Inbound Sales Rep

Description and Requirements
Candidates must be flexible to work the following shifts:
8 - 4:30pm EDT, 10 - 630pm EDT, or 12:30 - 9pm EDT, M-F, and one weekend a month on a rotating schedule.
Requirement: Candidates must have an active Property & Casualty License (not personal lines), in their home state and the ability to obtain all 50 states after hire.
Role Value Proposition:
MetLife's Inside Sales Representative will work directly with pet parents to provide solutions for their pet insurance needs in a call center environment. He or she will manage and optimize inbound calls as well as other leads to increase policy sales. The Sales Agent will work to improve customer retention by problem solving, educating, and providing a WOW! experience for their customer.
Key Responsibilities:

• Manage inbound email, chat and phone inquiries from pet parents for the purpose of selling pet insurance policies.
• Manage time and other resources to ensure sales goals are met consistently.
• Handle all interactions promptly and effectively to minimize wait times.
• Build rapport with potential customers to reinforce the value of MetLife's brand and our pet insurance products.
• Build strong knowledge of products and services offered.

Essential Business Experience and Technical Skills:
Required:

• High school diploma or GED
• 2 plus years sales experience
• Proven attendance reliability.
• Flexible schedule requirements, with the ability to work evenings and weekends.
• Possession of an active Property and Casualty insurance license in home state - required prior to hire
• The ability to obtain 50 states as a condition of employment.

Preferred:

• Proven sales success within an inbound service environment, preferably a direct sales environment.
• Insurance industry sales experience
• Service industry and/or Contact Center experience
• Ability to operate in a fast-pace, multi-tasking environment with deadlines.
• Strong written, verbal, interpersonal, and phone communication skills.
• Excellent tracking, follow-up, negotiating, and relationship building skills.
• Demonstrated ability to consistently overcome objections.
• Articulate, professional, and possesses a strong quality sales mindset with attention to detail.
• Proven history of adherence to corporate policies, procedures, and guidelines.
• Strong computer background using MS Word, Excel, and Internet.

Benefits We Offer
Our U.S. benefits address holistic well-being with programs for physical and mental health, financial wellness, and support for families. We offer a comprehensive health plan that includes medical/prescription drug and vision, dental insurance, and no-cost short- and long-term disability. We also provide company-paid life insurance and legal services, a retirement pension funded entirely by MetLife and 401(k) with employer matching, group discounts on voluntary insurance products including auto and home, pet, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and accident insurance, as well as Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and digital mental health programs, parental leave, volunteer time off, tuition assistance and much more!
About MetLife
Recognized on Fortune magazine's list of the 2024 "World's Most Admired Companies", Fortune World's 25 Best Workplaces™ for 2024, as well as the 2024 Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For ®, MetLife , through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is one of the world's leading financial services companies; providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management to individual and institutional customers. With operations in more than 40 markets, we hold leading positions in the United States, Latin America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.
Our purpose is simple - to help our colleagues, customers, communities, and the world at large create a more confident future. United by purpose and guided by empathy, we're inspired to transform the next century in financial services. At MetLife, it's #AllTogetherPossible . Join us!
Equal Employment Opportunity/Disability/Veterans
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MetLife maintains a drug-free workplace.