Account Executive

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About Us

We believe that every candidate brings something special to the table, including you! So, even if you feel that you’re close but not an exact match, we encourage you to apply. We’d be thrilled to receive applications from exceptional individuals like yourself.

Indulge your passion for problem-solving and embrace the thrill of addressing risk head-on at Gallagher’s global brokerage team. Join a family of diverse minds, united by a relentless pursuit of excellence. As part of our team, you’ll be the architect of protection, safeguarding businesses and empowering their ambitions. Together, we’ll build a legacy of trust and triumph in the dynamic world of risk management.

Overview

Are you a sales driven individual who enjoys helping others and providing brilliant service to every customer you speak to? Are you looking for a job which provides full training, support to gain industry qualifications and potential career progression opportunities all over the world? If so, we’d love you to apply for one of our exciting New Business Executive and Renewals Executive positions

Responsibilities

A bit about the job:

In this role you will be helping a variety of small to medium size businesses find insurance policies that meet their needs. You will speak to new and existing customers who have made an appointment to discuss their insurance (there is no cold calling) and use your communication skills to build a rapport, gather the right information to understand their needs and help them find the right insurance policy, supporting them and providing excellent customer service along the way.

There is no lead generation required in this role and leads will be given to you from a separate lead generation team. You will be taking mainly all inbound calls but will be required to make some outbound calls when you need to ask clients for instruction.

You might need to balance multiple tasks at the same time, utilise a range of systems and will work in a dynamic, friendly, agile team.

Qualifications

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

• A strong drive for sales and have a proven record of achieving targets/KPIs.
• Worked in teams servicing both clients and colleagues; with excellent customer service skills and the ability to negotiate hard.
• Rejection handling capabilities and good at overcoming objections.
• Evidence your strong rapport-building skills and excellent communication skills.
• Risk aware with strong planning and analytical skills
• Desirable Cert CII qualified, having worked to targets within a regulated, measurable framework and achieved SLA’s.
• Eligible to work in the UK.
  
  

About Us:

Gallagher is a global leader in insurance, risk management and consulting services. We help businesses grow, communities thrive, and people prosper. We live a culture motivated by The Gallagher Way, our set of shared values. A culture driven by our people, over 30,000 strong, serving our clients with customised solutions that will protect them and fuel their futures.

Our employing entity, Arthur J. Gallagher Services (UK) Limited, is proud to be accredited as a Living Wage employer with the Living Wage Foundation. Gallagher is committed to diversity of opportunity for all and is opposed to any form of less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender or gender identity, marital status, civil partnership status, parental status, race, ethnicity, colour, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, religion/ belief, age, and those with caring responsibilities.

We want Gallagher to be the organisation that all our people are proud to be a part of and where everyone can call themselves one of the team. Where our culture is embracing of difference, where you can be the best and, perhaps most importantly, be yourself.

We are all different in some way. If we were all the same, and all thought the same, we would be vulnerable as a group. By welcoming and encouraging diverse opinions and backgrounds within our organisation, we will have a healthier, more innovative and ultimately more profitable business.

If this sounds like somewhere you’d like to join, we’d love to hear from you. If you require flexibility for a role you are applying for, give us a call to chat through the options.

Additional Information

Gallagher is Disability Confident Committed. We have pledged to make sure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible, in addition to supporting our existing employees with any long-term health conditions or disabilities.

We understand that applicants may have disabilities, if you do, you may find some parts of the recruitment process more challenging than others. Don’t worry, we’re here to help, however, we can only do this if you let us know.

Should you require any reasonable adjustments with your application, please get in touch with TAGlobalSupport@ajg.com. If you’d prefer to speak on the phone, please request a call back, leaving details, so we get in touch.

Our employing entity, Arthur J. Gallagher Services (UK) Limited, is proud to be accredited as a Living Wage employer with the Living Wage Foundation. We are committed to diversity and opportunity for all and is opposed to any form of less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender or gender identity, marital status, civil partnership status, parental status, race, ethnicity, colour, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, religion/ belief, age and those with caring responsibilities.

If this sounds like somewhere you’d like to join, we’d love to hear from you!