Account Executive – Southern Region
Are you someone who enjoys the challenge of the hunt? Ready to tackle sales leads and turn them into revenue? Avalon Risk Management (“Avalon “) is a premier specialty insurance broker with locations throughout the U.S. and Canada. We focus on the unique and exciting world of insurance and surety solutions for the international trade and logistics industry. We seek candidates with proven, customer-facing sales experience within the logistics industry who have demonstrated comfort and success with the following:
- Developing a sales plan to reach individual and company revenue goals
- Initiating and maintaining business relationships
- The ability to sell a value proposition vs. merely selling on price
- Enjoys networking and is comfortable speaking in front of groups
This is an opportunity focused on, and based out of, our Southern territory including AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, NM, OK, SC, TN, TX, and Puerto Rico. The position is based out of our Southern regional office in the Houston, TX area. New hires must be able to visit the regional office with regularity.
While applicants with a commercial Property & Casualty license are preferred, it is not a requirement for consideration. We require candidates to come with direct trade or logistics experience and have at least some sales exposure. Non-licensed candidates will be required to secure and maintain a Property & Casualty Producer license in the states within their assigned territory within the first 90 days of employment. Avalon will cover the cost.
Our successful producers have developed a broad and robust knowledge base on international trade, importing, exporting, transportation regulations, logistics or risk management. To succeed in this position, you must be driven to sell, possess strong organizational and analytical skills, be detail-oriented, and exhibit exceptional reasoning and negotiation skills. Candidates must have excellent written and verbal communication skills and be adept at using business social media platforms like LinkedIn as part of their networking process.
Key aspects of the job include prospecting, lead qualification, conducting coverage reviews for prospects and clients, submitting applications to underwriters, preparing and presenting proposals, coordinating the service strategy with our Account Management teams, and assisting with the renewal process of your accounts. The job requires travel (both for client prospecting and training), industry participation, and occasional speaking opportunities as well as tracking all opportunities in our sales management system, Applied Epic.
The base compensation range is $60,000 - $75,000 per year, dependent on location and experience. We also support this sales position with an auto allowance. Our sales incentive structure allows the sales team to earn a base salary and unlimited bonus potential based on your hunger for sales. The underlying plan is based on new and renewal business metrics and selling enough business to cover base compensation factors associated with your employment. Avalon sets our sales team’s goals related to new commission sales and retention goals to align their sales efforts with corporate goals.
Avalon is a privately held company owned by the founding management team and is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. Our benefits package includes a base salary, auto allowance, quarterly commission incentives, health, vision, and dental benefits through Aetna, Life & AD&D, 401(k), tuition reimbursement, and student loan assistance. Avalon is an equal opportunity employer that has been voted nationally as Best Places to Work in Insurance multiple times. Interested candidates should get to know us online at www.avalonrisk.com, or by viewing our LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter social media profiles. If you are eager to advance in a growing organization, please apply today.