Employee Benefits Wholesale Sales Executive

General Description: The Emerson Rogers Account Executive will be responsible for driving continuous new business revenue growth as well as maintaining existing business revenue growth.

Responsibilities:

• Develop positive business relationships with brokers, both new and existing, to ensure continued sales growth.
• Demonstrate proficiency at the discovery process (sales due diligence) and conceptual presentation .promoting Emerson Rogers' competitive products and services in a concise and persuasive manner.
• Ability to develop and follow through on a sales business plan that includes prospecting strategies that can generate new broker leads and first appointments.
• Prepare for and participate actively in sales meetings and 1:1 meetings with the sales manager.
• Demonstrate strategic thinking and innovation based on insurance, market, carrier and product knowledge, to help guide the brokers through the complexities of health care reform.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with carriers.
• Strategize with the brokers on sales opportunities to grow the book of business.
• Comply with CRM tasks to track appointments and appropriately label broker opportunities.
• Assist with the service function for most important cases including responsibility for additional lines of business sales, case conservation, all renewal and service activities.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Demonstrated ability to sell new business and maintain positive broker relationships.
• A positive, consultative sales approach.
• Strong degree of self motivation.
• Goal oriented.
• High activity levels.
• Excellent listening skills.
• Ability to creatively and proactively problem-solve.
• Ability to stay organized and focused in a busy environment.
• Personable and credible.
• Professional and dependable.
• Strong understanding of Employee Benefits.
• Familiarity with products, services, competitive offerings, market needs and industry trends.
• Good understanding of alternate funding arrangements including full and partially insured, minimum premium, self-insured, etc.
• Experienced in Microsoft Office products including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Strong analytical skills; capable of using and interpreting benefit related facts and figures.
• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Life, Accident & Health License is required.