Business Development/Account Manager

Do you currently work in the insurance industry within a broking or insurer environment, and are look for a role that can offer excellent career progression/development? If so, we have the perfect role with an exceptional MGA.

Basic salary is between £25K to £35K, generous bonus incentive, PMI, generous Pension, and excellent staff benefits come as standard should you be successfully appointed.

This opportunity is quite unique, as it has the potential within 1 to 2 years for the individual to develop skills to be capable of promotion into a regional Business Development Manager role.

This is a home-based role (Based in the Southwest) with their Head Office located in London where you will not be micromanaged, and a great deal of autonomy would be provided. In additional you will be provided with additional support from senior management and a strong team of underwriters to ensure you can maximise every possible opportunity to being successful in performing this role to its full potential. Although initially this will be home based, there would also be regular face to face meetings with your colleagues in the geographical area.

Due to the company going through a significant growth and development programme this is an ideal time to be joining the business.

JOB PURPOSE:

Support the business development function by liaising with Head of Trading and Business Development Managers to ensure effective broker relationship management, sales pipeline delivery and implementation of new and existing broker deals.

MAIN DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Coordinate sales and marketing activity being rolled out across the business.
• Coordinate broker meetings, act as contact point and prepare meeting packs as required.
• Follow up new and existing deal implementation, coordinating the wider trading team to ensure actions and activity are delivered in a timely fashion.
• Communicate on a regular basis across the business all business development activity.
• Support and own new Business Development Customer Relationship Management systems (Broker Profiles, sharing of meeting notes, coordination of joint activity etc.).
• Encourage and manage broker involvement at in-house workshops.
• Attending regular sales meetings - usually at Head Office.
• Supporting the Business Development Manager on a daily basis.
• Develop own capability in business development, relationship management and broker performance management through developing a small panel of existing non key broker relationships via telephone account management.