Who We Are:
We’re a six-time Best Places to Work award winner in Business Insurance who has earned the 5-Star Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) award from Insurance Business magazine. We are also recognized as an Elite Agency award winner and named as a Top Employee Benefits Firm. We are a leading Insurance Broker and Consultant that provides Employee Benefits, Property & Casualty, and Retirement and Individual Private Client solutions to help our clients reach and realize their goals because we believe business is personal. Our personal commitment to our team and our clients has created long-lasting and successful relationships across our growing 300+ nationwide offices and 17 international locations. To learn more, please visit: https://www.NFP.com.
NFP is looking for a Producer. The Producer has responsibility for growing organic revenue with medium to highly complex clients. Manages sales results, maintains strong relationships with key client and prospect stakeholders. May use integrated selling strategy to grow business. Serves as executive sponsor on their accounts, collaborating with Account Teams as appropriate.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Uses consultative approach to initiate, qualify and develop new business relationships; creates and maintains own list of prospects
- Develops and initiates plans to increase sales, lower costs, and continuously improve operations.
- Leads sales activities with complex clients and prospects
- Meets key metrics including revenue and number of prospects in pipeline, meetings per months and closed sales
- Develops sales plans and budgets for client set as well as strategic goals and standards.
- Negotiates coverage terms and pricing with carriers; finalizes contracts and pricing
- Develops and initiates plans to increase sales, lower costs, and continuously improve operations.
- Confers with senior management on setting targets and reports actual results.
- Reviews sales results with other members of the sales team, strategizing changes and troubleshooting problems.
- Develops and maintains relationships with key client and prospect stake holders and carrier representatives.
- Acts as subject matter expert for company products and services.
- Lead by example regarding compliance with set policies.
- Confers with VP and senior management on setting and achieving integrated selling targets.
Knowledge, Skills, and/or Abilities:
- Knowledge of benefits administration, HealthCare Reform, industry trends, carrier products and services
- Ability to work independently and anticipate client and team needs
- Effective time management and decision-making skills
- Diligent follow up skills
- Ability to express ideas clearly in both written and oral communications
- Strong Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills
- Commanding presentation and public speaking abilities
Education and/or Experience:
- BA/BS preferred
- More than 2 years of directly related industry sales experience.
Certificates, Licenses, Registration:
- Insurance Broker's license required representing the coverages being sold. (e.g. P&C broker’s license or Life and Health broker's license.)
What We Offer:
NFP is proud to offer a competitive salary, PTO & paid holidays, 401(k) with match, exclusive discount programs, health & wellness programs, and more. Our PeopleFirst culture focuses on building and nurturing lifelong relationships with our employees because, at the end of the day, we exist to be there for others.
NFP and You... Better together!
NFP is an inclusive Equal Employment Opportunity employer.
Physical Demand: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to handle or feel and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and distance vision.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
- Climate controlled office environment.
NOTE: The information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.