Business Development Executive – Commercial
Region: South East
Job reference: ANEE01541
The Role
Business Development Executive – Commercial. NFU Mutual North Hampshire
Competitive Salary (dependant on experience)
Full Time / flexible working considered.
Location: Dummer, Nr Basingstoke, Hampshire
Monday – Friday, 8.30 – 17.00
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 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 champion the personal approach to customer service that NFU Mutual is famous for.
An exciting opportunity has now arisen within the North Hampshire Agency.
About the Role:
As a Business Development Executive for our Commercial Insurance products, you will play a key role in driving our continued expansion into the Commercial Market. This incorporates the farming, retail, motor trade, and many other sectors. We also provide Financial Planning services.
Your duties and responsibilities will include:
1. Actively prospecting and selling to target commercial clients, building long-term trusting relationships with key decision makers.
2. Cross-selling the full range of NFU Mutual products, including financial services and risk management services.
3. Managing your own sales pipeline using our Customer Relationship Management tool.
4. Undertaking face-to-face/telephone reviews of existing clients to secure renewal.
5. Handling day-to-day enquiries, preparation, and negotiation of renewals.
About You
We are looking for someone with the following attributes:
1. Two years’ experience in a B2B development role – essential.
2. Experience in a regulated B2B role - desirable.
3. Proven track record of prospecting, generating, and converting leads to business.
4. Excellent communication and relationship-building skills with the ability to influence decision makers at all levels.
5. Good organisational skills - able to proactively manage a prospects/client pipeline.
6. A confident individual who can work well within a team environment but can also focus on their own and team targets.
Qualifications and Experience:
1. Educated to degree level – desirable.
2. Professional Financial Services qualification - desirable.
3. Maths and English GCSE Grade 4-9 (or equivalent), please clearly state all individual qualifications on your application - essential.
4. CRM experience, particularly with MS Dynamics or Salesforce.
5. Full driving licence required - essential.
Our Commitment to You:
1. Competitive salary, negotiable depending on experience.
2. Professional, hardworking, and supportive environment, with a strong team ethos and ethical practices.
3. Existing client base with sustained high retention levels.
4. 23 days holiday per annum, plus Bank Holidays Workplace Pension & death in service benefit.
5. Full training and support on our range of insurance products.
6. Expert marketing support.
7. Free Parking.
Please apply by email with CV and covering letter to: fitz_haye@nfumutual.co.uk
Closing date for all applications: December 30, 2024.
Please note you will be employed by an Agent of NFU Mutual and not NFU Mutual directly.
As a key member of your agency team, you’ll enjoy the chance to develop your insurance industry knowledge and skills and build a rewarding career. It’s more about your personal qualities – your ability to learn quickly, develop strong working relationships with a range of different people, and give customers excellent service, with trusted advice and products.
Bring these qualities and you’ll be supported with a full range of training and development opportunities so you can build the career you want.
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