Sales Specialist
Fully Remote Northeast
Job Type
Full-time
Description

Job Description: 

  • Manage the ancillary Request for Proposal (RFP) process, interacting with sales, brokers, and insurance carriers. 
  • Responsible for evaluating, analyzing, and making ancillary benefits recommendations. 
  • Ability to propose plan and pricing alternatives across all non-medical lines, including dental, vision, life, disability, absence, supplemental health, worksite, executive and voluntary benefits. 
  • Deliver high quality and accurate marketing workbooks in a timely manner. 
  • Provide prompt, efficient, and high-quality service to develop and maintain relationships with our broker partners, their clients, and our partner carriers. 
  • Able to educate and train internal and external partners on the technical nuances of ancillary products, pricing, and process. 
  • Serves as an extension of our Sales Managers and Account Executives in identifying growth opportunities across prospects and existing customers. 
  • Manage a high volume of Requests for Proposals (RFPs) in a pressure-filled environment. 


Requirements

Required, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: 

  • Strong mathematical and analytic skills. 
  • Incredibly attentive to detail; obsessed with accuracy and high-quality work product. 
  • Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment. 
  • Proficient in one’s presentation and communication skills – both verbal and written. 
  • Comfortable on the phone and presenting to clients and prospects in person or via webinar. 
  • Ability to learn quickly and work independently but thrives in a team environment. 
  • Demonstrates a sense of urgency and takes pride in one’s work. 
  • Highly proficient in MS Office – Excel, Word, and PowerPoint 
  • Aspirations to lead and learn various elements of a dynamic and growing employee benefits business, that focuses on technology, enrollment, administration, and marketing. 


Qualified candidate should have the following: 

  • Broker or insurance carrier experience. 
  • Underwriting experience preferred. 
  • Undergraduate degree (preferred, but not required) 
  • Strong organizational, time management and follow-through skills. 
  • Self-motivated and goal oriented 
  • Desire to continually learn new products and services; adaptable and very curious. 
  • Life and Health license preferred or willing to become licensed within 180 days of employment. 


Physical Requirements:

  • Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
  • Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.