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Kick-Start Your Career with Howden
Are you confident speaking to people, motivated by targets, and passionate about helping customers make informed decisions?
Howden Life & Health is an award-winning specialist insurance broker, helping clients find the right protection insurance from a carefully selected panel of insurers. As part of our continued growth, we're looking for ambitious and resilient individuals to join our Sales Team.
No previous sales experience? No problem. We provide full training and ongoing support to help you build a successful career.
What You'll Be Doing
- Calling client led enquiries (warm leads) to discuss their protection needs.
- Building rapport and understanding customer needs.
- Managing client records accurately across multiple systems.
- Handling a high volume of outbound calls.
- Achieving daily and monthly performance targets.
- Delivering excellent customer service and compliant advice.
- Keeping up to date with product knowledge and market changes.
- Identifying opportunities to recommend additional products where appropriate.
What We're Looking For
- A positive attitude and strong desire to succeed.
- Confidence communicating with customers.
- Resilience when facing objections and challenges.
- A customer-focused approach and genuine desire to help people.
- Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
- Willingness to learn and develop new skills.
- Ability to work independently in a remote environment.
- Previous sales experience is advantageous but not essential.
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Why Join Howden?
At Howden, our people are at the heart of everything we do. As an employee-owned global insurance group with over 24,000 colleagues across 56 countries, we offer more than just a job, we offer a career where you can grow, develop and make a real impact.
Our culture is what sets us apart. We support each other, celebrate success, and encourage people to be brave enough to try something new.
What We Offer
- Fully remote working, we provide all the required equipment.
- Comprehensive training and development.
- Clear career progression opportunities.
- Supportive and collaborative team culture.
- Employee-owned business with a global presence.
- Competitive salary and bonus opportunities.
Inclusive by Nature
We're committed to creating an inclusive workplace and welcome applications from everyone. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, we'll work with you to ensure you have the support you need.
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Desired Skills and Experience
- Motivation to succeed and a positive attitude towards working to targets.
- A proactive, customer focused approach and genuine interest in helping people make informed decisions.
- Confidence to suggest solutions that genuinely benefit the customer.
- Resilience and determination when handling objections or challenging conversations.
- High level of attention to detail and accuracy.
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage tasks and deadlines.
- Confident and professional communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Willingness to learn new information and build technical knowledge through training.
- Team focused attitude with a willingness to share knowledge and best practice.
- Confident using computer systems and following structured processes.
- Ability and mindset to work remotely, self-starter and has the right surroundings to be set up for success.
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