Vice President Business Development

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Vice President Business Development

As a Vice President Business Development at Sedgwick, you’ll have the opportunity to take on new challenges and help solve complex problems for the world’s best brands.

• Deliver innovative customerfacing solutions to clients who represent virtually every industry and comprise some of the world’s most respected organizations.
• Be a part of a rapidly growing, industryleading global company known for its excellence and customer service.
• Leverage Sedgwick’s broad, global network of experts to both learn from and to share your insights.
• Take advantage of a variety of professional development opportunities that help you perform your best work, grow your career and your profile.
• Enjoy flexibility and autonomy in your daily work, your location, and your career path.
• Build a meaningful career that will take you places with the ability to travel and deploy at a moment’s notice.
• Access diverse and comprehensive benefits to take care of your mental, physical, financial and professional needs.

• PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE ROLE: To expand and enhance the companys top line through diligent relationship building and maintenance with prospective clients across an area; to identify and address prospective and existing client opportunities for marketing the companys programs; and to ensure sales goals, objectives and profit margins are met.

  ARE YOU AN IDEAL CANDIDATE? We are looking for enthusiastic candidates who thrive in a collaborative environment, who are driven to deliver great work, are customeroriented and are naturally empathetic.

  ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES MAY INCLUDE

  • Identifies, develops and maintains internal and external relationshipspartnerships.
  • Builds relationships with prospects.
  • Facilitates the development of new partnerships and the company; facilitates and remains involved in the implementation process ensuring a smooth transition of new client programs.
  • Develops the detailed knowledge of individual prospect operations targeting specific needs which may be opportunities for marketing company programs.
  • Ensures the identification of expertise required addressing individual prospect requirements; identifies resources for prospect solicitation and service teams.
  • Utilizes the appropriate national resources to facilitate responses and pricing for RFPs, proposals, and presentations.
  • Manages the design of service programs ensuring client need fulfillment.
  • Develops and implements an annual sales and service plan including identification of potential client prospects, their needs, and the methodology of presenting companys ability to fulfill those needs.
  • Travels as required.

  • QUALIFICATIONS

    Education: Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university required. Bachelors degree with major in Business Administration, Finance or Risk Management preferred. Licenses as required.

    Experience: Ten (10) years of relationship building in the group life, disability, and absence management area or equivalent combination of education and experience required. Advanced sales and technical ability in the 1000+ employee market.

    Skills: Excellent oral and written communication, including presentation skills, excellent interpersonal skills, PC literate, including Microsoft Office products, strong organizational skills, excellent negotiation skills

    TAKING CARE OF YOU

    • Career development and promotional growth opportunities
    • A diverse and comprehensive benefits offering including medical, dental vision, 401K, PTO and more

    • NOTE: Credit security clearance, confirmed via a background credit check, is required for this position.

      The statements contained in this document are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by a colleague assigned to this description. They are not intended to constitute a comprehensive list of functions, duties, or local variances. Management retains the discretion to add or to change the duties of the position at any time.

      Sedgwick is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a DrugFree Workplace.

      If youre excited about this role but your experience doesnt align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, consider applying for it anyway! Sedgwick is building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace and recognizes that each person possesses a unique combination of skills, knowledge, and experience. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.