Regional Distribution Manager
Hiscox
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Colchester • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Manage the team of account managers across all divisions
- Lead key local relationships for your region across large Preferred Brokers and regional leadership in Strategic Brokers
- Work with the Regional Manager to own and drive the local Sector strategy and Sector plan deliverables
- Develop and maintain relationships with senior Broker stakeholders and key contacts
- Manage the performance of broker offices in the region
- Lead large open market case and scheme/portfolio prospecting and pipeline management across all divisions within your region
- Create and implement regional deals strategy
- Act as account management lead across region, in line with best practice blueprint agreed across all regional teams
- Provide regular coaching and development support to regional team
Requirements
- Strong knowledge of the UK Insurance market & deep understanding of the regional market you operate within
- Track record of broker relationship management strategies
- A strong negotiator with proven influencing skills
- In depth knowledge and experience in account management with a track record of high performance, delivering against a significant growth agenda and business budgets/financial plans and targets
- Proven track record in leading, motivating and developing a sales team to achieve business results or able to demonstrate the skills, mindset and behaviours to do this successfully
- Excellent interpersonal skills and to be able to quickly establish credibility in order to develop long lasting relationships with brokers and underwriters
- Experience of effectively managing stakeholders at all levels
- Commercially astute with the experience and skills to build out and deliver against opportunities in your market
- Ability to contribute significantly to the regional strategy and add value beyond your own specialism/ region for the benefit of the UK business
- Great problem solving and analytical abilities
- Organised with a proactive approach to juggling priorities
- Ideally ACII qualified or exempt through relevant experience as defined by the FCA
Benefits
- Health insurance
- retirement plans
- paid time off
- flexible work arrangements
- professional development
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
account managementbroker relationship managementpipeline managementnegotiationfinancial planningsales team leadershipstakeholder managementstrategic planningproblem solvinganalytical skills
Soft skills
interpersonal skillsinfluencing skillscoachingdevelopment supportcredibility establishmentcommercial acumenproactive approachorganizational skillsmotivationrelationship building
Certifications
ACII qualificationFCA exemption