Broker Development Consultant- Michigan & Ohio

Company: AFLAC
Location: Okemos
Posted on: May 14, 2022

Job Description:

Job Summary Responsible for effectively managing un-assigned broker growth development and maintaining quality business partnerships within the broker and public sector market. Principal Duties & Responsibilities

• Collaborates with Territory Vice President, Broker Regional Vice President, Sales Manager, Market Director, and Sr Growth Managers to deliver products and enrollment solutions.
• Presents enrollment services and technology capabilities to successfully meet and exceed client expectations.
• Conducts and participates in best practice and training calls, to ensure expectations are being delivered.
• Compiles statistics, evaluates data, forms conclusions, and presents recommendations to leadership; proactively consults and influences a variety of components based on strategic initiatives and actual performance.
• Strives to exceed sales growth targets set by leadership to comply with national growth strategies and expectations.
• Recommends new innovative approaches to relationships and strategies to win opportunities; advises on effective strategies to scale broker and public sales sector in a specified region; anticipates relevant coaching and education needs of BSPs, Senior Group Reps, RSCs, DSCs, CBR's, DBC's and any other field roles in support of these growth plans.
• Participates in the development of long-range strategic plans, sales force development objectives, and required future resources for the department.
• Participates in key management activities and on committees; maintains appropriate communications within area of responsibility, advising division senior management accordingly; leads, coaches, and mentors division team members and other employees as required.
• Drives the creation of sector, territory and market level public sector strategies that includes helping to determine which associates will work in each market to drive public sector activity to the small-case market; helps to determine the appropriate broker partners to engage with in an effort to drive significant public sector growth
• Partners with both channels in the assigned territory/markets/sectors to drive activity and to ensure that the sales force has the support needed to succeed in the public sector market; attends meetings with both clients and brokers to help drive messaging and close accounts.
• Manages field force activity in support of unassigned brokers; actively manages assignments (region, district, associates, etc.) maintain communications with brokers through weekly calls and bimonthly meetings, and inputs activity in the CRM system (BCLM).
• Responsible for maintaining the Certified Broker Representative program, ensuring completion of training and verifying certification.
• Assist in the management of regional DBC (District Broker Coordinator) in support of driving broker relationships. Education & Experience Required

• Bachelors Degree eight to ten years of professional job related work experience
  • Extensive field sales experience Or an equivalent combination of education and experience Job Knowledge & Skills
    • In depth knowledge of the broker channel.
      • Ability to understand opportunities and implications of growth and marketing strategies for broker partnerships and alliances.
        • Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain senior-level partner relationships.
          • Ability to work across the Aflac organization collaboratively to forge participation in partnerships and shared marketing efforts.
            • Ability to oversee and ensure details for conferences are handled flawlessly
              • Client driven with a strong focus on quality of service. Competencies
                • Acting with Integrity
                • Communicating Effectively
                • Pursuing Self-Development
                • Serving Customers
                • Supporting Change
                • Supporting Organizational Goals
                • Working with Diverse Populations

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