Description
SPANISH-SPEAKING SENIOR SALES ASSOCIATE FOR HEALTH PLAN OPEN ENROLLMENT
Duration: 10 months - temporary on-call - (836 total hours)
Location: Rockville, MD
Job Number: 48773
Client: One of the country's leading health care and health plan providers
Job Description:
- The role of a temporary on-call sales staff is to represent a Full time account management team onsite at employer events/open enrollment events throughout the Mid-Atlantic States, primarily the greater DC and Baltimore areas.
- Majority of the meetings are 2-4 hours a day, and may include the need to conduct a formal presentation to employees.
Essential Functions:
- Promotes health care products and services to prospective and existing customers.
- Conducts meetings at employer worksites to educate and inform prospective and existing members about the company and its products.
- Provides complete and accurate information to potential applicants regarding benefits and pricing.
Liaison to Account Managers and Sales Representatives. - Responsible for communicating meeting outcomes, competitive environment and customer needs.
Hours:
- On-Call Position (about an average of 20 to 25 hours per week, including weekends and evenings). This is over the life of the entire project; may work more some weeks and less other weeks.
Travel Required:
90% (Local); reimbursed
Training:
- New on-call sales staff will go through an intensive week of training before shadowing Account Managers out in the field. On-call sales staff would have the opportunity to specialize in key accounts, especially those with multiple locations.
Required Experience:
These are the MUST HAVE items. If a candidate does not have these then they will be rejected.
- High School Diploma
- Bi-lingual - fluent in English and Spanish (must list on resume)
- 7 years' work experience in health care and/or supporting or reporting to a sales/account management department; seasoned sales and marketing staff
- With Associates Degree only 5 years is required
- With BA/BS Degree only 3 years is required
- Comfortable in front of a display or table, onsite at employer events, answering questions about our health plan and unique delivery model
- Willingness to travel locally 90% of the time. This is a HARD requirement; unable to bend on this
- Reliable transportation required. On-call sales staff are reimbursed mileage at the national IRS rate of $.555/mile
- Flexible schedule
- Must be a local candidate (DC Metro Area); no out-of-area candidates will be considered
- Personal Computer proficiency with Microsoft Window operating systems
Preferred Experience:
These are things that we would like to see, but are NOT required to fill the position. Preference will be shown to candidates with this experience.
- Licensed in Life and Health insurance
- Life and Health insurance knowledge
- Spanish speakers
Skills to be Successful in This Role:
- INTERPERSONAL SAVVY -
Relates well to all kinds of people, up, down, and sideways, inside and outside the organization; builds appropriate rapport; builds constructive and effective relationships; uses diplomacy and tact. - CUSTOMER FOCUS -
Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect. - DRIVE FOR RESULTS -
Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results. - INTEGRITY AND TRUST -
Is widely trusted; is seen as a direct, truthful individual; can present the unvarnished truth in an appropriate and helpful manner; keeps confidences; admits mistakes; doesn't misrepresent him/herself for personal gain. - FUNCTIONAL/TECHNICAL SKILLS -
Has the functional and technical knowledge and skills to do the job at a high level of accomplishment.