Business Development Manager Career Opportunity

Our client, an Insurance Brokerage firm, is looking for a Business Development Manager to work closely with the Executive Management Team to determine company revenues & profits and generally grow the business. 
 

Responsibilities:

• Develop acquisition strategies that will drive achievement of set targets
• Develop and achieve of sales through the direct sales channel
• Negotiate the best insurance covers and benefits for customers at the most affordable and competitive premiums.
• Develop and maintain relationships with key customers
• Initiate sales process by building relationships, qualifying potential customers and scheduling appointments.
• Prepare proposals as required by potential customers.
• Provide advice to customers on importance of risk surveys and analysis on various areas to ensure that they are adequately insured.
• Carry out research on policies existing in the industry as well as come up with innovative ideas on new areas requiring insurance, based on customers’ experience
• Contribute information to sales strategies by evaluating current product results, identifying needs to be filled, monitoring competitive products, analyzing and relaying customer reactions.

Eligibility:

• University degree in a relevant subject in Commerce/Business Administration
• Professional insurance qualification i.e. ACII or equivalent
• Professional business training
• Self-starter with strong self-management skills
• Proficient communicator at all levels, both verbal and written.
• Technical knowledge of insurance / banking products
• High comfort level working in a diverse environment
• Demonstrate creativity & initiative and require minimal supervision.
• Possess top-level interpersonal, analytical and negotiation skills
• Ability to establish and maintain goodwill with customer(s)

If you are a motivated and energetic individual who takes initiative, enjoys finding solutions to varying customer challenges, is detail-oriented, and takes extreme pride in their work, kindly send your application to kazini.kenya@gmail.com before the 13th December 2013.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.