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Job Summary:

In addition to the responsibilities listed above, this position is also responsible for developing and implementing moderately complex competitive sales and retention strategy for KPs largest accounts including multi-year benefits strategies; partnering with customer organizations, key union influencers and/or decision makers, consultants, and other influencers to develop and implement reposition and growth strategies with minimal guidance; contributing to the renewal sales negotiation to achieve the goals of the renewal or sale and align with the customers strategy; collaborating with internal partners on the execution of customized account strategies to meet customer needs and provide exemplary service in a highly complex customer environment; facilitating strategy and expansions into other KP regions, ancillary products, and new populations of eligibles, collaborating with other internal partners as appropriate; collaborating within a cross-functional team (e.g., Client Service Management, physician ambassadors, underwriting, marketing, territory managers, labor liaisons, actuarial, community affairs, government relations) to ensure optimal resource use as account strategies are executed; gathering and informing the team of market intelligence, key trends, and customer insights that may influence broader organizational decisions; and demonstrating sensitivity while navigating internal or external issues that may impact KP labor management partnership.

• Pursues effective relationships with others by proactively providing resources, information, advice, and expertise with coworkers and members. Listens to, seeks, and addresses performance feedback; provides mentoring to team members. Pursues self-development; creates plans and takes action to capitalize on strengths and develop weaknesses; influences others through technical explanations and examples. Adapts to and learns from change, challenges, and feedback; demonstrates flexibility in approaches to work; helps others adapt to new tasks and processes. Supports and responds to the needs of others to support a business outcome.
• Completes work assignments autonomously by applying up-to-date expertise in subject area to generate creative solutions; ensures all procedures and policies are followed; leverages an understanding of data and resources to support projects or initiatives. Collaborates cross-functionally to solve business problems; escalates issues or risks as appropriate; communicates progress and information. Supports, identifies, and monitors priorities, deadlines, and expectations. Identifies, speaks up, and implements ways to address improvement opportunities for team.
• Provides a positive customer experience within market turnaround expectations by: building and maintaining strategic relationships with customers, consultants, brokers, and/or channels while acting as the KP representative to ensure contract, benefit/service, and renewal activities; demonstrating comprehensive product knowledge when educating customers, consultants, brokers, and/or channel partners, resolving moderately complex questions or concerns; building a comprehensive understanding of prospect or customer business to ensure that Request for Renewal (RFR) response and engagement strategies are in alignment with customer goals; partnering with engagement team/specialist to monitor engagement programs (e.g., member wellness) with minimal guidance; and providing accurate information including recommendations for new products, benefits/services offerings, and pricing models to address customer, consultant, broker, and/or channel needs with minimal guidance.
• Demonstrates commitment to KP sales and retention goals by: implementing standard and non-standard strategies to meet or exceed targets for retention and growth for accounts in the Book of Business; holding accountability for Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and maintaining updated Customer Relationship Management (CRM) platform. and contributing to the sustained growth and competitive position of KP in the market.
• Contributes to the execution of sales and renewals by: implementing the RFR process end-to-end, following established timelines and best practices; executing standard and non-standard sales and renewals including administration, negotiations, and presentations and rate product and benefit/service validation; ensuring that contracts, pricing, and membership accounting implement the negotiated terms for sales and renewals; and creating cross-sell and upsell opportunities to increase growth and retention.

• Bachelors degree in Marketing, Finance, Business Administration, or related field AND minimum two (2) years of experience in sales, customer service, telemarketing, account management, health plan administration, insurance, or a directly related field OR minimum five (5) years of experience in sales, customer service, telemarketing, account management, health plan administration, insurance, or a directly related field.
• Accident and Health Insurance License (Colorado) within 3 months of hire
  

• Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs): Negotiation; Benefits/Services; Benefits/Services Presentations; Sales Opportunity Orchestration; Sales/Partnership Strategy and Techniques; Customer Experience; Goal Setting; Member Service