National Sales Executive

About the role

We are seeking a National Sales Executive to join our dynamic team. This role is a remote position within the continental US, with occasional office visits as needed.

Responsibilities

• Establishes relationships for assigned 5,000+ account segments.
• Identifies opportunities for growth, and submits a corrective action plan to address all opportunities for growth, and implements aggressive sales growth plans.
• Guarantees that Aflac products are aggressively and competitively positioned through all distribution channels within assigned metropolitan area(s); assists with the development of strategies and plans to grow the business.
• Establishes and builds relationships with key sources who will market the Aflac portfolio of products to the nation's leading employers; manages overall relationship with key brokers, while directing internal account support.
• Creates and maintains a business plan within the assigned area; drives the pipeline and revenue goals for accounts within the scope of responsibility, to meet and ultimately exceed growth goals.
• Affirms the short and long-term market potential by understanding Aflac's current market position within each broker's book of business.
• Understands the clients' business issues and aligns Aflac's product development, case set-up, underwriting, and other internal resources and services to meet the clients' needs.
• Professionally manages the sales pipeline, by strategically monitoring health and tracking top pursuits.
• Embraces a culture of collaboration and teamwork, and mentors team members on business development and relationship building.
• Develops and maintains a holistic view of Aflac offerings, competitors, and market conditions within the assigned area, and identifies large account segment opportunities (5,000+).
• Drives the coordination, execution and implementation of broad projects; monitors project plans and execution progress to resolve any variances, and provides accurate communication to stakeholders; identifies required modifications to the project plan based on changed priorities, policy changes, and/or resource constraints in order to ensure plans continue to align to current business objectives.
• Compiles statistics, evaluates data, forms conclusions, and presents recommendations to leadership; stays abreast on technical product related knowledge, general sales techniques and trends; prepares summaries of important trends for leadership; proactively consults with, and influences a variety of constituents based on strategies and actual performance.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to create and implement strategies that will increase number of active accounts, penetration of existing accounts, and acquisition of new accounts - proven accomplishment at both the individual, team, region, and preferably the national level.
• Proven track record of success leading a team of individuals to achieve increased sales dollars and account penetration.
• Excellent presentation, oral, written, and interpersonal communications skills, to effectively interact and act as an advisor on professional issues with Aflac's senior management, and internal and external business contacts.
• Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration or related field (preferred)
• 5 - 7 years (preferred) of professional job-related experience.
• Possess (or willingness to attain) state required life and health agent license.

Skills

• Acting with Integrity
• Communicating Effectively
• Pursuing Self-Development
• Serving Customers
• Supporting Change
• Serving Organizational Goals
• Working with Diverse Populations

Total Rewards

The salary for this job is $150,000. This range is specific to the job and salary offers consider a wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including, but not limited to: education, experience, licensure, certifications, geographic location, and peer compensation. The range has been created in good faith based on information known to Aflac at the time of the posting.

In addition to the base salary, we offer an array of benefits to meet your needs including medical, dental, and vision coverage, prescription drug coverage, health care flexible spending, dependent care flexible spending, Aflac supplemental policies (Accident, Cancer, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity offered at no costs to employee), 401(k) plans, annual bonuses, and an opportunity to purchase company stock. On an annual basis, you’ll also be offered 11 paid holidays, up to 20 days PTO to be used for any reason, and, if eligible, state-mandated sick leave (Washington employees accrue 1-hour sick leave for every 40 hours worked) and other leaves of absence, if eligible, when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being. Aflac complies with all applicable leave laws, including, but not limited to, sick and safe leave, and adoption and parental leave, in all states and localities.