Job title: Telephone Sales Agent
Salary: £19,570 - £22,660 per annum, plus commission (OTE £28,000 - £30,000) depending on experience
Contract & Hours: Permanent Full time 36 hours per week working a rotational shift pattern
Location: Hybrid home and office days in the Aylesbury offices
We have some fantastic opportunities for Telephone Sales Agents to join our award winning team within our Contact Centre working on a full time, permanent basis. We were named one of the UK’s best workplaces for 2023, were awarded Most Trusted Pet Insurer in 2021, and are proud to be one of the only carbon neutral pet insurers in the UK, so this is an exciting time to be joining our team.
The role will be hybrid based upon completion of the training which will take place in our Aylesbury offices, once training is completed you have the option to work 1 day in the office and 4 days at home. However, there is an option to work from the offices 5 days a week, if preferred. You must also have excellent home broadband connection in order to run our multiple systems.
As a Telephone Sales Agent, you’ll be contacting our database of new pet owners (who have free temporary cover with us) and selling our exceptional pet insurance to customers. You will be responding to queries in a friendly, personable manner and you’ll follow up on pending quotations and call-back requests in a timely manner. Having identified customer needs, you will highlight the product features and benefits of policies and will ensure you have provided our customers with all the information they need to make an informed decision and purchase. Additionally, you will maintain customer records and take telephone payments in compliance with security protocols.
You’ll be required to work a rotational shift pattern that covers the hours of 9am – 6pm Monday to Friday.
What we would like you to have
You will have experience in handling and overcoming objections, preferably in a sales environment but not essential, with the ability to deal with customers over the telephone in a confident and professional manner. You should have a creative approach in being able to negotiate and be persuasive when dealing with customers. You must be competent in handling and working through customer objections.
You must enjoy working in a fast paced environment and be passionate with the desire to achieve positive results and exceed targets. You must be a fast learner who is open to learning new things and being able to adapt in an ever changing environment. You will be skilled at using your initiative to solve problems with a positive attitude and will have the ability to cope under pressure with determination and perseverance.
What we can offer you
A whole array of benefits including an excellent salary and commission scheme, 25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays, a competitive pension and life assurance scheme, discounted gym membership, access to a health & wellbeing platform, holiday buying and selling scheme, a day off on your birthday, 1000's of online and high street discounts, and so much more.
We will invest in your training from day one, and continue to support your development throughout your career with us.
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All successful applicants are subject to a background and criminal record check.