Field Agency Manager - SIGN ON BONUS (Local Remote)

Company: Kemper
Location: Knoxville
Posted on: May 16, 2022

Job Description:

Location(s)Knoxville TN, Remote-TNDetailsKemper is one of the nation's leading specialized insurers. Our success is a direct reflection of the talented and diverse people who make a positive difference in the lives of our customers every day. We believe a high-performing culture, valuable opportunities for personal development and professional challenge, and a healthy work-life balance can be highly motivating and productive. Kemper's products and services are making a real difference to our customers, who have unique and evolving needs. By joining our team, you are helping to provide an experience to our stakeholders that delivers on our promises.Kemper proudly serves growing niche and underserved markets by providing appropriate and affordable insurance and financial solutions. This is enabled by a team of dynamic, innovative employees who act like owners and are continually driven by intellectual curiosity, analytical superiority, and being world-class operators.We Are Expanding---Kemper Health offers a robust portfolio of health insurance products to individuals, families, seniors, and small businesses. We need enthusiastic, self-motivated individuals to help us open new markets as well as grow existing territories.Bring your entrepreneurial spirit, team building ability, sales skills, and drive; we'll provide the rest. At Kemper Health, we offer a rich performance-based compensation plan that includes a base salary, an aggressive commission structure, bonuses, residual and renewal income, and world-class travel experiences offered to annual top performers. Kemper offers a 24-month market building program for new sales managers designed to grow long term business with focus on recruiting a team of independent sales agents.This is not an independent contractor position. Our sales managers are Kemper employees with benefits including health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance and 401(k).*Sign-on Bonus Terms and Conditions Apply*Positions will be remote in Nashville/Knoxville, TN with some desired workplace flexibility. Must be willing to travel to the local office for business meetings and training if within reasonable driving distance.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Training, mentoring, and motivating a team of independent sales agents
  • Sourcing, attracting, interviewing, and selecting quality individuals to join your sales team
    • Conducting field training and joint field work with your agency team
      • Leading sales meetings and orientations for new and tenured sales agents
        • Supporting health insurance prospecting and sales activity; including building and maintaining relationships with business owners, HR professionals and other decision makers
          • Supporting corporate culture that thrives on high energy, competition, collaboration, and fun
            • Developing and maintaining broker relationshipsMINIMUM JOB REQUIREMENTS:
              • Health sales insurance experience
              • Experience building and leading a teamRECOMMENDED JOB SKILLS:
                • Sales management experience; open to leaders without formal management experience
                • Knowledge of Medicare market
                  • Sales recruiting experience
                    • Competitive spirit/drive
                      • Ability to lead and motivate sales teams
                        • Knowledge on how to prospect/lead generation
                          • Strong work ethic
                            • Proficient in Microsoft Office, Word, and Excel
                              • Hands-on sales experience exceeding sales targetsCOMPETENCIES NEEDED:
                                • Decision Quality - making good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward
                                • Drives Results - consistently achieves results under difficult circumstances
                                • Ensures Accountability - Holding self and others accountable to meet commitments.
                                • Manages Conflict - Handling conflict situations effectively, with a minimum of noise.
                                • Action Oriented - takes on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm
                                • Collaborates - building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives
                                • Communicates Effectively - develops and delivers multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences
                                • Values Differences - recognizes the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to the organization
                                • Nimble Learning - actively learning through experimentation when tackling new problems, using both successes and failures as learning foddersKemper is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, disability status or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. We are committed to supporting diversity and equality across our organization and we work diligently to maintain a workplace free from discrimination.
                                  Kemper does not accept unsolicited resumes through or from search firms or staffing agencies. All unsolicited resumes will be considered the property of Kemper and Kemper will not be obligated to pay a placement fee.#LI-DH1#IN-01

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