Head Of Sales

Head of Sales

Earls Colne, Essex

Great Earnings Potential

A growth opportunity for commercial minds

• Self-employed opportunity with commercial focus in the agricultural sector

• Join an existing partnership to transform this insurance business

• Create bespoke insurance solutions with the support of NFU Mutual

• Your drive and ambition are the only limits to your future earning potential

• No capital investment required, just your passion and drive for growth.

At NFU Mutual, we’ve built our reputation on, and succeeded in, the agricultural sector. With a value of £15billion to the UK economy, agriculture is an ever-evolving sector and we’re focused on developing our place within the sector even further.

As a Senior Partner in the Earls Colne NFU Mutual Agency, you’ll be part of an insurance business that’s ripe for development. You’ll build and drive the team through the changes needed to increase sales. This is an opportunity with leadership and transformation at its heart.

You’ll use your understanding of agriculture to help forge new commercial alliances within this ever-growing sector in the southeast. This is a self-employed growth opportunity with absolute commercial focus and the support of one of the UK’s largest insurers.

This Head of Sales opportunity is known internally as Senior Partner - Farming and Commercial Insurance Business

Your experience and commercial flair

Working with the existing Agency Partner to plan a strategy for growth, you’ll take responsibility for leading the agency team. You’ll combine your understanding of the agriculture sector and your leadership skills to help create bespoke insurance solutions that meet the needs of the fast-paced agricultural world. You’ll be a catalyst to grow this insurance business at pace.

The diversification and modernisation of agriculture in the southeast is your opportunity to thrive in this incredible sector. You’ll achieve this by using your leadership and people skills to build strong and lasting relationships with an ever-growing portfolio of large agricultural businesses. You’ll also drive business growth beyond farming, tapping into local hotspots of High Net Worth and Small and Medium Enterprises across a range of sectors. This self-employed opportunity gives you the independence to grow your agency as far as you choose with your partners. There is plenty of scope for change and this is an opportunity for you to really make an impact.

Building business partnerships

NFU Mutual is a top 10 UK insurance provider with a focus on building business relationships and putting our customers at the heart of what we do. Our mutuality is our difference. And it works. With a 95% renewal rate, our status and respect in the agricultural world and beyond provides the foundations on which to grow your business.

Your new office in Earls Colne is home to a small team of 5, who thrive in a culture where working towards the same goals and supporting growth through great sales is a given. This is a traditional agency with some big estates customers that is ready to increase in size, both within the size of the team and the scope of the customers.

Rewards and support

As a self-employed Senior Partner and Agent of NFU Mutual, your earnings depend on the agency performance. The Earls Colne agency is ready for transformation. With further opportunities and future growth potential, particularly in the the commercial sector across the Southeast, your energy, drive, vision and personal ambition are the only limit to your future earning potential.

There’s no capital investment required, just your passion and drive for growth and sales. Your reward will be earnings based on a share of the agency profits.

We’ll set you up for success. Whilst this is your agency, you’ll also have access to the NFU Mutual support services you need to build a sustainable, profitable insurance business. This support includes sales, marketing, business insurance, financial planning, and risk management services.

NFU Group Secretary

One of the other aspects of this opportunity is being appointed an NFU Group Secretary. You’ll be the voice of the Union, bringing the agriculture community together and sharing best-practice and policy updates. With full backing from the NFU, you’ll have access to expert advice and specialist support on everything from policy and increasing membership numbers to marketing and media. In this role you’re supporting the needs of this active farming community and opening doors to future business opportunities for your agency.

Apply now

This is a 'best of both worlds’ opportunity, balancing the flexibility of self-employment with the backing of an already successful team and NFU Mutual, a hugely respected insurance business.

If you're interested in this opportunity, please submit your application as early as possible as we may close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications.

Closing date: 1st March 2024