Commercial New Business Executive

1 month ago

Canterbury, United Kingdom NFU Mutual Canterbury and Sittingbourne Full time

**Commercial New Business Executive**

**Full Time**

**Permanent Contract**

**Location: Canterbury**

**Monday - Friday, 8.30am - 5pm**

**Introduction to NFU Mutual**

NFU Mutual offers a wide range of products and services, including general insurance, life, pensions and investments and has been providing quality insurance for its customers, for over 110 years.  We carefully balance delivering excellent service to our customers whilst ensuring the business is run effectively.  As a mutual, supporting our customers and paying their claims comes first.  We are a top ten UK insurance company and the UK’s largest rural insurer, with an agency network of over 250 local offices.

**About the Agency**

As a local agency of NFU Mutual we deliver a first-class service, and sell their product range across our region, to customers old and new, who are at the core of everything we do. We are a business where honesty, integrity, and trust are at the heart of our values. We champion the personal approach to customer service that NFU Mutual are famous for. 

An exciting opportunity has now arisen within the Canterbury and Sittingbourne Agency.

**About the role**

As a Commercial New Business Executive your role is critical in providing our clients with a personal service that delivers positive outcomes. By understanding their unique needs, you will develop and maintain strong relationships, identify suitable insurance solutions and ensure exceptional service throughout the journey. Through effective communication and proactive support, you will ensure that our clients feel valued, informed and confident in their insurance coverage. Your focus on delivering a positive customer experience will contribute to the success and reputation of the agency. From generating commercial leads, to fact finding and presenting quotations to clients and cross selling, you’ll drive sales and make results happen.

The successful applicant will be expected to undertake a wide variety of tasks including the following:
Plan, prospect and sell Commercial insurance products

Prepare and present insurance proposals, negotiate terms and conditions, and provide accurate quotations to clients, ensuring compliance with underwriting guidelines and regulatory requirements

Develop and manage, via Microsoft Dynamics, your own pipeline of business that is sufficient to achieve targets

Carry out external sales calls in a compliant and professional manner

Identify and develop cross sell leads for General Insurance Products, Financial Services and other products on offer

Work closely with your line manager, agency and head office staff to understand the risk appetite and prospecting opportunities

**About you**

The successful applicant should:
Have excellent time management and organisational skills

Be willing to learn and be enthusiastic

Be self-motivating, you will thrive on the challenge and love the buzz of closing sales and exceeding targets

Have the ability to build relationships with clients and colleagues

The ability to identify, understand and prioritise customer needs in order to deliver a high standard of advice and service

Be able to build up an understanding of customers’ businesses, have the ability to negotiate to win the sale, spot opportunities to cross sell and pride yourself on developing solid relationships

Be resilient, charismatic and brilliant with people, you’ll be confident engaging with and influencing a wide range of stakeholders
Have excellent written and verbal communication skills

Be flexible, adaptable and have an openness to new ideas

**Our commitment to you**

We offer a professional, hardworking, yet supportive and friendly environment with strong team ethos and ethical practices. To allow you to perform to your best, we will invest in your personal development and provide a comprehensive training plan and the ability to develop your role within our business. Salary is dependent on skills and experience.

**Please note you will be employed by an Agent of NFU Mutual and not NFU Mutual directly.**

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Benefits**:

- Free parking
- On-site parking

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 12/04/2024
Reference ID: CB1

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