Home Solutions Advocate

Location
Lake Mary, Florida
Salary
Negotiable
Posted
Jan 15, 2018
Closes
Feb 27, 2018
Industry
Insurance
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Career Level
Entry Level

When was the last time you had FUN at work? Because now is the time to join Frontline's Sales Home Solution's team. We take pride in what we do, and we have FUN. Check us out on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn to see what Frontline Insurance is all about and how you can enjoy coming to work. Hope you like the color GREEN!

Frontline Insurance provides reliable and exceptional service to coastal homeowners in the Southeast United States, particularly Florida, Alabama, North Carolina and South Carolina. For more than a decade, throughout active and slow hurricane seasons, we’ve stood strong to protect our clients and their homes.

BENEFITS

Comprehensive benefits package includes options for medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, long term/short term disability, life insurance, and 401(k). We are a Drug Free Workplace and EOE.

SUMMARY

Place outbound calls to new and existing customers offering and explaining company services, answer questions, handle concerns, and provide relative information to coordinate appointments with select vendors.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

  • Contact company customers by phone
  • Deliver prepared sales scripts to persuade potential customers to purchase a product or service
  • Describe products and services
  • Respond to questions
  • Identify and overcome objections
  • Take the customer through the sales process
  • Obtain customer information
  • Follow up on initial contacts
  • Complete records of telephonic interactions, orders and accounts

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Strong organizational and task management skills. Strong relationship management and proven experience delivering high level if internal and external customer service. Computer proficiency with strong skills in Microsoft Office applications. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

  • 440 License with 1+ years of insurance experience preferred
  • Must obtain 440 insurance license in timely manner
  • High school diploma or equivalent
  • Proficient in relevant computer applications and call center systems
  • Good typing skills
  • Knowledge of sales principles and methods
  • Sales experience a plus

KEY COMPETENCIES

  • Communication skills
  • Persuasiveness
  • Problem solving
  • Adaptability
  • Negotiation skills
  • Stress tolerance
  • High energy level

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Must possess the ability to read and comprehend detailed instructions, correspondence, and memos as well as write simple correspondence. Must also be able to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS Must be proficient with the following: addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

REASONING ABILITY

Must be able to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Must also be able to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS Answer incoming calls from customers to take orders, answer inquiries and questions, handle complaints, troubleshoot problems and provide information.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

NOTE: This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts or working conditions associated with the job. While this list is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, Frontline Insurance reserves the right to revise the functions and duties of the job or to require that additional or different tasks be performed when circumstances change.