At Allstate, great things happen when our people work together to protect families and their belongings from life’s uncertainties. And for more than 90 years, our innovative drive has kept us a step ahead of our customers’ evolving needs. From advocating for seat belts, air bags and graduated driving laws, to being an industry leader in pricing sophistication, telematics, and, more recently, device and identity protection.
Job Description
The Commercial Vehicle Agency Specialist is responsible for prospecting, qualifying, appointing, building relationships and managing agencies in a virtual market to produce profitable sales and growth. This role is also responsible for meeting and exceeding volume and profit objectives, while maintaining and growing a relationship between the company and appointed agents. Also serves as a subject matter expert and provides additional division support through mentoring others and assisting with special projects.
Key Responsibilities
• Serves as an advisor to leadership, providing insights, competitive intelligence and recommendations on agency performance, market dynamics, and strategic opportunities
• Analyzes sales performance data and market trends to identify opportunities for growth, optimize territory performance, and inform decision-making
• Consistently exceeds agreed upon new business production, direct written premium, loss ratio goals, and other KPIs on an annual basis by effectively managing the agents of assigned agencies within the virtual market
• Terminates agents for lack of production, unprofitable results, or other cause
• Onboarding new hires and providing ongoing mentoring /coaching to support their development and performance
• Consistently exceeds expectations and serves as a role model for the members of the team, while embracing company initiatives
• Solicits new agencies as appropriate & manages virtual agent relationships, evaluates their potential to write quality new business, and appoints qualified new agencies and is responsible for their profitable growth.
• Recommends agencies to participate in profit-sharing, rewards, and special incentives programs, and other agency sales initiatives
Education
• 4 year Bachelors Degree (Preferred)
Experience
• 3 or more years of experience (Preferred)
Supervisory Responsibilities
• This job does not have supervisory duties.
Skills
Inside Sales, Profitable Growth, Relationship Building, Sales Performance, Strategic Collaboration
Compensation
Base Compensation: $62,000 - $76,000 and performance based incentives.
The candidate(s) offered this position will be required to submit to a background investigation.
Joining our team isn’t just a job — it’s an opportunity. One that takes your skills and pushes them to the next level. One that encourages you to challenge the status quo. One where you can shape the future of protection while supporting causes that mean the most to you. Joining our team means being part of something bigger – a winning team making a meaningful impact.
Allstate generally does not sponsor individuals for employment-based visas for this position.
Effective July 1, 2014, under Indiana House Enrolled Act (HEA) 1242, it is against public policy of the State of Indiana and a discriminatory practice for an employer to discriminate against a prospective employee on the basis of status as a veteran by refusing to employ an applicant on the basis that they are a veteran of the armed forces of the United States, a member of the Indiana National Guard or a member of a reserve component.
For jobs in San Francisco, please click “here” for information regarding the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.
For jobs in Los Angeles, please click “here” for information regarding the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.
To view the “EEO Know Your Rights” poster click “here”. This poster provides information concerning the laws and procedures for filing complaints of violations of the laws with the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs.
To view the FMLA poster, click “here”. This poster summarizing the major provisions of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and telling employees how to file a complaint.
It is the Company’s policy to employ the best qualified individuals available for all jobs. Therefore, any discriminatory action taken on account of an employee’s ancestry, age, color, disability, genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual and reproductive health decision, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, race (include traits historically associated with race, including, but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles), religion (including religious dress), sex, or sexual orientation that adversely affects an employee's terms or conditions of employment is prohibited. This policy applies to all aspects of the employment relationship, including, but not limited to, hiring, training, salary administration, promotion, job assignment, benefits, discipline, and separation of employment.