Bilingual Direct Sales Representative

For over 75 years, Medavie Blue Cross has been a leading health and wellness partner for individuals, employers and governments across Canada. As a not-for-profit organization, we proudly invest in communities to help address some of Canada’s most pressing health care challenges. We are one of Canada's Most Admired Corporate Cultures, one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers, Canada’s Life & Health Insurer of the Year for 2021 and an Imagine Canada Caring Company. Our 2,400 professionals work across six provinces, united by our shared values of being caring, accountable, responsible, innovative and community-minded. We’re committed to ensuring our employees thrive in our award-winning, collaborative culture focused on ensuring health, wellness, and personal and professional growth through a variety of programs and support across our organization.

Together with Medavie Health Services, we are part of Medavie — a national health solutions partner with over 7,200 employees. Our mission is to improve the wellbeing of Canadians.

**Job Title**:

- Bilingual Direct Sales Representative**Department**:

- Individual Sales**Competition**:

- 85687**Internal/External**:

- Both**Employment Type**:

- Full Time Permanent**Location**:

- NB, NL, NS- HYBRID**Salary**:

- Comprehensive Compensation**Reports To**:

- Manager**What's in it for you?**
Recognized as one of Canada’s 10 Most Admired Corporate Cultures, Medavie Blue Cross understands each one of its 1,900 employees plays a key role in building a strong and successful organization. Throughout the six provinces in which we operate, we know our people make a difference in our customers’ lives each day. We encourage our employees to be involved and to support activities that allow for personal and professional growth and development. As a not-for-profit organization, we also place a high priority on giving back to the communities in which we live.

If you are looking for an opportunity in a challenging, fast-paced and team-oriented work environment with a leading local organization, the career you’ve been looking for may be waiting for you at Medavie Blue Cross.

**We Offer**:
- A diverse team of colleagues with multiple fields of expertise- A stimulating and flexible working environment- Comprehensive health and dental plan that is 100% employer paid effective on your first day- Defined Contribution Pension Plan.- Emphasis on work life balance, providing wellness benefits, health resources and fitness center discount- An organization where we encourage personal learning and growth- If getting involved in charitable causes is something you’re passionate about, we support and offer plenty of opportunities to give back- As a not-for profit organization we are dedicated to our purpose, we are focused on health outcomes, not profit, both in our everyday work and we contribute the community

**Key Responsibilities**:
- Selling Medavie Blue Cross insurance products, including Health, Life and Travel, capitalizing on sales opportunities from inbound customer calls, outbound calls resulting from leads, and face to face sales interactions in order to achieve sales targets.
- **Note that this does NOT require cold calling**- Cultivating relationships with potential customers by advising how our products and services can benefit them using proven sales techniques to influence buying decisions- Effectively probing to identify customer needs and formulate appropriate recommendations for product options. Use problem solving skills to find creative solutions to address client needs while providing a highly customer focused experience- Developing and maintaining business relationships with policyholders in order to retain their business and maximize sales opportunities and referrals- Responding to client questions and concerns, including outbound follow-up activity, communicating final decisions before placement of policy and working with clients to resolve any post-sale service issues- Adapting to changing products and processes as our business evolves- Demonstrating our corporate values through each interaction with clients and internal colleagues

**Qualifications**:
- Provincial Life, Accident & Sickness licenses required- Bilingualism (French and English) required- Post-secondary education in Sales, Finance, Insurance and/or Business or equivalent- Minimum 2-3 years sales experience #CBM1

**We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.**

Medavie Blue Cross strives to foster a culture where everyone is enabled to achieve their full potential - a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) where we live our values every day in the way we treat each other, our members and the communities we serve. Accessibility is a top priority.

For applicants with disabilities, we provide accommodations throughout the recruitment, selection and/or assessment process. If selected to participate in the recruitment, selection and/or assessment process, please inform Medavie Blue Cros