Benefits:

Health Reimbursement Plan

401(k) matching

Bonus based on performance

Competitive salary

Opportunity for advancement

Training & development

Benefits/Perks

Competitive hourly pay rate plus commission and/or bonuses

Paid training

Paid Time Off

Job Summary The Sales Specialist role markets, prospects, and sells American Family Insurance products in all product lines. Maintains effective customer relationships, understands customers' needs, and matches them with appropriate product and service offerings. Promotes brand awareness through participation in agency and community events.

Responsibilities

Develops knowledge of the local market dynamics for business development opportunities for all product lines

Helps the Agency grow by using consultative selling techniques to sell insurance products to new customers

Proactively cross-sells and or coordinates with agency team members to provide additional coverage to existing customers

Prospects for new business through leads, telephone calls, networking events, trade shows, and personal contacts (Includes leads through COI, social media, B2B and B2C networks, and sales lead groups)

Secures new business through individual effort and established lead methods

Prepares quotations and applications and delivers effective presentations in order to close sales

Able to meet customers outside of business hours based on scheduled appointments.

Qualifications

Ability to work independently to plan, set priorities and organize work

Active Insurance license.

Demonstrated sales and customer service experience

Excellent oral and written communication skills

Experience with PC software applications (Microsoft Office Suites, Internet Explorer, etc.)

Experience using a wide range of digital devices such as smartphones, tablets, and laptop computers

Maintains confidentiality of all information related to clients, customers, employees, carriers or as appropriate, other information.

This position is an Agency Team Member working for the Agency Owner and is not an employee of American Family Insurance.