Trainee Commercial Insurance Sales Executive

Trainee Commercial Insurance Sales Executive

Gravesend | £25,000 + Commission | No Insurance Experience Required

Are you a confident salesperson, telemarketer or customer service/contact centre agent looking for a proper long-term career rather than simply another sales job?

Do you have the ambition, work ethic and determination to succeed in a professional industry where your knowledge, responsibilities and earning potential can continue to grow?

We are working with a rapidly growing, family-owned independent insurance broker based in Gravesend. The business specialises in commercial insurance, helping companies protect themselves against a wide range of risks, and has particular expertise within the construction sector.

Due to its continued expansion, they are looking for an ambitious sales professional who can be trained and developed into a successful Commercial Insurance Sales Executive.

Previous insurance experience is not required. What matters most is that you already have at least one years’ experience in sales, telemarketing or a similarly target-driven position and can demonstrate the right attitude to build a career within insurance.

The opportunity

You will be provided with training and support to develop your knowledge of commercial insurance, while putting your existing sales skills to immediate use.

They can provide plenty of leads, so a major part of your role will involve contacting prospective clients, asking the right questions and converting genuine enquiries into new business.

As your experience and confidence grow, you will also learn how to cultivate your own leads, generate referrals and build a profitable network of commercial clients.

Your responsibilities will include:

Contacting businesses that have made insurance enquiries

Qualifying leads and identifying genuine sales opportunities

Speaking confidently with business owners and decision-makers

Learning how to understand a company’s insurance

requirements

Following up consistently and converting enquiries into new clients

Developing your own pipeline through prospecting, referrals and relationship building

Maintaining accurate records and managing your sales activity

Working closely with experienced insurance professionals

Building your technical knowledge and progressing within the commercial insurance market

About you

We would like to hear from you if you have:

At least one years’ sales, telemarketing or target driven customer service experience

Experience working towards targets or KPIs

A confident and engaging telephone manner

The resilience to handle objections and follow opportunities through

A proactive, hungry and highly motivated approach

Strong communication and relationship-building skills

A willingness to learn a technical and highly respected profession

The ambition to develop a genuine long-term career

A hardworking, positive and team-focused attitudeThis role will particularly suit someone who has worked in telesales, business-to-business sales, lead generation, recruitment, estate agency, automotive sales, financial services or another target-driven environment.

You do not need to arrive with insurance knowledge. This broker can help you learn the industry, but you must bring the enthusiasm, commitment and sales mentality needed to succeed.

What’s on offer?

Salary of £25,000, to start

Commission of 10% on all income generated above an agreed threshold

A regular supply of leads and sales opportunities

Full support while developing your commercial insurance knowledge

Working hours of 9am–5pm

Hybrid working, with Wednesdays from home

Four days each week in slick, modern Gravesend offices

20 days’ holiday plus bank holidays

Two-week company closure over Christmas

Workplace pension

Regular company events and team days

A supportive, family-owned working environment

Excellent long-term career and earning potential

This is an outstanding opportunity for a driven salesperson to break into the commercial insurance industry with a growing independent business that genuinely values people and attitude.

If you are ambitious, hungry to succeed and prepared to work hard to build a rewarding career, we would love to hear from you