Are you looking for a career to replace your job? Buffington Agency Farmers Insurance in SPRINGFIELD, Ohio, is looking for an experienced sales representative to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for selling products to customers utilizing phone, email, and video conferencing. You will be responsible for understanding their needs to offer products that can help them achieve their personal goals. Your prior experience in the industry will help you provide an exceptional experience to our customers. If you are an active listener, quickly build rapport with customers, are motivated, and are invested in your growth and success, this may be the perfect position for you. Apply today!

Salary Range: $35,000.00 - $100,000.00 per year

Benefits

Annual Base Salary + Commission + Bonus Opportunities

Flexible Schedule

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Mon-Fri Schedule

Career Growth Opportunities

Evenings Off

Possess a genuine willingness to learn, be intuitive and resourceful and be coachable.

Possess an upbeat, positive and enthusiastic attitude.

Be a great self-starter with a sense of urgency.

Create relationships from a cold start.

Proficiency to multi-task, follow-thru and follow-up.

Excellent Communication/interpersonal skills.

Confident, self-starter who works well independently.

Must have ability to multi-task.

Prior Sales Experience.

Professional phone etiquette.

Career minded vision.

Follow through and exceed current and prospective client expectations.

Great Customer Service Skills.

A Property & Casualty insurance license is required (or willingness to get).

A Life & Health Insurance license is required (or willingness to get).

Minimum 3-5 years prior sales experience is preferred.

No insurance experience required but must be willing to learn

Ability to take initiative, be proactive, and think outside the box.

Ability to adapt to change, learn new things quickly, and work in a fast-paced environment.

Meet new business production goals and objectives as established.

Develop insurance quotes, make sales presentations, and close sales.

Process customer policy change requests.

Secure all Trailing Documents from customers.

Handle all incoming claim calls from customers and follow-up.

Develop new Financial Services opportunities.

Immediately greet all customers, entering the office, in a friendly and helpful manner.

Treat each customer contact as a cross and up-sell opportunity including financial products.

Verify phone numbers, addresses and email addresses with each customer contact and update customer information.

Answer incoming phone calls on the first ring.

Return all phone messages promptly.

Share training and education knowledge and expertise with team members.

Thoroughly understand and follow all underwriting, rating and compliance requirements.

Maintain knowledge of new products and services.

Prospecting and generating new businessthrough leads & referral sources.

Generating insurance quotes.

Call prospective customers by operating VOIP telephones, automatic dialing systems, and other internet technologies.

Follow up with customers to assure satisfaction, respond to queries, solicit further sales, and solve or refer problems.

Maintains phone time or sales quotas as determined by management.

Contact businesses and private individuals by telephone to promote products, services and/or referral programs.

Foster strong relationships with our customers to maintain a high level of client retention and product loyalty.

Grow sales revenue by utilizing phone, email and potential client lists.

Provides on-going support to insurance clients as needed.

Prospects for new business by following sales leads generated from referrals, networking, marketing, cold-calling, and lead databases.

Presents and explains insurance policy options based upon prospective client needs and their personalgoals.

Responds to all inquiries, cancellation requests, and sales requests within a specified timeframe.

Work independently and as part of a team.