Junior Farm Development Executive

Job Summary

Reporting to the Head of Direct Farm Sales, the successful candidate will be our Junior Farm Development Executive for the South Leinster Region.

The core role of the Junior Farm Development Executive is to build relationships with existing customers when dealing with renewal calls and to develop skills to sell our farm product to new customers, this will help build Zurich’s share of the farm sector in Ireland.  Supporting our eight farm business development managers. 

Your Role

•    Learn on the job about farm business development within Insurance taking on renewal calls and new business submissions.
•    Build a pipeline of leads taking an active role in managing the process for the team.
•    Learn to survey outbuildings for fire & storm cover with experienced farm development managers.
•    You will be required to participate in Farm Talks/Presentations, attend Agricultural shows and marts from time to time.
•    Build relationships across the Farming Community and with our current partners (DairyGold, ICMSA and FDC.
•    Represent the Zurich Brand to the Farming community.
•    Work with Head of Farm Direct Sales & Farm Business Development Managers.
•    Execute Sales & Distribution strategies that are aligned with business goals of GI.
•    Understand critical success factors and the distribution trends in the Agri Sector.
•    Use Sales & Distribution insights e.g. understanding the causes of Retention Leakage to enhance or extend, customer propositions, to improve profitability across the segment.
•    Feedback customer insights to the team and use these to continue to improve the customer experience.
•    This is not an exhaustive list of activities.

Success Measures
•    Customer feedback, retention levels & new business cases secured.
•    Provides relevant recommendations to Head of Farm Direct considering market trends and their implications for our business.
•    Best practices developed, shared and monitored. 

Your skills and Experience

Minimum Qualifications 

A minimum of 2 Grade C3/H5 at Higher Level in the Leaving Certificate (or equivalent) or FETAC Level 6 Diploma.
In line with Central Bank guidelines, the successful applicant will be required to sit the relevant Insurance Institute exams in order to achieve the necessary qualifications. 
Degree in agricultural Science preferable but not necessary.
CIP or working towards
In line with Central Bank guidelines, the successful applicant will be required to sit the relevant Insurance Institute exams in order to achieve the necessary qualifications.

Experience

Strong customer experience required.
Knowledge of Agri Industry preferable
Direct Insurer or Broker Experience an advantage.

Additional Inforamtion

Primary work location is Wexford. Position is Wexford based but occasional travel may be required to other Zurich locations.

Some benefits include: Training & development opportunities; Staff Pension Scheme; Free on-site parking; Sports and Social Club; Bike to work/Tax Saver; Bicycle Parking & Shower Facilities; and more. 

If you value an exciting and varied working environment and meet the above requirements, then our recruiter is looking forward to receiving your application by clicking on the button “Apply online”.

Who we are

Zurich is one of Ireland's leading insurance companies providing a wide range of general insurance and life insurance products and services. The company employs over 1,000 people across its locations in Dublin and Wexford.

Zurich is a strong brand – with our 53,000 employees worldwide form the basis of our success, helping our customers in 210 countries and territories to understand and protect themselves from risk. In order to deliver our services, we offer our employees flexible working models and interesting opportunities for further training & development. As a Zurich employee you benefit from a multitude of advantages as well as a strong culture, characterized by acceptance, diversity and team spirit.

At Zurich, we foster a culture of diversity and inclusion. Our purpose and values are designed to protect, inspire confidence and help our employees reach their full potential. We value and defend what is right and promote opportunities for equity among our professionals, regardless of gender, disability, LGBTQ +, race, ethnicity, generations, belief, etc. Join Zurich and be part of this culture. Together we are committed to delivering on our purpose - Let’s Create a Brighter Future Together!