Cigna

Cigna

VP of New Business Sales; U500 (Plano, TX) - Hybrid

Plano, TX · Vp

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 2 days ago
ReactSalesAccount ManagementNegotiationLeadershipPublic SpeakingFiber Optics

About the role

  • Reports directly to the Market President and is a member of the local senior leadership team in the market.
  • About Cigna Healthcare Cigna Healthcare, a division of The Cigna Group, is an advocate for better health through every stage of life.
  • Join us in driving growth and improving lives.

Responsibilities

  • Works with staff to build and execute individual development action plans
  • Develops and maintains strong intelligence capability through customer/broker contact and formal competitive analysis
  • Manages the development and execution of the market strategy to achieve sales plan
  • Develop and execute tactical plans to achieve organizational objectives

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience
  • 8+ years of industry related experience
  • minimum of 5 years of sales experience required
  • Demonstrated leadership skills required to support a strong sales growth result
  • 8+ years of industry related experience; minimum of 5 years of sales experience required
  • Excellent knowledge of sales management process to be responsible for developing and executing account penetration strategy with Sales and Account Management teams
  • Excellent negotiation and influencing skills, including public speaking and presentation skills
  • Proven ability to lead a sales team and develop staff
  • Enjoys working hard and looks for challenges; able to act and react as necessary, even if limited information is available; not afraid to take charge of a situation; can overcome resistance to leadership and take unpopular stands when necessary
  • Comfortable dealing with and managing an ever-changing, highly competitive industry/ environment; communicates optimism and confidence in the future
  • Proven experience building a competitive sales force and leading a multidisciplinary team of professionals

Nice to have

  • Sales management experience preferred, including recruitment, selection and development of new sales representatives

Benefits

  • This role will lead a team in the delivery of state of the art consultative solutions that address client and customer issues around health and wellness, productivity and security.

Company info

  • Works with Client Managers to manage the renewal and presentation process for assigned customers
  • Ensures completion of all strategic planning; holds systematic meeting schedules with staff, producer and customers

Visa & Work Authorization

  • n, national origin, ancestry, marital or familial status, genetic information, status with regard to public assistance, citizenship status or any other characteristic protected by applicable equal employment opportunity

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