Sales Academy Executive

Company:

Marsh

Description:

Development Executive (Sales Academy) – Marsh – London

The company:  Marsh

• Marsh is the world’s leading insurance broker and risk adviser. With over 35,000 colleagues operating in more than 130 countries, Marsh serves commercial and individual clients with data driven risk solutions and advisory services.

The role:  Development Executive (Sales Academy)

• This position is for a sales focused candidate who is looking to forge a career as a future Sales Professional in Marsh. The Sales Academy is a structured 2 year programme, with successful candidates developing into a Junior Sales Professional on completion.

What can you expect?

• The academy will combine learning activities, prospect research, sales support and direct sales tasks over the programme, with structured training, mentoring and coaching alongside.

What you will be rewarded with?

• We offer competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits.
• We also support programmes including: health & welfare, tuition assistance, pension, employee assistance program, career mobility, employee network groups and volunteer opportunities.

We will rely on you to:

The starting role will be a combination of:

• Contact management
• Prospect research and planning
• Sector research and planning
• Opportunity shadowing and contribution
• CE/Tier two new business support
• Learning – both technical and sales specific

The academy is a two year programme, with the finishing aims of:

• Demonstrating significant progress towards ACII qualification (min Dip CII)
• Learning from shadowing client renewals and new business opportunity
• Appointment setting and financial contribution from contact management activity
• A steer towards an industry focus to build a future specialism
• Ability to progress into a Junior Sales Professional role – geography flexible

What you need to have: 

• Sales drive, focus on results and financially driven
• Business acumen and an understanding of the core mechanics of finance
• Ideally, some experience of direct sales
• Maturity and an ability to connect across multiple segments / demographics
• Ambition, tenacity, confidence, ability to learn

What makes you stand out:

• Experience within Sales
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong numerical skills

About us

Marsh is the world’s leading insurance broker and risk adviser. With over 35,000 colleagues operating in more than 130 countries, Marsh serves commercial and individual clients with data driven risk solutions and advisory services. Marsh is a business of Marsh & McLennan Companies (NYSE: MMC), the world’s leading professional services firm in the areas of risk, strategy and people, with 76,000 colleagues and annualized revenue approaching $17 billion. Through its market-leading businesses, including Mercer, Guy Carpenter and Oliver Wyman, Marsh & McLennan helps clients navigate an increasingly dynamic and complex environment. 

Marsh & McLennan Companies and its affiliates aim to attract and retain the best people regardless of their gender expression or identity, marital and civil partnership status, ethnic origin, nationality, age, background, disability, sexual orientation or beliefs.

Marsh Risk is a business of Marsh (NYSE: MRSH), a global leader in risk, reinsurance and capital, people and investments, and management consulting, advising clients in 130 countries. With annual revenue of over $24 billion and more than 90,000 colleagues, Marsh helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information about Marsh Risk, visit marsh.com, or follow us on LinkedIn and X.

Marsh is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age background, civil partnership status, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We are an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments in accordance with applicable law to any candidate with a disability to allow them to fully participate in the recruitment process. If you have a disability that may require reasonable adjustments, please contact us at [email protected].

Marsh is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.