Account Representative - State Farm Agent Team Member

ROLE DESCRIPTION: As Account Representative - State Farm Agent Team Member for Dave Mader - State Farm Agent, you are vital to our daily business operations and customers’ success.
You grow our agency through meaningful client relations and acting as a liaison between customer needs and agency departments.
You improve the lives of our customers by proactively marketing relevant products and services.
Grow your career as you better your community.
As an attentive, sociable, and sales-minded professional, we are eager to have you on our team.
JOB VISION AND COMPANY INFORMATION: This successful organization is looking to add a full-time team member.
Your vision might be as a long-term employee of Dave Mader State Farm Agency OR to become your own independent contractor agent with State Farm.
This opportunity is a great way to begin your insurance & financial services career by learning & developing under agent Dave Mader and his team.
Dave Mader State Farm Agency is an organization that knows success.
Owner Dave Mader, an Appleton East High School graduate was recruited by Coach Dick Bennett to play basketball for the Wisconsin Badgers.
He played 5 years for coaches Dick Bennett, Brad Soderberg & Bo Ryan.
He contributed to teams at Wisconsin that went to the Final Four, Back-to-Back Big Ten conference championships & the first Badger team to win the Big Ten tournament.
After graduating with a personal finance degree, he decided to follow his entrepreneurial spirit and started his own agency with State Farm right out of college.
After 19 years, Dave Mader State Farm Agency has grown to be a leading State Farm Agency in the state of Wisconsin and nationally.
The Agency has earned numerous awards & recognition from State Farm across all lines of production.
The Agency has grown to 9 team members.
STATE FARM & DAVE MADER AGENCY INFORMATION Please check out State Farm’s company overview: Company Overview | State Farm® & our agency site: Home, Auto Insurance & More in WI | Dave Mader – State Farm® EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE: Experience in sales, marketing, or customer service is desirable, but not required.
Proficient keyboard typing skills and experience with Microsoft Office and other popular computer software.
SKILLS AND ABILITIES: Ability to learn and apply product, industry, and market knowledge to make professional recommendations to prospects and policyholders and to satisfy insurance licensing requirements.
Ability to influence others.
Ability to create professional business relationships with prospects and policyholders.
Strong listening, oral and written communication skills.
Ability to take initiative and act effectively in various circumstances without direction.
Self-confidence/perseverance/strong work ethic-remain positive and maintain progress towards a goal despite obstacles and adversity.
Goal oriented-highly motivated and resourceful to achieve results.
Proven track record of trustworthiness, dependability, and ethical behavior.
Proven problem-solving ability-apply and balance conceptual and analytical thinking by breaking down complex problems, evaluating alternative sources of action and their likely outcomes, and selecting the best alternative.
Ability to multi-task.
Ability to pay close attention to detail and accuracy.
JOB RELATED TRAINING COURSES AND PROGRAMS Successfully complete all company, state, and federal requirements (licenses) to sell and service designated State Farm products and continue to be licensed in good standing as required.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Generate and follow up with prospects and customers, schedule and conduct needs-based presentations, identify client needs, and market appropriate products.
Conduct needs-based sales presentations in or outside the agent's office supported by technology.
The ability to close the sale with current and prospective customers.
Implement the agency's marketing and sales plan at the direction of the agent.
Meet & exceed marketing & new business production sales goals and objectives set by the agent.
Network and build business referral relationships.
Provide prompt, accurate, friendly, cost-effective service and utilize it as a basis for establishing a marketing opportunity.
Work with agent's computer systems to update information in customer databases.
Prepare quotes, forms, policies, and endorsements when required.
WORK SCHEDULE Full time position with a 40-hour work week.
Office Hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM.
Weeknights and Saturdays by Appointment.
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS Solid base salary + Uncapped Commission + Bonus Opportunities Paid time off (holidays and personal/sick days) 401(k) Plan Growth potential/opportunities for advancement within my agency