Business Development Executive in Askam in Furness

At Gallagher Benefit Services, you’re a trusted partner to organizations navigating some of their most important people decisions. We help clients build better workplaces, where people feel supported, empowered, and inspired to thrive. Whether it’s shaping benefit strategies, designing wellbeing programs, or advising on workforce challenges, the work you do here creates meaningful change for businesses and the people who power them.

In this Outbound Telesales role, you’ll never have to make a cold call! Everyone you call will have asked for a call with us. It’ll be down to you to give them the information they’re looking for, ultimately helping us grow our business through sales.

Gallagher Benefit Services is a leading, full-lifecycle employee benefit consultancy, trusted by employers of all kinds. We help them build a better workplace, positively impacting the lives of thousands of employees every day.

On a day-to-day basis you’ll call small to medium sized companies to find out what Employee Benefits they currently have in place (i.e. Private Medical Insurance, Life Insurance, Income Protection etc) and when those benefits are due for renewal. You’ll then:

• Update our database with information on their existing benefits/schemes for future prospecting
• Pitch anything “In Date” or imminent. Any business signed will earn commission!
• Promote Gallagher Employee Benefits Services to prospective clients.

We believe that every candidate brings something special to the table, including you! So, even if you feel that you’re close but not an exact match after reading the details below, we’re thrilled to receive applications from exceptional individuals like yourself.

We’re looking for someone with the ability to build a good relationship quickly, over the phone. And you’ll have a genuine desire to succeed. Don’t worry if you’ve never done a role like this before, we’ll give you all the training you need to succeed!

Minimum requirements (essentials):

• Be comfortable talking to company owners, directors and senior management on the phone
• Be comfortable with targets, and working in a target driven environment
• Eligibility to work in the UK

Nice to haves (desirables):

• Previous experience in a similar role (Telesales)

On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits. Below are the minimum core benefits you’ll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve:

• Minimum of 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays, and the option to ‘buy’ extra days
• Defined contribution pension scheme, which Gallagher will also contribute to
• Life insurance, which will pay 4x your basic annual salary, which you can top-up to 10x
• Income protection, we’ll cover up to 50% of your annual income, with options to top up
• Health cash plan or Private medical insurance
• Three fully paid volunteering days per year
• Employee Stock Purchase plan, offering company shares at a discount
• Share incentive plan, HMRC approved, tax effective, stock purchase plan
• Critical illness cover
• Discounted gym membership, with over 3,000 gyms nationally
• Season ticket loan
• Access to a discounted voucher portal to save money on your weekly shop or next big purchase
• Emergency back-up family care
• And many more…

Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it’s embedded into the fabric of our organisation. For more than 95 years, Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work. Gallagher embraces our employees’ diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities.

Gallagher is Disability Confident Committed. We have pledged to make sure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible, in addition to supporting our existing employees with any long-term health conditions or disabilities.

Our employing entity, Arthur J. Gallagher Services (UK) Limited, is proud to be accredited as a Living Wage employer with the Living Wage Foundation. We are committed to diversity and opportunity for all and are opposed to any form of less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender or gender identity, marital status, civil partnership status, parental status, race, ethnicity, colour, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, religion/ belief, age and those with caring responsibilities.

Gallagher believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination by its managers, employees, vendors or customers based on race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy status), sexual orientation, gender identity (which includes transgender and other gender non-conforming individuals), gender expression, hair expression, marital status, parental status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.