Manager, Sales Administration

Summary
 Why should you join the BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina family of companies? Other companies come and go, but for more than seven decades we’ve been part of the national landscape, with our roots firmly embedded in the South Carolina community. We are the largest insurance company in South Carolina … and much more. We are one of the nation’s leading administrators of government contracts. We operate one of the most sophisticated data processing centers in the Southeast. We also have a diverse family of subsidiary companies that allows us to build on a variety of business strengths. We deliver outstanding service to our customers. If you are dedicated to the same philosophy, consider joining our team!
Description
 

Position Purpose:

Responsible for the management of new group sales, renewals and billing teams. Provides direction and oversight to ensure all company standards and needs of the customer are being met. Respond to audits timely and professionally. 

Logistics:

This is a full-time position working (40-hours/week) Monday-Friday 8:00am – 5:00pm working on-site at 4101 Percival Rd. Columbia SC, in an office environment. Hybrid one day a week following training.

What You Will Do:

• Manages staff to include disciplinary actions, performance reviews, projects, and resource planning. Selects, trains, and motivates employees. Ensures complete, accurate, and timely processing of data submitted for new/renewal groups. Ensures that all divisional and marketing requirements are met.

• Coordinates with marketing, claims, underwriting and other areas to ensure information is provided in a timely manner and that such information addresses individual department needs. Coordinates with sales training and marketing representatives to ensure agent education needs relating to enrollment processes are met.

• Monitors department performance. Prepares/Analyzes reports and department statistics (sales, retention). Identifies obstacles to successful enrollments and recommends changes to improve upon existing processes.

• Prepares, monitors, and analyzes cost center expenditures. Approves disbursements and purchase requisitions for supplies, external vendors, and resource materials.

To Qualify for This Position, You Will Need:

• Required Education: Bachelor's

• Required Work Experience: 5 years customer service and/or sales and marketing experience. 2 of the 5 years' experience have been in a supervisory role or equivalent military experience in grade E4 or above.

What We Prefer You to Have:

Preferred Experience: Excel, Word, Adobe

What We can Do for You:

We offer our employees great benefits and rewards. You will be eligible to participate in the benefits the first of the month following 28 days of employment.

• Subsidized health plans, dental and vision coverage
• 401K retirement savings plan with company match
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• On-site cafeterias and fitness centers in major locations
• Wellness program and healthy lifestyle premium discount
• Tuition assistance
• Service recognition
• Employee Assistance
• Discounts to movies, theaters, zoos, theme parks and more

What to Expect Next:

After submitting your application, our recruiting team members will review your resume to ensure your meet the qualifications.  This may include a brief telephone interview or email communication with our recruiter to verify resume specifics and salary requirements. If the qualifications required proof of semester hours, please attach your transcript to your application.

Management will be conducting interviews with the most qualified candidates, with prioritization give to those candidates who demonstrate the preferred qualifications.

We participate in E-Verify and comply with the Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina and our subsidiary companies maintain a continuing policy of nondiscrimination in employment to promote employment opportunities for persons regardless of age, race, color, national origin, sex, religion, veteran status, disability, weight, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any other legally protected status. Additionally, as a federal contractor, the company maintains Affirmative Action programs to promote employment opportunities for minorities, females, disabled individuals and veterans. It is our policy to provide equal opportunities in all phases of the employment process and to comply with applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations.

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with physical and mental disabilities.

If you need special assistance or an accommodation while seeking employment, please e-mail [email protected] or call 1-800-288-2227, ext. 47480 with the nature of your request. We will make a determination regarding your request for reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis.