Job Description
Sales Team Leader
We are on the lookout for a proven and results-driven sales professional with strong leadership capabilities to join the CEU Sales team. The ideal candidate will have SME insurance experience.
Key responsibilities:
* Leads by example, aligning team performance and behaviour with the strategic direction set by CEU and the wider PIB business, ensuring full alignment with company objectives.
* Drives the execution of new business plans and consistently delivers against sales targets, both through personal performance and by leading, motivating, and supporting the wider sales team.
* Takes a proactive leadership role in ensuring high standards of client service, with a focus on consistently meeting and exceeding client expectations.
* Identifies, develops, and converts new business opportunities into long-term client relationships, ensuring a healthy and well-managed sales pipeline.
* Coaches and mentors team members, supporting their technical development in commercial insurance and helping to build their professional capabilities.
* Leads initiatives to improve sales processes and operational efficiency, contributing to better client outcomes and internal workflow.
* Builds and maintains strong working relationships across departments and with key external partners such as underwriters, enhancing the team's ability to deliver tailored solutions.
* Maintains up-to-date technical knowledge of the businesss core insurance products and market developments to support client needs and guide the team effectively.
* Ensures compliance with business processes and regulatory requirements, with a focus on accurate and timely recording of client information and sales activity.
* Fosters a culture of continuous learning and development, actively encouraging team members to take ownership of their growth and career progression.
* Provides weekly sales performance updates to the management team, including key statistics and an action plan for the week ahead.
* Identifies training needs within the team and communicates these clearly to the Line Manager to support individual and team development.
* Acts as a liaison across departments, helping resolve issues and improve communication and collaboration between teams.
Further information
As well as a competitive salary we offer the following benefits -
* Competitive holiday allowance with the annual option to buy additional days
* Death in Service benefit of x4 salary
* Company pension scheme
* Very generous maternity and paternity leave packages
* A flexible benefits package which allows you to add additional benefits to your overall package
* Our benefits portal offers discounts on technology & electronics, cinemas, restaurants, days out, mortgage advice, travel and many more
* Referral schemes
* Discounted rates on PIB products
* We offer a first-class employee benefits and welfare package to support our employees with financial management, cycle to work scheme, counselling support,health screening, will writing, menopause support, books, stopping smoking and much more
* We also offer a wide range of discounts includinga kids pass giving you discount to over 4500 attractions and activities, discounts at hairdressers and beauticians, climate change projects with lots of other options to choose
* PIB has a comprehensive learning & development framework, including professional study options and apprenticeships which are available to all employees, and which will support your career development
* Being a part of our PIB Community Trust, we support fundraising where you can apply for grants from PIB Group towards your chosen charity
* PIB Group are committed to improving their environmental impact in a responsible way. From the individual actions that our colleagues take every day through to installing the right facilities across our premises, there are many measures in place to help reduce PIBs carbon footprint.
We are proud of our success and growth and have been recognised for many industry awards across our business. If you wish to work for a company that truly puts people at the heart of their organisation, then we would love to hear from you. PIB operates a flexible working policy, and our management teams will talk to you about how that would meet both your flexible working needs and those of the business and role you are applying for. We would love to hear from you if you want to hear more about opportunities in PIB.
We are an equal opportunities employer, committed to hiring a diverse and inclusive workforce. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, gender, religion, disability, age, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by law.
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