Sales Support Consultant

Do you enjoy working collaboratively with team members, as well as independently, to accomplish daily responsibilities? Is your goal to provide excellent customer service?  Our client is seeking a Sales Support Consultant to join their team to assist in promoting new business development.

Responsibilities:

• Provide direct sales support and training to agents and Independent Marketing Organizations (IMO) and their support staff
• Promote company products, services and programs through telephone calls, faxes and emails placed to target agents
• Resolve agent and IMO issues and questions regarding all products, required training, computer operations/website and general questions
• Administer company-sponsored sales and recruiting incentive programs
• Conduct online webinars to prepare agents to promote company’s products and services directly to their clients
• Collaborate with Marketing in developing sales support materials and other marketing communications
• Establish and update competitor product profiles
• Assist the Assistant Vice President and Sales in support of identified projects
• Conduct on-site training and promotional meetings with groups of agents or IMOs
• Coordinate solutions with all departments regarding administrative issues including new business, contracting, funding and enforce

 Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree or bachelor’s degree equivalent education or life and annuity industry experience
• Degreed Professionals: 3 years of life and 3 years sales or wholesaling annuity experience, or 1-year sales or products wholesaling
• Non-Degreed Professionals: 5 years of sales or wholesaling experience
• Effective communication and presentation skills, both verbal and written
• Strong phone presence and skills in handling escalated calls under pressure
• Ability to prioritize workflows, establish and meet deadlines and manage multiple concurrent tasks
• Strong understanding of life and annuity insurance products
• Specific product knowledge of Index and Deferred Annuities along with basic knowledge of Life products 

Work Model:

• On-Site

Interested and qualified candidates can contact Jessie Kester at (515) 225-7000 or email Jessie at jkester@thepalmergroup.com.

Ref: JOB-40207