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Telemarketing Position - Part Time 2-3 Days Per Week ( Tuesday - Thursday )
Position: Inside Sales Telemarketing
Company: Health Planning Associates, LLC
Location: Advanced Technology Park, Warner Robins, GA
Compensation: $12 - $15 Hourly & Bonus Program
We are looking for an enthusiastic Telemarketer to join our inside sales team to help generate sales leads by telephone to regional business owners. You will be responsible for influencing potential small business customers to speak to one of our agents about our services. Once a client is interested you will turn potential client over to licensed sales agents and/or broker.
A successful telemarketer must be friendly, persuasive and able to understand the customer’s requirements in a short time and present solutions that meet their needs and/or connect the call to a licensed agent immediately. The ideal candidate will also be patient and cool-tempered. The goal is to promote business growth by expanding the company’s clientele in a professional manor.
Health Planning Associates is an established market leader in commercial employee benefits programs throughout Georgia. Since our founding in 2002, we have been on a mission to transform and elevate the way business is done in our industry. We need someone to join our firm sales team who reflects our vision, can demonstrate our core values, and share our commitment to doing what is right for our friends, their businesses and neighbors. Check us out online at www.hpabrokers.com or on all social media platforms.
Responsibilities
- Cold call business owners / HR Managers using a given phone directory to solicit our services
- Answer incoming call backs from prospective customers
- Prepare pre-printed material to respond to prospective customers & follow up of initial sales contacts
- Deliver short prepared scripts that describe services, to persuade potential customers to receive more information from licensed sales agents
- Ask pertinent questions to understand the customer’s requirements
- Record the customer’s business information accurately in a computer system
- Go the “extra mile” to meet daily sales call goals and facilitate future sales
Requirements and skills
- Proven experience as telemarketer a must
- Proven track record of successfully meeting sales goals preferably over the phone
- Working knowledge of relevant computer programs (e.g. CRM software - will train), Word, Excel and telephone systems
- Excellent communication and proficient in English
- Persistent and results-oriented
- Patient and able to handle customer rejection
- Be an active listener - giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times
- High school diploma or Equivalent (GED)
Benefits / What we offer you:
- Competitive Hourly Wages
- Bonus Program - Potential to Earn Additional $5,000 - $20,000 Per Year
- Private office space to work
- On the Job Training provided
- Georgia Life & Health course / licensing will be provided at no cost
- Opportunity to advance to Full Time commercial insurance “Agent” within 18 Months - 2 Years
- A rewarding career that helps local businesses in the community
- Financial rewards for top performers
- A 4-Day Work week Georgia Company that believes in life balance because that’s important for all of us
- Opportunity to learn from the expertise of your coworkers
- Ability to be part of a fun, motivated, winning team; Health Planning Associates is an independent insurance brokerage firm built on a foundation of more than twenty-four years of hard work and integrity with clients, employees, and the carrier partners we represent. We are developing the people now who will lead our firm into the future, and we pride ourselves on not only offering competitive pay and benefits but an engaging career path for the most committed professionals.
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: $11.00 - $15.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Flexible schedule
- Paid training
Ability to Relocate:
- Warner Robins, GA 31088: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $5,000 - $20,000