Financial Sales Consultant - Stockport £18-£25k base OTE £37k

Placed: 09/12/17
Region: Manchester
Location: Stockport
Category: Jobs


Content of the advertisement:

Financial Sales Consultant
£20,000 basic with £45K OTE
Stockport

Our client is an independent provider of financial services, insurance and life assurance, based in the centre of Stockport. They have a stable, high-performing Sales Division and are currently looking for 2 new Consultants to join the team due to company expansion. Offering a high basic salary plus excellent bonuses, the company offers full training with the prospect to complete the regulated Financial Planning Diploma after 18 months service.

This opportunity is well suited to an ambitious, proactive Telesales, Telemarketing or Sales Executive with ideally 1-2 years experience in banking, insurance, financial services or a similar B2C telephone sales role. You will need to be a confident communicator with a consultative, professional manner, possessing strong negotiation and objection handling skills, and the ability to manage your own sales pipeline.

Job Description
Working alongside the Sales Manager, you will perform a traditional closer role; contacting warm leads to provide information regarding life assurance and insurance policies, handling objections and completing the sale. Typical duties on a day-to-day basis will include:
Assisting clients in formulating a solution to their needs
Developing creative and targeted sales pitches based on customer needs
Identifying and maximising opportunities throughout the sales process
Completing online applications on behalf of clients and liaising with brokers
Proactively following up on leads generated to achieve sales objectives
Managing individual pipeline and contributing to team performance by sharing best practice

Person Specification
Suitable candidates will need to demonstrate:
Ideally 1-2 years experience in a similar telephone based sales role, preferably within banking, insurance or financial services
Proven telephone negotiation skills and questioning technique
Tenacity, resilience and ability to close the sale
High degree of accuracy in providing information and completing related administration
Motivated, proactive and autonomous working style
Strong relationship-building skills; team player

The company is based in the centre of Stockport and is easy accessed by bus, train and public transport links.

To Apply
Please submit your CV by clicking on the relevant links. If successful, you will be contacted by one of our consultants within 3 working days and should be prepared to discuss your application in more detail. Unfortunately due to the volume of applications we expect to receive, if you do not hear from us within this time you should presume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Grassroots Recruitment is acting as a recruitment agency and a recruitment business in respect of this vacancy. Grassroots Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer and recruiter. We welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of age, race, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, religion or disability

Benefits: OTE £37000

Price / Salary: £18000 - £25000/annum OTE £37000