Entry Level Sales Executive - Employee Benefits

About the role

Cottingham & Butler is actively looking for ambitious and driven entry-level Sales Executives at our headquarters in Des Moines, Iowa!

Responsibilities

• Learn the business and become a trusted advisor to company leaders.
• Identify, qualify, and close prospects.
• Manage and retain your book of business and actively work towards its growth to unlock substantial financial growth.
• Strategize and develop customized solutions for clients, leveraging available programs to deliver services that exceed client expectations.
• Cultivate strong relationships with top decision makers, ensuring long-term client retention.
• Collaborate with our service team to create compelling proposals and deliver impactful presentations to clients and prospects.
• Earn relevant designations and stay up-to-date on continuing education credits provided by the company to enhance your professional growth and earning potential.

Qualifications

• All sales minded, soon-to-be college graduates, recent college graduates, or individuals with 1-3 years of sales experience.
• Motivated by financial rewards.

Benefits

• We offer an exceptional sales career that opens the door to boundless opportunities and unlimited earning potential.
• We provide comprehensive training, unparalleled service support, unique resources, and the necessary tools to ensure success.
• We surround you with experienced account management teams, in-house specialists, and tools & resources to tailor custom strategies for each client.
• We have access to partner companies like ThinkHR and Zywave, etc., providing additional resources.
• We are consultants, not just insurance shoppers, helping with strategic planning, analytics, cost containment, regulatory and compliance issues, and M&A/due diligence, etc.

Pay

We put our money where our mouth is – almost ALL of our sales executives have a million-dollar book by their 10th anniversary.

Schedule

Our sales executives thrive in a fast-paced, competitive environment and possess a relentless drive for success.