Farmers Insurance
Sr. Field Territory Manager - Louisville
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Sr. Field Territory Manager - Louisville
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Farmers Insurance
Job Summary
This position manages an assigned territory of core Foremost Independent Agencies, including responsibilities to prospect and appoint new agencies with guidance, drive profitable premium growth, and achieve financial and operational goals. This role develops and manages agency partnerships and serves as the primary relationship between the agency and the company.
The position develops and successfully promotes and supports the available suite of Foremost products and services, including a portfolio of moderately complex accounts, within an assigned territory. This role is at the forefront of building premium growth through relationships with agents to ensure market share is built successfully.
This position is an individual contributor who receives moderate guidance and direction from management and field distribution partners while performing work with business unit and enterprise impacts. The position is remote with required weekly field travel.
Essential Job Functions
Owns and manages assigned territory driving profitable growth to achieve financial and operational targets. With moderate guidance from management and field distribution partners, assists in leading, developing, and executing territory tactical plan and agency management processes (example business planning, training, compensation) to support financial and operational targets, measure results, and pivot as necessary.
With coaching, builds and cultivates mutually beneficial agency partnerships in person with agency ownership, management, and frontline staff using a consultative sales framework. Establishes position as a trusted advisor while delivering product, underwriting philosophy, appetite, and system training, to support retention and new business development to increase depth and maximize agency revenue. With moderate guidance, creates, maintains, and executes high quality agency strategies and plans, including holding agents accountable, to achieve written premium, profit, and new business goals.
Coordinates plans with field distribution partners, including strategic and tactical components, to align with business strategies such as carrier consolidation (agency book consolidation), agency storefront expansion, and new product or program rollout support. With coaching, drives and ensures quality of new business flow, appropriate mix of business, and overall risk management of both individual agency books and overall assigned territory.
Provides appetite and target market clarity, identifies and addresses profit or quality of business concerns to ensure profitability across territory.
Strategically utilizes internal reporting and tools designed to support the Independent Agent channel including all Marketing and Development programs, business development tools and internal production/profitability data and analysis. Performs other duties as assigned.
Physical Actions
Job is performed in-person at a Farmers office or virtually at an approved alternative work location. Job may include work performed at field locations. The physical work environment is indoors and climate-controlled with adequate lighting and ventilation. Normal and customary distractions include background noise produced by office equipment and chatter among people, as well as interruptions. Field work performed outdoors may include exposure to weather elements. Frequently sits or stands for prolonged periods of time, up to a full shift. Occasionally moves about the workplace including navigating stairs, ramps, and level or uneven surfaces. Occasionally moves, pushes, pulls, lifts, carries, and places objects or materials weighing up to 50 pounds without assistance.
Frequently uses shoulders, arms, hands, and fingers to manipulate equipment, tools, and objects necessary to perform job duties. Frequently performs fine motor tasks such as typing, mousing, or writing, up to a full shift. Occasionally performs movements such as bending, stooping, crouching, kneeling, twisting, and reaching overhead or below the knees. Possesses clear vision, with or without correction, to visually read and verify information. Relies on depth perception and peripheral vision to navigate the work environment visually by identifying barriers, changes in terrain and locating objects. Possesses adequate hearing, with or without correction, to communicate with co-workers, respond promptly to auditory signals or alarms, and discern sounds essential for maintaining safety and productivity in the workplace. Jobs in this category may require regular travel between Farmers offices, alternative work locations, and/or field locations.
Education Requirements
High School Diploma or equivalent required. Bachelors degree preferred. CIC, CPCU, or insurance licenses preferred upon hire.
Experience Requirements
Minimum three years of insurance sales and management work experience.
Experience achieving profitable premium growth and sales success.
Benefits
Farmers offers a competitive salary commensurate with experience, qualifications and location.
Bonus Opportunity (based on Company and Individual Performance)
401(k)
Medical
Dental
Vision
Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts
Life Insurance
Paid Time Off
Paid Parental Leave
Tuition Assistance
For more information, review “What we offer” on https://www.farmers.com/careers/corporate/#offer
Job Location(s): US - KY - Louisville (territory will cover state of Kentucky, candidate must reside in greater Louisville area)
Anticipated application deadline: At Farmers, the recruitment process is designed to ensure that we find the best talent to join our team. As part of this process, we typically close open positions within 8 to 21 days after posting. If you are interested in any of our open positions, we encourage you to submit your application promptly.
Farmers is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in any employer/employee relations based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender expression, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, marital status, military and veteran's status, or any other basis protected by applicable discrimination laws.
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Sr. Field Territory Manager - Louisville
role at
Farmers Insurance
Job Summary
This position manages an assigned territory of core Foremost Independent Agencies, including responsibilities to prospect and appoint new agencies with guidance, drive profitable premium growth, and achieve financial and operational goals. This role develops and manages agency partnerships and serves as the primary relationship between the agency and the company.
The position develops and successfully promotes and supports the available suite of Foremost products and services, including a portfolio of moderately complex accounts, within an assigned territory. This role is at the forefront of building premium growth through relationships with agents to ensure market share is built successfully.
This position is an individual contributor who receives moderate guidance and direction from management and field distribution partners while performing work with business unit and enterprise impacts. The position is remote with required weekly field travel.
Essential Job Functions
Owns and manages assigned territory driving profitable growth to achieve financial and operational targets. With moderate guidance from management and field distribution partners, assists in leading, developing, and executing territory tactical plan and agency management processes (example business planning, training, compensation) to support financial and operational targets, measure results, and pivot as necessary.
With coaching, builds and cultivates mutually beneficial agency partnerships in person with agency ownership, management, and frontline staff using a consultative sales framework. Establishes position as a trusted advisor while delivering product, underwriting philosophy, appetite, and system training, to support retention and new business development to increase depth and maximize agency revenue. With moderate guidance, creates, maintains, and executes high quality agency strategies and plans, including holding agents accountable, to achieve written premium, profit, and new business goals.
Coordinates plans with field distribution partners, including strategic and tactical components, to align with business strategies such as carrier consolidation (agency book consolidation), agency storefront expansion, and new product or program rollout support. With coaching, drives and ensures quality of new business flow, appropriate mix of business, and overall risk management of both individual agency books and overall assigned territory.
Provides appetite and target market clarity, identifies and addresses profit or quality of business concerns to ensure profitability across territory.
Strategically utilizes internal reporting and tools designed to support the Independent Agent channel including all Marketing and Development programs, business development tools and internal production/profitability data and analysis. Performs other duties as assigned.
Physical Actions
Job is performed in-person at a Farmers office or virtually at an approved alternative work location. Job may include work performed at field locations. The physical work environment is indoors and climate-controlled with adequate lighting and ventilation. Normal and customary distractions include background noise produced by office equipment and chatter among people, as well as interruptions. Field work performed outdoors may include exposure to weather elements. Frequently sits or stands for prolonged periods of time, up to a full shift. Occasionally moves about the workplace including navigating stairs, ramps, and level or uneven surfaces. Occasionally moves, pushes, pulls, lifts, carries, and places objects or materials weighing up to 50 pounds without assistance.
Frequently uses shoulders, arms, hands, and fingers to manipulate equipment, tools, and objects necessary to perform job duties. Frequently performs fine motor tasks such as typing, mousing, or writing, up to a full shift. Occasionally performs movements such as bending, stooping, crouching, kneeling, twisting, and reaching overhead or below the knees. Possesses clear vision, with or without correction, to visually read and verify information. Relies on depth perception and peripheral vision to navigate the work environment visually by identifying barriers, changes in terrain and locating objects. Possesses adequate hearing, with or without correction, to communicate with co-workers, respond promptly to auditory signals or alarms, and discern sounds essential for maintaining safety and productivity in the workplace. Jobs in this category may require regular travel between Farmers offices, alternative work locations, and/or field locations.
Education Requirements
High School Diploma or equivalent required. Bachelors degree preferred. CIC, CPCU, or insurance licenses preferred upon hire.
Experience Requirements
Minimum three years of insurance sales and management work experience.
Experience achieving profitable premium growth and sales success.
Benefits
Farmers offers a competitive salary commensurate with experience, qualifications and location.
Bonus Opportunity (based on Company and Individual Performance)
401(k)
Medical
Dental
Vision
Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts
Life Insurance
Paid Time Off
Paid Parental Leave
Tuition Assistance
For more information, review “What we offer” on https://www.farmers.com/careers/corporate/#offer
Job Location(s): US - KY - Louisville (territory will cover state of Kentucky, candidate must reside in greater Louisville area)
Anticipated application deadline: At Farmers, the recruitment process is designed to ensure that we find the best talent to join our team. As part of this process, we typically close open positions within 8 to 21 days after posting. If you are interested in any of our open positions, we encourage you to submit your application promptly.
Farmers is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in any employer/employee relations based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender expression, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, marital status, military and veteran's status, or any other basis protected by applicable discrimination laws.
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