Entry Level Personal Lines Direct Sales Agent Hybrid - Wexford

Personal Lines Direct Sales Agent

Zurich Insurance in our Wexford Centre of Excellence is looking for a Personal Lines Direct Sales Agent to join the Direct New Business Team who manage all Direct new business across our home, motor, and van products.

 
If you have a flair for sales, and are a target focused individual you will enjoy working in our sales team.

Your role

As a Direct Sales Agent your main responsibilities will include, but not necessarily be limited to, the following:
 

-Working in the sales team the Direct Sales Agent will be responsible for following up on quotations and completing sales of our Zurich products (home, motor & van) over the phone – direct with our customers.
-You will work in a target driven environment and will be rewarded with a competitive sales bonus on a monthly basis for meeting or exceeding your monthly targets.
-Identify and develop calls likely to result in new business.
-Identify cross-selling prospects for additional products and arrange follow-up calls with customers for future sales opportunities.
-Convert quotations into sales in order to exceed team targets.
-Retain current customers in line with challenging business targets.
-Identify upsell opportunities for additional policy benefits.
-Contacting targeted renewals to drive retention targets.
-Build rapport & relationship with our potential and existing customers.
-Experience in the insurance industry would be desirable.

Your skills and experience

As a Direct Sales Agent your skills and qualifications will include: 

-Excellent phone manner & communication skills.
-Good IT Skills (use of MS Office Products).
-Minimum of 2 H5's or higher level C3's in the Leaving Certificate (or equivalent) Third Level Qualification (minimum level 6 standard).
-Completed or be in the process of completing CIP as a minimum and / or ACII qualification – more desirable state rather than required.
-Previous experience of working in a sales & target driven environment.
-Have good negotiation skills to close the new business or renewal offer & be target focused.
-Enthusiastic, professional, positive and flexible approach that includes the ability to self-motivate.
-Have attention to details, ability to interpret data and ability to follow work through.