Business Development Executive
Location
Guildford, Surrey | United Kingdom
Job description
About Us:
Indulge your passion for problem-solving and embrace the thrill of addressing risk head-on at Gallagher's global brokerage team. Join a family of diverse minds, united by a relentless pursuit of excellence. As part of our team, you'll be the architect of protection, safeguarding businesses and empowering their ambitions. Together, we'll build a legacy of trust and triumph in the dynamic world of risk management.
We believe that every candidate brings something special to the table, including you! So, even if you feel that you're close but not an exact match, we encourage you to apply.
Overview:
To act as a New Business Producer in the best interests of the company. This role will primarily be responsible for proactively sourcing and developing new business opportunities ensuring continual business growth in order to maximise profitable revenues in line with company objectives.
Responsibilities:
- Actively seek and respond to all new business opportunities whilst exceeding your targets. There is a strong focus here on the monetary goals but more importantly, how you engage with your clients and the impact on our reputation within the market.
- Focus on the needs of your retail customers, we offer a broad range of services and products so you'll have plenty of chances to upsell.
- Contributing to our overall target, you're a strong performer, great teammate, and act with the highest integrity.
- Attend trade related dinners, AGM's, trade shows, expo's etc. able to rely heavily on your interpersonal skills and ability to network at all levels to seize new opportunities.
- Outstanding communication skills and powers to negotiate effectively get you the most appropriate terms with Underwriters and Insurers.
- Present a dynamic and professional image of our company to everyone you meet, actively encouraging open dialogue about our industry and how we're experts in our field.
Qualifications:
- Holding or working towards one of the Chartered Insurance Institute Qualifications, Cert CII, Dip CII or ACII would be an advantage. Educated to GCSE standard or equivalent, with an intermediate knowledge of the commercial insurance industry.
- Previous experience in the insurance industry is crucial, as is having worked to targets within a regulated, measurable framework and achieved SLAs.
- A keen eye for business and sales management experience gained in a commercial setting.
- Dedicated to deliver, we truly believe in your abilities and will support you to achieve and grow with us. A consistent track record of delivering against targets within a regulated, measurable framework is vital.
- Comfortable in generating leads and building pipelines autonomously, for you it's about making things happen and providing the best possible service and business outcomes.
- Proficient in MS office, and Acturis experience would be advantageous.
- Eligibility to work in the UK with the ability to travel.
Compensation and benefits On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits.
Below are the
minimum core benefits you'll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve:
- Minimum of 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays, and the option to 'buy' 5 more days
- Defined contribution pension scheme, which Gallagher will also contribute to
- Life insurance, which will pay 4x your basic annual salary, which you can top-up to 10x
- Income protection , we'll cover up to 50% of your annual income, with options to top up
- Health cash plan or Private medical insurance
Other benefits include:
- Three fully paid volunteering days per year
- Employee Stock Purchase plan , offering company shares at a discount
- Share incentive plan , HMRC approved, tax effective, stock purchase plan
- Critical illness cover
- Discounted gym membership, with over 3,000 gyms nationally
- Season ticket loan
- Access to a discounted voucher portal to save money on your weekly shop or next big purchase
- Emergency back-up family care
- And many more…
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Additional Information:
Gallagher is Disability Confident Committed. We have pledged to make sure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible, in addition to supporting our existing employees with any long-term health conditions or disabilities.
We understand that applicants may have disabilities, if you do, you may find some parts of the recruitment process more challenging than others. Don't worry, we're here to help, however, we can only do this if you let us know.
Should you require any reasonable adjustments with your application, please get in touch with. If you'd prefer to speak on the phone, please request a call back, leaving details, so we get in touch.
Our employing entity, Arthur J. Gallagher Services (UK) Limited, is proud to be accredited as a Living Wage employer with the Living Wage Foundation. We are committed to diversity and opportunity for all and is opposed to any form of less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender or gender identity, marital status, civil partnership status, parental status, race, ethnicity, colour, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, religion/ belief, age and those with caring responsibilities.
If this sounds like somewhere you'd like to join, we'd love to hear from you!
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