Private Health Sales Executive

at  Mercer

Private Health Sales Executive
We have a fantastic opportunity to join our Mercer Marsh Benefits team in Bristol or Manchester as a Private Health Sales Executive.
This role is all based on Retentions and Renewals therefore no cold calling!
This is the perfect role for someone with exposure to either a client service and/or sales environment, looking to join an established, market-leading consulting firm.

What can you expect?

• The opportunity to join a growing and highly successful team working with a broad range of UK companies on bespoke and complex health and benefits solutions
• A team that strive to deliver best practice, market leading service and solutions with a focus on client service excellence
• Opportunity to build and maintain an excellent rapport with our clients, providers and colleagues across Mercer
• Excellent training and development with the ongoing career opportunities

What you will be rewarded with?

• We offer and embrace a hybrid working model that nurtures a collaborative working environment in the office 3 days per week allowing 2 days per week to be spent working on a remote basis.
• Competitive Benefits Package including: 25 days annual leave, up to 4 days of flexible bank holidays, excellent pension contributions, private medical cover, life assurance, income protection, employee assistance program, plus a range of flexible benefits including the option to buy or sell up to 5 days holiday per year, cycle to work, dental insurance, health assessments plus many more.

We will rely on you to:

• Proactively assist the team in most aspects of policy management, proposal preparation and the renewal process to better serve clients.
• Provide assistance regarding coverage questions and program adjustments to maintain policies and ensure policies and memberships are up-to-date.
• Monitor the renewal cycle by ensuring renewal protocol is completed (via tools available), gathering information, tracking quotes, and ensuring documents are issued correctly and on-time in accordance with our professional standards.
• Monitor the maintenance of proper records for reporting and audit purposes and processes insurance and claims details into the database.
• Respond directly to simple and moderately difficult client questions and requests, and solicits assistance from senior management as needed.
• Support the team in the acquisition of new clients by means of warm calling and identifying and developing new business opportunities. We don’t do any cold calling, we receive calls from potential leads via our group scheme leaver service.
• Utilise the business’ existing network of clients and conduct research in order to generate potential new sales leads.

What you need to have:

• Proven experience working in some form of telephone based sales or customer service capacity, within sectors that could include; insurance, recruitment, marketing or financial services, with evidence of having previously worked in a target driven environment.
• Good academic background supported by good grades at A-Level and/or GCSE in subjects that include Maths and English.
• Excellent attention to detail and organisation skills in completing assigned tasks.
• Competent in the use of MS Office applications.

What makes you stand out:

• Demonstrable capabilities in research, negotiation and relationship management.
• Seasoned customer/client etiquette.
• Exposure to the Commercial Insurance sector, specifically Healthcare

Mercer believes in building brighter futures by redefining the world of work, reshaping retirement and investment outcomes, and unlocking real health and well-being. Mercer’s approximately 25,000 employees are based in 43 countries and the firm operates in 130 countries. Mercer is a business of Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC), the world’s leading professional services firm in the areas of risk, strategy and people, with more than 85,000 colleagues and annual revenue of over $20 billion. Through its market-leading businesses including Marsh, Guy Carpenter and Oliver Wyman, Marsh McLennan helps clients navigate an increasingly dynamic and complex environment. For more information, visit mercer.com. Follow Mercer on LinkedIn and Twitter.
Marsh McLennan is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age background, civil partnership status, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin colour, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We are an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments in accordance with applicable law to any candidate with a disability to allow them to fully participate in the recruitment process. If you have a disability that may require reasonable adjustments, please contact us at TAUK@mmc.com

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