Group Broking Manager - Christchurch

Introduction


Overview

About us:

At Gallagher, we’ve been helping to protect what’s important to people and businesses for more than 95 years. Gallagher is the world’s third largest insurance brokerage and risk management companies, with a global network of brokers in over 130 countries. 

We make success happen. We are stronger as one team and together we continually strive to make a difference, whether it’s for our clients, our colleagues or our communities. Our shared values are core to our culture and are reflected in everything we do, as set out in The Gallagher Way.

 

If you are an experienced senior commercial broker / leader looking to take the next step in your career, we have an exciting opportunity for you….

 

We are currently looking for a Group Broking Manager (GBM) to join our team in Christchurch.

In this role, strong leadership skills are essential as you will be responsible for coaching and mentoring a team of around 12-14 Brokers & Broker Associates. Your role will involve providing guidance and support to the team, helping them meet targets. Your ability to inspire and motivate a team will be key in driving their success.  In addition to being an outstanding leader, you will also be responsible for delivering exceptional insurance advice to a portfolio of commercial clients.

 

Reporting directly to the Branch Manager, this is an excellent chance to become a part of a highly capable leadership team and contribute to the overall strategic direction of the branch. You will play a crucial role in fostering a distinctive branch culture and driving its growth.

 

You will need to be confident, proactive, adaptable, and resilient. These traits will enable you to navigate and thrive in a fast-paced environment. Excellent communication skills are essential, as you will be interacting with various stakeholders, both internally and externally. Your ability to think on your feet and make quick, informed decisions will be crucial in this role.

How you'll make an impact

• Develop and manage exceptional client relationships to deliver an outstanding customer experience

• Assist in generating growth within the existing portfolio and convert new business

• Contribute to mid and short-term business strategy and planning to ensure targets are in line with market trends, regulations and operational processes

• Develop and monitor delivery of retention and profitability (new business, growth) targets for self and the team, to achieve and exceed agreed levels of performance

• Mentor, coach and motivate team members to achieve business targets

Skills and Experience

• Proven ability in coaching a team and performance management.

• Proven ability to develop and manage complex client accounts and generate, qualify and close new business opportunities.

• Negotiation skills coupled with the ability to be flexible and innovative.

• Comfortable explaining complex concepts and making recommendations to customers.

• Demonstrated experience of presenting to and building relationships with key decision makers

• A high degree of commercial acumen and experience.

• Complies with FSLAA regarding holding a Certificate in Financial Services (NZQA Level 5). 

 

Benefits:

• Comprehensive reward and recognition programme

• Life insurance benefit (T&Cs apply)

• Discounted personal insurance

• Good base salary + Car Allowance + Fuel Card + Incentives + KiwiSaver

• We support you to develop your skills with excellent learning and development opportunities within a friendly team environment.   

How to apply:

Join our professional and close-knit team and experience the best of both worlds - the scale and multi-national reach of the US-based Gallagher group of companies, combined with a kiwi feel.

If this opportunity resonates with you, click the "quick apply" button above to submit your application. For more information, feel free to reach out to our friendly recruitment team via email at recruitment@ajg.co.nz

 

Compensation and benefits

We value inclusion and diversity

Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it’s embedded into the fabric of our organization. For more than 95 years, Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work.

 

Gallagher embraces our employees’ diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms, we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest.

 

We know you’ll really enjoy being part of our professional, close-knit team.  As part of the Global Gallagher group of companies, we have scale and multi-national reach with a Kiwi feel.

 

Gallagher believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination by its managers, employees, vendors or customers based on race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy status), sexual orientation, gender identity (which includes transgender and other gender non-conforming individuals), gender expression, hair expression, marital status, parental status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected (herein referred to as “protected characteristics”) by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

 

Equal employment opportunity will be extended in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, layoff, and termination. In addition, Gallagher will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.