluntary products in the local market.
- Operating within reliable business acquisition and retention processes, effectively utilize technology, financial analysis practices, marketing tools, and the support infrastructure, including full knowledge of the enrollment process to generate successful product and service solutions for our customers.
- Effectively understand and collaborate with all Field and Home Office resources in the acquisition and retention of business.
- Build strong field sales/service team partnership. Energize the sales, enrollment and service support team by clarifying the broader purpose and mission of their work. Encourage high standards of performance.
- Develop solution selling skills by understanding employee benefit challenges and issues facing employers and provide solutions to these challenges.
Benefits
- Health
- Vision
- Dental
- Short & Long-Term Disability
- Generous PTO (including paid time to volunteer!)
- 401(k) retirement plan with an employer match up to 5% and an additional 4.5% contribution whether you contribute to the plan or not.
- Mental health support
- Career advancement opportunities
- Student loan repayment options
- Tuition reimbursement
- Flexible work environments
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
