Sales Manager; B2B - Funeral​/Southern ILLINOIS

Sales Manager (B2B - Funeral) - Central/Southern ILLINOIS

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About You

Are you constantly looking for ways to create value for your customers? Do you dream of developing meaningful partnerships with organizations in your community? Are you a knowledgeable, trusted business advisor? If so, Funeral Directors Life would like to visit with you!

About the Role

Funeral Directors Life seeks a Market Center Manager (MCM) to cover Central and Southern
Illinois
. Our MCMs are responsible for building and maintaining partnerships with funeral homes of every size within their markets. They are also responsible for periodically providing sales coaching or consultation to firms with independent agents, or who employ agents to write their preneed. In this role, you will create value for your customers by learning their needs, making suggestions, and implementing programs to drive revenue and make a difference for their organization.

This is an opportunity for a seasoned, motivated, and successful B2B manager to grow a territory ripe with opportunity and talent.

A successful MCM should be self-motivated with solid funeral sales/management experience (at least five years), good computer skills, strong leadership capabilities, good oral and written communication skills, and the capability to build strong relationships that truly last. This business development opportunity provides tremendous personal satisfaction with excellent income potential.

Job Responsibilities

• Work with funeral home accounts who want to grow their business
• Tell the Funeral Directors Life story through our proven sales process
• Coach and develop others while making sound decisions
• Inspire your customers to achieve their vision for the future
• Coordinate sales and marketing plans and activities within your market
• Work closely with other Funeral Directors Life managers and the Executive Management team to achieve our goals and objectives
• Continually develop and improve the business-to-consumer sales efforts

What You’ll Need

• Illinois Life Insurance license – HIGHLY PREFERRED
• Funeral Industry experience – REQUIRED
• Proven track record of sales success – at least five years
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to handle multiple projects
• High moral and ethical standards
• Four year college degree preferred

To learn more about a career with Funeral Directors Life – a career with purpose – please apply today for immediate consideration.

About Funeral Directors Life

Funeral Directors Life
, a subsidiary of Directors Investment Group (DIG), offers an award-winning workplace that is truly one-of-a-kind. Funeral Directors Life is a full-service preneed insurance company. We help funeral directors grow their businesses and serve more families every year with preneed programs, at-need solutions, and marketing services.

DIG has been recognized with numerous workplace awards. The company is based in Abilene, TX and applies principles of leadership through service, integrity, honesty, and respect. The mission is to be known as the best, most-respected provider of service to the funeral industry.

We offer an excellent compensation package and a supportive work environment with benefits including employer-paid health coverage, 401(k) matching, life insurance, an on-site clinic, a 24-hour fitness center, free fruit and beverages, a corporate university, book studies, and personal growth opportunities.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Employment Type
:
Full-time •
Seniority level
:
Associate •
Job function
:
Sales, Business Development, and Other •
Industries
:
Insurance