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Sales Specialist
Allstate
Pocatello, ID, United States
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Think that working in the insurance field can’t be exciting, rewarding and challenging? Think again. You’ll help us reinvent protection and retirement to improve customers’ lives. We’ll help you make an impact with our training and mentoring offerings. Here, you’ll have the opportunity to expand and apply your skills in ways you never thought possible. And you’ll have fun doing it. Join a company of individuals with hopes, plans and passions, all using and developing our talents for good, at work and in life.
Responsibilities
The Sales Specialist is a licensed individual (Property & Casualty). Not licensed, that is ok! Allstate pays for your training and license. In this role you would be responsible for handling inbound sales and some customer service calls to facilitate the growth of Allstate’s book of business by improving the customer experience, increasing customer retention, and meeting sales performance goals. Selling is the primary function of this position but delivering effortless customer experience is a critical component.
• Deliver exceptional customer experience in all interactions with the customer
• Provides an exceptional sales experience to prospects through inbound calls in order to meet sales targets and performance goals
• Sells new business policies for Auto, Property Personal Lines, and selected specialty lines (motorcycle, renters, boat, PUPs, etc.)
• Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of specific company products and services in order to portray confidence and credibility to customers while matching customer needs to Allstate products and service
• Proactively identify and act on cross-selling opportunities in order to increase household penetration and improve customer retention, applying effective selling and influencing techniques
• Ability to interact with multiple on-line systems while speaking with customers is required
• Demonstrate the ability to handle situations which may require adaptation of response according to customer response. Ability to appropriately handle inbound customer inquiries and calls and leverage the opportunity to cross-sell to enhance customer retention probability
• Requires extensive knowledge of the organization, products and services and may require advance problem solving and sophisticated sales techniques
• Ability to assess customer needs and suggest and promote alternative products or services
• Increase customer retention by speaking with as many customers as possible while improving the customer experience
• Requires ability to navigate a computerized data entry system and respond to a predicative dialer system
• Seek referrals for potential customers and prospects through conversations with Allstate’s existing customer base
• Develop subject matter expertise and remain current on new marketing campaigns
• Meet monthly goals and standards that align with Company growth strategies
Prospect for new business during routine customer calls
Compensation
• Base Salary: $31,200/yr ($15/hr) PLUS10% shift differential for 2nd shift
• Generous uncapped monthly bonuses available after training, based on sales performance.
• Potential earnings after training : between $31,200 - $46,200* annually (including base salary, shift pay, average annual bonus for 2017*)
Schedule
Training start day is 10/26/18
Training Schedule
10 am to 6:45 pm Monday - Friday
Transition
2:30 pm - 12 am Monday, Wednesday -Friday
12 pm - 9:30 pm Saturday
Sunday & Tuesday Off
Days off: Sunday and Tuesday
Production Schedule
TBD with shift bid
Allstate's Customer Contact Centers will provide service 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. As a result, it is critical that all our team members can commit to a flexible work schedule that includes weekends and holidays. We do our best to provide a balance between work and personal life, and we will provide advanced notice of any changes in your work hours.
Job Qualifications
• Requires Property and Casualty license to be obtained immediately after hire (training provided)
• High School diploma or GED
• Excellent communication skills (both oral and written)
• Strong PC skills
• Ability to interact with multiple online systems while speaking with the customer is required
• Ability to evaluate customer needs while matching to Allstate products and services
• 1-2 years sales experience or college degree
• Strong customer service skills
• Be flexible regarding changes needed to service the customer
The candidate(s) offered this position will be required to submit to a background investigation, which includes a drug screen.
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