The General, a subsidiary of Sentry Insurance, is currently seeking a Bilingual Inside Agency Sales Specialist to join our team! As an Agency Sales Representative (ASR) your primary responsibility will be to generate new business opportunities and maintain strong relationships with existing customers. You will play a crucial role in expanding the company's customer base, increasing sales revenue, and achieving targets through effective sales strategies and exceptional customer service in your assigned territory.
What You'll Do
As a Bilingual Inside Agency Sales Specialist, you will:
- Prospect, screen, and appoint new independent agents.
- Maintain an agency prospect list by state and update it at least quarterly.
- Periodically review online sources for new prospective agents (competitor websites, online yellow & white pages, association memberships, etc.)
- Perform sales calls to independent agents via telephone to showcase product features and benefits and drive quotes and sales.
- Act as a trusted advisor by providing expert guidance, resolving queries, and addressing concerns promptly.
- Provide necessary training related to company products and system enhancements.
- Assist with developing and implementing departmental and regional agency sales initiatives and state-specific strategies.
- Produce various reports related to specific territories/agents and their profitability and loss. Manage other reports as requested by management.
- Collaborate with internal departments, such as marketing, product development, and customer support, to ensure seamless customer experiences.
- Travel within territory 2-4x per year with field representative
What it Takes
- Must pass bilingual assessments in reading, understanding, writing, and conversing fluently in both Spanish and English.
- Experience with Microsoft Office required, intermediate Word & Excel skills a must. Knowledge of the company’s systems and products helpful. Also, ability to learn product & underwriting guidelines and technology interface.
- Position requires the ability to perform basic math calculations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division) and basic statistics.
- Ability to collect, compile and organize facts, figures and/or other information in accordance with agency sales guidelines.
- Ability to use innovative thought to develop ideas, which have a positive effect on existing methods, services or products.
- Position requires the ability to provide oral and written communication regarding independent agent/territory issues to various departments and levels of management.
What You'll Receive
At Sentry, your total rewards go beyond competitive compensation. Below are some benefits and perks that you’ll receive.
- As a Sentry associate, you will have an in-office workspace and materials for your home office. In addition to the laptop, you will receive prior to your start, Sentry will provide equipment for your home office.
- Meal Subsidy available for associates who report to an office.
- 401(K) plan with a dollar-for-dollar match on your first eight percent, plus immediate vesting to help strengthen your financial future.
- Continue your education and career development through Sentry University (SentryU) and utilize our Tuition Reimbursement program.
- Generous Paid-Time Off plan for you to enjoy time out of the office as well as Volunteer-Time off.
- Group Medical, Dental, Vision, Life insurance, Parental leave, and our Health and Wellness benefits to encourage a healthy lifestyle.
- Well-being and Employee Assistance programs.
- Sentry Foundation gift matching program to encourage charitable giving.
About Sentry
We take great pride in making Forbes’ list of America’s Best Midsize Employers. A lot of different factors go into that honor, many of which contribute to your job satisfaction.
Our bright future is built on a long track record of success. We got our start in 1904 and have been helping businesses succeed and protect their futures ever since. Because of the trust placed in us, we’re one of the largest and financially strongest mutual insurance companies in the United States. We’re rated A+ by A.M. Best, the industry's leading rating authority.
Our headquarters is in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, with offices located throughout the United States. From sales to claims, and information technology to marketing, we enjoy a rewarding and challenging work environment with opportunities for ongoing professional development and growth.
Get ready to own your future at Sentry. Opportunities await!
Sentry is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Who You’ll Contact
Talent Acquisition Specialist
Schanna Washington
Equal Employment Opportunity
Sentry is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is our policy that there be no discrimination in employment based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, age, marital status, or sexual orientation.
What We Do
Your business. Your employees. Your peace of mind. At Sentry, we understand what matters most to you. Because we’ve been there ourselves. We got our start in 1904, when members of the Wisconsin Retail Hardware Association formed their own insurance company. Establishing the company gave members strength in numbers, but it was the true strength of personalized service and Midwestern roots that became hallmarks of the Sentry name.
Today, we’ve grown to become a member of one of the largest and most financially secure insurance groups in the country by never forgetting where we came from. Perhaps that’s why many of our customers have been with us for decades.
And we can be there for you.
Our customers work in a wide range of industries, including transportation, manufacturing, metalworking, construction, auto dealerships, and more. From 401(k) plans and general liability to commercial property and workers’ compensation, we offer the insurance products that can help protect your business and your employees.
Our Stevens Point headquarters is the flagship of our business, which is supported by field offices strategically located throughout the United States. With more than $22.9 billion in assets, a $7.5 billion* policyholder surplus, and an A+ (superior) rating from AM Best,** the industry’s leading rating authority, we continue providing peace of mind.
One conversation at a time.
To learn more about us, the industries we serve, and the products we offer, visit sentry.com.
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*Assets and policyholder surplus are as of December 31, 2022, and represent the aggregate total for all members of the Sentry Insurance Group and are not reflective of any individual underwriting company.
**Sentry has an AM Best Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A+ (superior), current as of June 2023. For details about AM Best’s rating scale, see ambest.com/ratings/guide.pdf.
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