Account Manager
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Indulge your passion for problem-solving and embrace the thrill of addressing risk head-on at Gallagher's global brokerage team. Join a family of diverse minds, united by a relentless pursuit of excellence. As part of our team, you'll be the architect of protection, safeguarding businesses and empowering their ambitions. Together, we'll build a legacy of trust and triumph in the dynamic world of risk management.
We believe that every candidate brings something special to the table, including you! So, even if you feel that you’re close but not an exact match, we encourage you to apply.
Overview
We are looking to recruit an experienced Account Manager to join our successful Corporate division in Ipswich.
Our Corporate Division is a fast-paced, collaborative, and competitive group of professionals who are all driven to succeed. The ideal candidate is one who values a strong and supportive team culture, thrives in supporting others, and a proactive problem solver.
Your aim is simple, provide exceptional customer service, retain your valued clients and assist Account Executives and Account Directors to win new clients to add to our ever-expanding book.
With the highest integrity you negotiate cleverly, respond proactively and have commercial awareness of the market around you. You take pride when ensuring these high service standards are the norm for your customers.
How you'll make an impact
- Build long lasting relationships with clients, elevating yourself to a ‘trusted advisor’ status.
- Prepare top quality, accurate client documents, obtain renewal terms and seek to provide alternative quotations before producing a final presentation for Account Executives to discuss with clients.
- Handle any mid-term adjustments in a proactive and response manner.
- Ensure all client details are recorded accurately and entered onto the system in a timely fashion.
- Expertly handle queries about client policies; whether it's your client directly or their insurer.
- Confirm cover with relevant insurers, process policies and chase up outstanding documentation when required.
- Prepare debit notes and summaries of cover whilst ensuring the secure delivery of policy documentation from insurers. Check the documentation prior to sending to your clients with a keen eye for detail.
- Take care of account queries and credit control matters promptly highlighting any concerns to Account Executives/Directors.
- Align with key legal and regulatory policies; safeguarding you and the business.
About You
- Previous experience working as an Account Handler within the commercial insurance market is essential.
- Knowledge within cross class risks such as Hospitality & Leisure, Manufacturing, Property, Casualty, Professional Indemnity, D&O, Motor Trade/Fleet is ideal.
- Prior experience handling corporate clients would be an advantage however we would also be interested in experience handling SME commercial business.
- Risk aware in handling customer information, 100% customer centric, focussed on the best possible outcome for our customers at all times.
- Holding or working towards one of the Chartered Insurance Institute Qualifications, Cert CII, Dip CII or ACII would be an advantage. Educated to GCSE standard or equivalent, with an intermediate knowledge of the commercial insurance industry
- Due diligence and process driven to deadlines, task focused, results oriented and takes initiative when assisting team members.
- Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills, confident when building and maintaining rapport, strong planning and analytical skills with high accuracy and attention to detail.
- Proficient in MS office, and Acturis experience would be advantageous.
- Eligible to work in the UK.
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Compensation and benefits
On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits.
Below are the minimum core benefits you’ll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve:
- Minimum of 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays, and the option to ‘buy’ extra days
- Defined contribution pension scheme, which Gallagher will also contribute to
- Life insurance, which will pay 4x your basic annual salary, which you can top-up to 10x
- Income protection, we’ll cover up to 50% of your annual income, with options to top up
- Health cash plan or Private medical insurance
Other benefits include:
- Three fully paid volunteering days per year
- Employee Stock Purchase plan, offering company shares at a discount
- Share incentive plan, HMRC approved, tax effective, stock purchase plan
- Critical illness cover
- Discounted gym membership, with over 3,000 gyms nationally
- Season ticket loan
- Access to a discounted voucher portal to save money on your weekly shop or next big purchase
- Emergency back-up family care
- And many more…
We value inclusion and diversity
Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it’s embedded into the fabric of our organisation. For more than 95 years, Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work.
Gallagher embraces our employees’ diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms, we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest.
Gallagher is Disability Confident Committed. We have pledged to make sure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible, in addition to supporting our existing employees with any long-term health conditions or disabilities.
We understand that applicants may have disabilities, if you do, you may find some parts of the recruitment process more challenging than others. Don’t worry, we’re here to help, however, we can only do this if you let us know.
Should you require reasonable adjustments to your application, please get in touch with . If you’d prefer to speak on the phone, please request a call back, leaving details, so we get in touch.
Our employing entity, Arthur J. Gallagher Services (UK) Limited, is proud to be accredited as a Living Wage employer with the Living Wage Foundation. We are committed to diversity and opportunity for all and are opposed to any form of less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender or gender identity, marital status, civil partnership status, parental status, race, ethnicity, colour, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, religion/ belief, age and those with caring responsibilities.
Gallagher believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination by its managers, employees, vendors or customers based on race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy status), sexual orientation, gender identity (which includes transgender and other gender non-conforming individuals), gender expression, hair expression, marital status, parental status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected (herein referred to as “protected characteristics”) by applicable federal, state, or local laws.
Equal employment opportunity will be extended in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, layoff, and termination. In addition, Gallagher will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.
Kitchen & Bathroom Design/Sales Consultant, Stowmarket
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The role
Whether you’re welcoming customers in-store, or visiting them in their own home, you’ll create innovative designs and help them make their dream homes come true. You will own the customer experience, guiding them through the design stage to the decision journey. With our market-leading kitchen and bathroom ranges you will help us deliver on our commitment to help the nation feel house proud.
What we offer
We offer a competitive salary plus uncapped commission. We’re passionate about empowering our colleagues. Together, we help you get what you want from your role, so you can make your working experience your own and an experience beyond the everyday.
- Flexible working
- Up to 35 days of annual leave including Bank Holidays
- Up to 10% employer pension contribution
About you
- Customer Focus : With great communication skills and natural curiosity, you will genuinely enjoy building relationships with customers & colleagues
- Sales Experience : You thrive working towards targets, are motivated to achieve and be at your best
- Tenacity & Creativity : to overcome and learn from challenges, to ‘do the right thing’ in the right way
- A valid UK driving licence and access to a vehicle : You must be able to visit customers in their homes, bringing tools and materials with you for home measures and design visits.
Are you ready to be part of a unique team and experience beyond the everyday?
Apply now!
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Insurance Account Executive
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the role.
Working within an innovative and rapidly growing Commercial Insurance Broker in Ipswich, this is an insurance job like no other with a complete focus on the customer experience and their satisfaction.
You will be part of a small customer care team with a focus on assisting existing customers if they need to make any amendments to their policies, change their details/address or assist them when it comes to renewal time to check if anything has changed and anything else a customer might need from you and offer quotes etc.
You will be joining a team of 12 with various degrees of experience, but who are all there to help each other and to make sure the client experience and your own work experience are second to none.
why you should apply.
This role provides a fantastic opportunity to grow your career within a dynamic and supportive team. You'll have access to cutting-edge tools, expert training, and a structured workflow to help you succeed. You will focus on building meaningful customer relationships and delivering excellent service. Plus, you'll be joining a forward-thinking company that values teamwork, integrity, and exceptional customer care. Plkease note, due to location, you will need to have your own car for this position.
what were looking for.
Someone with a passion for Customer Service, a willingness to learn and able to adapt quickly. Commercial Insurance experience would be a distinct advantage, but a good general insurance background or the eagerness to get into the insurance industry would also be considered. You need to be a good listener and communicator, lots of clients will be small businesses so you need to be patient and explain policies clearly. You must have a team mentality and be engaged as well as being professional and supportive.
At polkadotfrog, we are dedicated to ensuring both client and candidate satisfaction. We value inclusivity and welcome requests for reasonable adjustments, whether for accessibility or information in an alternative format.
Our Specialist Consultants bring expertise, passion, and dedication to delivering a professional, personalised, and quality service. Our mission is simple—to create positive relationships, built on honesty, transparency, and thoughtfulness, for both employers and job seekers.
Multi Modal Business Development Manager
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Multi Modal Business Development Manager
Location: Felixstowe
Salary: £40,000 – £0,000 p.a. + Uncapped Bonus + Benefits
Type: Full-Time, Permanent
Hexagon Recruitment is working on behalf of our client to find a driven Multi Modal Business Development Manager to join a forward-thinking freight and logistics company. This role is focused on winning new business, promoting freight technology solutions, and selling multi modal supply chain services.
You’ll lead on client acquisition, manage onboarding, and represent the business at industry events, exhibitions, and networking opportunities.
Key Responsibilities:
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Identify and pursue new business leads
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Attend meetings, deliver pitches, and close deals
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Work with Marketing to develop a qualified sales pipeline
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Maintain CRM records and ensure customer satisfaction
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Stay current with market trends and industry developments
Requirements:
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Proven experience in freight forwarding or logistics sales
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Strong knowledge of multi modal supply chain solutions
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Confident communicator, self-motivated, target-driven
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CRM and digital tools proficiency
What’s on Offer:
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£40, 0 – £6 000 base salary
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Uncapped commission
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Company benefits and progression opportunities
Senior Commercial Account Handler
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Employment Specialists are pleased to be working alongside a well-respected name within the Insurance Industry and are looking to recruit an additional Senior Commercial Account Handler for their growing Corporate team.
This position ideally requires experience of working as a Commercial Account Handler on a wide range of Commercial Insurance risks, as you'll be dealing with some major Clients.
There is a successful flexible working pattern in operation, including working from home.
To be successful in the Senior Commercial Account Handler role you will demonstrate:
- Good all-round Commercial insurance experience with technical knowledge across a range of classes of business
- A desire to develop strong client and insurer relationships
- Well-developed negotiation skills
- The ability to support colleagues in a close team environment
- Excellent organisational skills
Our Client offers an attractive benefits package and a proven interest in career development within a proactive team environment which all means that this really is an opportunity for you to utilise your experience and progress.
Areas of Responsibility of this Senior Commercial Account Handler role include:
- Placing multi-class programmes of insurance for a portfolio clients
- Ensuring the adequacy and appropriateness of cover
- Checking the accuracy of policy documentation
- Resolving client enquiries in a friendly, professional and timely manner
- Providing effective day to day management of the client relationship
- Undertaking renewal broking exercises
- Negotiating with insurers
- Liaising with the Account Executive
- Developing and maintaining strong client and insurer relationships
- Providing technical expertise across a broad range of Commercial insurance business
- Occasional client visits in support of the Account Executive
Benefits include:
- Excellent pension and Life Assurance
- Private Medical cover
- Holiday of 25day & Bank Holidays with option to buy up to 5 more days
- Flexible Benefits Scheme
Customer service and sales assistant
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Customer service and sales assistant
Are you tired of Hospitality and Bar Work?
Are you bored of working in the hotel/hospitality industry and of the long and unsociable hours that hotel and bar work has to offer and are now looking to start as a Customer service and sales assistant?
Are you fed up of having no social life, and having to work your life around long hours in your current hospitality or bar job so are looking to start as a Customer service and sales assistant?
Do you want to get out of the hospitality and bar industry but use the sales and customer service skills you haven gained in bar and hospitality work in a new role?
The great customer service and sales skills you will have gained are ideal for this role in one of the UK's fastest sales and customer service companies.
Our client is a fast-paced Sales and Marketing Company who are expanding fast across the UK. They represent some of the most well-known brands in the country and current expansion means that they are looking to develop their team of customer service and sales advisors. They find that people with backgrounds in bar work, hospitality, restaurants and hotel environments have the ideal customer service and sales advisor skills that we look for.
Successful applicants can enjoy:
An Immediate Start in a fun and social environment
Great progression opportunities for ambitious candidates
National and International Travel Opportunities
A fantastic product coaching programme for sales advisors
Great uncapped weekly-earned commissions and fantastic incentives.
If you have a great attitude and exceptional customer service skills from your previous bar or hospitality role, and are looking for a career in sales, customer service and marketing, this is the opportunity for you to represent these brands in an Residential environment.
Full client and product coaching is provided, as well as access to a fantastic support and mentoring networks, so no experience is necessary.
People who have been successful in this self-employed, commission plus incentive role have previously worked as hotel receptionists, waiters or waitresses, Duty Managers. This is through skills developed at dealing with people, and great communication skills through working in the bar, restaurant, hotel and hospitality industries.
* Please note, by applying to this advert you acknowledge our privacy policy applies and give consent for Inc Recruitment to share the data you provide with our client so that they may contact you regarding the role or any other role they deem you suitable for. For more information, please see our website before applying
Commercial Sales Assistant
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Do you have freight forwarding experience and are looking for a new challenge where you can be at the front of wining and managing business sales? If so, our client, a local based logistics company in Felixstowe are looking to recruit a Commercial Sales Assistant to join their longstanding team. The client are looking for a dynamic, friendly individual who can work harmoniously within their team.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a close-knit team of engaged and highly motivated individuals, the right candidate can expect to progress their career as the company expands.
Key Responsibilities:
- Responding to all internal and external network spot quotes for all traffic lanes and transport methods.
- Managing existing tariffs with existing clients
- Targeting new clients and markets
- Supporting the director and commercial manager in additional sales and marketing activities.
Skills & Requirements:
- Requires excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Competent in Microsoft office
- Freight forwarding experience is essential
- Knowledge of multi freight is desirable.
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Retail Plant Sales Supervisor
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This role is perfect for someone with a passion for plants, strong customer service skills, and an interest in retail and marketing. Responsibilities include assisting customers, maintaining the retail plant area, and supporting marketing efforts through social media and website updates. You will also contribute to creative projects, such as garden sketches and promoting sustainable product sales.
Skills Required
Strong customer service and retail skills.
Excellent attention to detail and organisational abilities.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
Creativity in garden sketching and promotional design.
Tech-savvy with experience or willingness to learn social media and website management.
Resourceful and able to support online sales of second-hand items.
Qualifications Required
A background in horticulture or retail (preferred but not essential).
Experience with plant care and presentation (desirable).
Basic design and marketing knowledge (leaflets, signs, catalogues).
Ability to research and implement new sales projects (e.g., sustainable products).
Keywords
Plants
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Sales Executive / Business Development Manager
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FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITY FOR AN INDIVIDUAL WITH A BACKGROUND IN OUTBOUND TELESALES OR FIELD-BASED BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT TO WORK IN A PURELY NEW BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ROLE
JOB TITLE: Sales Executive / Business Development Manager
SALARY: £28-33,000 + £1-12,000 Commission (uncapped) OTE, ,800 car allowance or car, pension, mobile, laptop
LOCATION/PATCH: Bury St Edmunds and surrounding area
PREVIOUS JOB TITLES: Field Sales Executive, Telesales, Business Development Executive, BDM, Account Manager, New Business Sales Executive, Key Account Manager, Business Development Manager, Sales Manager, Internal Sales Executive, Charity Fundraiser
ROLE: Sales Executive / Business Development Manager
You will focus on driving SME new business in manufacturing, retail, and hospitality sectors. You will generate your own leads by cold calling on phone and in person. This dynamic, field-based role is perfect for a confident, driven individual who thrives in a fast-paced, target-driven environment, building relationships and winning deals
You will proactively identify and pursue new business opportunities with regional and local accounts.
Build strong client relationships through field-based sales activities.
Achieve structured sales targets by securing contracted/managed service deals.
EXPERIENCE: Sales Executive / Business Development Manager
You will have experience in sales in any background other than retail or sales where the customer comes to you, and a willingness to cold call for new business
You may have worked in a sales role in FM, Facilities Management, Alarm, Laundry, Fire, Merchant Services, FMCG, Washroom, Clinical/Confidential Waste, Shredding, Courier Services, Waste Management, Recycling, Security, Capital Equipment, Outsourcing, Pest Control, Hygiene Services, Textiles, Workwear, Contract Cleaning, Catering, Maintenance Contracts, or Advertising Services.
A valid UK driving licence is required for this role as you will be covering East London Area.
This is an outstanding opportunity to grow your career with excellent earning potential, comprehensive training, and a supportive team environment. If you’re a driven sales professional with a strong track record, we welcome applicants from any relevant industry background.
PREVIOUS JOB TITLES: Field Sales Executive, Telesales, Business Development Executive, BDM, Account Manager, New Business Sales Executive, Key Account Manager, Business Development Manager, Sales Manager, Internal Sales Executive, Charity Fundraiser
Car Sales Executive
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SALES EXECUTIVE
Basic Salary: £20,000
OTE: £50,000
Location: Ipswich
Hours: Monday to Friday 8.30am - 6pm, Saturdays 8.30am - 5pm with a day off in the week. 1 in 2 Sunday's 10-4
Benefits:
·Company Car
·Training & Development
·Family-Friendly Policies: Family and friends discounts on services and referral schemes.
·Annual Leave: 24 days of annual leave increasing to 27 with length of service, plus bank holidays.
·Employee Discount Portal
Our client is seeking an experienced enthusiastic, ambitious Car Sales Executive to join their hungry team.
Responsibilities of a Sales Executive
·Looking after and Maintain contact with customer's throughout the sales and pre-delivery process.
·Prepare quotes, complete paperwork, and ensure full FCA compliance
·Understand customer needs and present suitable new and used vehicle options
·You will manage all sales appointments in a professional manner, consistently providing high quality test drive experiences.
·Hitting and exceeding sales targets
Skills and Qualifications of a Sales Executive
·Previous experience in vehicle sales or a customer-facing retail role is preferred
·Proven track record in sales
·Full UK driving licence - Held for a minimum of 2 years.
·A proactive, target-driven attitude
If you are interested in this Sales Executive role, please contact Kieran @ Auto Skills and quote job number: 51986