Motor Trade Sales Executive

Motor Trade Sales Executive

Location: Birmingham, Brentwood, Colchester, Edinburgh, Peterborough or Wakefield (Hybrid)

Competitive Salary + Uncapped Incentive Scheme

Are you an experienced insurance professional looking to build a successful sales career within a thriving and growing motor trade business?

At Clegg Gifford, we're looking for ambitious, customer-focused individuals to join our Motor Trade team as a Motor Trade Sales Executive. This is an exciting opportunity for someone with insurance, broking or underwriting experience who enjoys winning new business, building customer relationships and delivering outstanding service.

Working as part of a high-performing sales team, you'll be responsible for converting new business opportunities, providing tailored motor trade insurance solutions and helping drive the continued growth of our Motor Trade portfolio.

About the Role

As a Motor Trade Sales Executive, you will handle inbound enquiries, generate quotations and convert sales opportunities while ensuring customers receive suitable and compliant insurance solutions. You'll work closely with insurer partners and customers, balancing commercial awareness with exceptional customer outcomes.

This role offers the opportunity to develop your insurance knowledge, enhance your sales skills and become a key contributor to one of the UK's leading specialist insurance brokers.

What You'll Be Doing

Generating and converting new business opportunities across the Motor Trade sector.

Providing competitive quotations tailored to individual customer requirements.

Building and maintaining a strong pipeline of sales opportunities

Identifying cross-selling and additional product opportunities.

Delivering excellent customer outcomes throughout the sales journey.

Assessing risks and calculating premiums in line with delegated authority and insurer appetite.

Working to individual sales, conversion and productivity targets.

Maintaining accurate records and ensuring all activity is completed in line with FCA and company requirements.

Supporting team performance through collaboration, knowledge sharing and best practice.

What We're Looking For

Essential

Insurance broking, underwriting or insurance sales experience.

Strong communication and relationship-building skills.

Commercial mindset with a passion for sales and customer service.

Strong attention to detail and organisational skills.

Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities.

A proactive, self-motivated and results-focused approach.

Desirable

Previous Motor Trade insurance experience.

CII qualifications or a willingness to work towards professional qualifications.

Why Join Us?

Competitive salary with an attractive incentive scheme.

Career development opportunities within a growing specialist insurance business.

Ongoing training and support from experienced industry professionals.

Opportunity to build expertise within the Motor Trade sector.

Supportive team environment focused on performance, development and customer excellence.

Ready for Your Next Challenge?

If you're driven by sales success, enjoy building customer relationships and want to develop your career within a specialist insurance environment, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today and become part of the continued growth of Clegg Gifford's Motor Trade division