Business Development Manager
Business Development Manager
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Job Description
Were recruiting for a Business Development Manager to join an established team taking ownership of the North of England region where this person will ideally be based.
In this role youll identify develop and manage relationships to deliver sales quality and profitability targets across all Insurance products and propositions cost effectively and ethically. Youll aim to deliver this through an agreed business development plans and individual key account strategic plan within your region.
What youll be doing:
- Achieving agreed account performance targets by building business relationships at all levels with allocated accounts and increasing market share across a range of products and propositions
- Establishing defining and maintaining a business plan to drive account development relationship management and product promotion through a developed contact strategy across a panel of c. 250 accounts demonstrating sound factfinding skills to maximize business opportunities and achieve targets
- Demonstrating excellent communication skills both verbal and written influencing account strategy development by collating and feeding market intelligence to accounts and colleagues to ensure commercially beneficial relationships
- Working in effective partnership with all colleagues in the Intermediated Division and across the wider Legal & General business implementing your business plan and contact strategy and delivering mutual support to meet and exceed accounts needs and expectations
- Responding to and taking ownership of presubmission related enquiries ensuring accounts are furnished with the necessary information to fulfil their enquiries and providing followup action details where appropriate to maximize opportunities
- Maintaining a high level of knowledge of competitor and own products and propositions as well as industry and marketplace awareness to deliver a superior expert and quality interface with your account panel
- Interacting with accounts and handling customer complaints in difficult and sensitive situations with sympathy and empathy to resolve queries
- Acting in accordance with Legal & Generals Customer Experience and Treating Customer Fairly Policies
Qualifications :
Who were looking for:
- Extensive Sales skills and Business Development experience in the Protection and Mortgage market. Wealth Management experience also considered
- Full market knowledge of Protection and Mortgage markets to train coach and
develop strategy within business providers to grow income streams through improved
understanding and confidence - Marketing methods to assist business providers in daytoday sales activity and campaign planning to achieve income growth
- Intermediary Insurance distribution strategy to effectively target and increase
- An understanding of current legislative and regulatory regime so that business is conducted within the legal framework protecting the corporate brand and values
- RO1 and RO5 are desirable but nonessential
Whatever your role we reward performance and behaviour with a package that looks after all the things that are important to you. Here are some of the benefits we offer:
- The opportunity to participate in our annual performance related bonus plan and valuable share schemes
- Generous pension contribution
- Life assurance
- Healthcare Plan (permanent employees only)
- At least 25 days holiday plus public holidays 26 days after 2 years service. Theres also the option to buy and sell holiday
- Competitive family leave
- Participate in our electric car scheme which offers employees the option to hire a brandnew electric car through tax efficient salary sacrifice (permanent employees only)
- There are the many discounts we offer both for our own products and at a range of high street stores and online
- In 2023 some of our workspaces were redesigned. Our offices are great spaces to connect and collaborate and have your wellbeing at the heart
Additional Information :
Legal & General is a leading financial services group and major global investor named Britains Most Admired Company in 2023 for the second year running. Rated top in our sector and top for inspirational leadership we have a strong heritage and an exciting future.
We aim to build a better society for the long term by investing our customers money in things that make life better for everyone.
If you join us youll be part of a welcoming culture with opportunities to collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds views and experiences. Guided by leaders with integrity who care about your future and wellbeing. Empowered through initiatives which support people to develop their careers and excel.
We strive to be open mindful and inclusive so are always willing to discussing flexible working arrangements and reasonable accommodations for candidates with specific needs.
If youre open to find out more wed love to hear from you.
Remote Work :
Yes
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Remote
