Rural Sales Executive

Who are we? Howden is a global insurance group with employee ownership at its heart. Together, we have pushed the boundaries of insurance. We are united by a shared passion and no-limits mindset, and our strength lies in our ability to collaborate as a powerful international team comprised of 24,000 employees spanning over 56 countries. People join Howden for many different reasons, but they stay for the same one: our culture.

It’s what sets us apart, and the reason our employees have been turning down headhunters for years. Whatever your priorities – work / life balance, career progression, sustainability, volunteering – you’ll find like-minded people driving change at Howden.

Rural Sales Executives sit within the Small Farm Team, providing the first point of triage for all inbound enquiries as well as a broking service for telephone and web sales. Tasked with following up enquiries, signposting them to the correct team and onboarding new rural customers, via pro‑active client engagement and the timely follow up of inbound enquiries. Required to ascertain the correct client information, broke client insurances and complete transactions that meet the customers Demands and Needs, in a sales-driven environment, whilst maintaining a compliant and client‑centric manner.

• Clients develop strong relationships with clients
• Ensure transactions are conducted with full transparency
• Deal with incoming enquiries from clients and agents
• Behave with all clients (both internal and external) fairly and ethically
• Broking/Administration Assist in the creation of comprehensive broking information documents
• Ensure up to date records are maintained at all times on the Group systems
• Assist in planning the most appropriate insurance programme for the client’s demands and needs
• Ensure that all information is passed when required to the appropriate team

• Good level of numeracy and literacy
• Good communication skills including, written verbal and face to face
• Able to work independently and use initiative
• Negotiation and influencing skills(able to sell)
• Computer literate
• Resilient and calm under pressure

• Experience of a sales environment (preferably telesales)
• Knowledge or experience of the Rural Sector/Lifestyle (desirable but not essential)
• 1-2 years experience working in insurance broking sector

• Maths and English GCSE (or equivalent)
• Working towards or has attained Cert CII

• A career that you define.
• At Howden, we value diversity – there is no one Howden type. Instead, we’re looking for individuals who share the same values as us:
  Our successes have all come from someone brave enough to try something new
• We support each other in the small everyday moments and the bigger challenges
• We are determined to make a positive difference at work and beyond
• Reasonable adjustments
• We're committed to providing reasonable accommodations at Howden to ensure that our positions align well with your needs. Besides the usual adjustments such as software, IT, and office setups, we can also accommodate other changes such as flexible hours
  * or hybrid working*

Permanent

Howden began in 1994, as just three people and a dog. Now there are 23,000 of us, and we're a leading global insurance group, managing $37bn of premiums for our clients. Our largest shareholder group is us – the people who work in the business – supported by three long-term, minority growth-equity partners who share our vision to build a business to last, one that will never be sold.

The owner's mindset is something that's embedded in our culture; our people readily take ownership of their decisions, their actions, and their outputs. They’re invested in every sense. And we all know that by working together to drive the business forward, everyone will benefit from the extraordinary results we can achieve.