Development Executive (Sales Academy)

Development Executive (Sales Academy) Marsh Manchester

The company: Marsh

• Marsh is the world's leading insurance broker and risk adviser. With over 35,000 colleagues operating in more than 130 countries, Marsh serves commercial and individual clients with data driven risk solutions and advisory services.

The role: Development Executive (Sales Academy)

• This position is for a sales focused candidate who is looking to forge a career as a future Sales Professional in Marsh. The Sales Academy is a structured 2 year programme, with successful candidates developing into a Junior Sales Professional on completion.

What can you expect?

• The academy will combine learning activities, prospect research, sales support and direct sales tasks over the programme, withstructured training, mentoring and coaching alongside.

What you will be rewarded with?

• We offer competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits.
• We also support programmes including: health & welfare, tuition assistance, pension, employee assistance program, career mobility, employee network groups and volunteer opportunities.
• This role can be either office based or mixed remote/office based offering you the opportunity and flexibility to work within a specialized team from the comfort of your own home.

We will rely on you to:

The starting role will be a combination of:

• Contact management
• Prospect research and planning
• Sector research and planning
• Opportunity shadowing and contribution
• CE/Tier two new business support
• Learning both technical and sales specific

The academy is a two year programme, with the finishing aims of:

• Demonstrating significant progress towards ACII qualification (min Dip CII)
• Learning from shadowing client renewals and new business opportunity
• Appointment setting and financial contribution from contact management activity
• A steer towards an industry focus to build a future specialism
• Ability to progress into a Junior Sales Professional role geography flexible

What you need to have:

• Sales drive, focus on results and financially driven
• Business acumen and an understanding of the core mechanics of finance
• Ideally, some experience of direct sales
• Maturity and an ability to connect across multiple segments / demographics
• Ambition, tenacity, confidence, ability to learn

What makes you stand out:

• Experience within Sales
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong numerical skills

About us

Marsh is the world's leading insurance broker and risk adviser. With over 35,000 colleagues operating in more than 130 countries, Marsh serves commercial and individual clients with data driven risk solutions and advisory services. Marsh is a business of Marsh & McLennan Companies (NYSE: MMC), the world's leading professional services firm in the areas of risk, strategy and people, with 76,000 colleagues and annualized revenue approaching $17 billion. Through its market-leading businesses, including Mercer, Guy Carpenter and Oliver Wyman, Marsh & McLennan helps clients navigate an increasingly dynamic and complex environment.

We embrace a culture that celebrates and promotes the many backgrounds, heritages and perspectives of our colleagues and clients regardless of their gender expression or identity, marital and civil partnership status, ethnic origin, nationality, age, background, disability, sexual orientation or beliefs. We are proud of our inclusive culture where everyone feels empowered to bring their whole selves to work and thrive. Learn more about our foundational values, mission and vision for the future by reviewing ourGreater Good Policy

Marsh & McLennan Companies and its affiliates aim to attract and retain the best people regardless of their gender expression or identity, marital and civil partnership status, ethnic origin, nationality, age, background, disability, sexual orientation or beliefs.