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.