Sales Support Specialist

Posted 2 Days Ago
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Hiring Remotely in US
Remote
18-29 Hourly
Junior
Healthtech • Insurance • Retail • Social Impact
The Role
Supports sales and account administration for clients, brokers, consultants, and prospects. Responsibilities include qualifying and quoting support, client implementations, renewals, open enrollment, record maintenance, issue resolution, internal coordination, and preparation of client communications and presentations. The role maintains accurate client data, coordinates requirements across departments, supports retention and growth initiatives, and ensures administrative processes meet established timelines and requirements.
Summary Generated by Built In
Proactively support servicing and account administration for clients, partners, brokers, and consultants as part of supporting customer satisfaction, growth, and retention strategies. Support and create administrative sales activities associated with qualifying and quoting to prospects, the installation of new clients, changes to existing clients, processing renewals, and open enrollment.

Support relationships with clients by establishing and maintaining strong internal relationships with account managers, sales personnel, and other key business partners, to understand customer requirements as they relate to products and service offerings
Provide administrative support for client development plans and assigned projects that support strategic objectives, communication, growth, and retention
Communicate and coordinate client requirements and needs with business partners to ensure accurate information is available to support the client’s plan design and ensure client expectations are met
Support the implementation and intake requests of new clients to ensure specified implementation time frames are met or exceeded
Verify client administrative requirements are met, documented, and business partners involved understand and agree to the requirements within approved processes/procedures
Maintain working knowledge of existing and new products/services and other general information to ensure accurate information is provided to the sales/account management team and clients or brokers
Effectively utilize the sales automation system to maintain current client and prospect records and data
Identify problematic issues and offer alternative approved solutions. Escalate to the appropriate business partner to drive custom/alternative solutions as needed
Coordinate with other departments and the account team to resolve client issues and maintain client satisfaction
Prepare collateral and conduct open enrollment presentations for the sales team, clients, and client members to support benefit fairs as needed
Ensure complete and accurate information is set up in the systems to maintain current client, broker, and prospect records, interfacing with multiple internal & external business partners to coordinate as needed
Job Specifications
Typically has the following skills and abilities:
Two years of customer service or client service experience, demonstrating the ability to build effective relationships and resolve a variety of issues
Ability to quickly learn the company’s products and service offerings and internal systems
Ability to manage multiple concurrent account implementations and business issues
Understanding of business objectives and the business environment
Work within an agile environment, demonstrating a proven ability to adapt to change quickly
Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills
Excellent organizational skills for setting work priorities and managing a high volume of information and requests from multiple sources
Proficient with MS Office, word processing, and spreadsheet applications, including building files, writing formulas, combining columns, copying, and merging data/files
For roles that are remote (i.e., Work From Home (WFH)) or hybrid (i.e., partial onsite at a VSP location and WFH), must demonstrate a high level of engagement in virtual environments, including maintaining camera presence during meetings to support effective communication and team alignment

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Compensation range for the role is listed below. Applicable salary ranges may differ across markets. Actual pay will be determined based on experience and other job-related factors permitted by law. As a part of the compensation package, this role may include eligible bonuses and commissions. For more information regarding VSP Vision benefits, please click here. 

Salary Ranges: $17.85 - $28.88

VSP Vision is an equal opportunity employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to age, gender, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.  We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing. 

Unincorporated LA County Residents: Qualified Applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act, and any other similar laws.

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We have been made aware that fake job opportunities are being offered by individuals posing as VSP Vision and affiliate recruiters. Click here to learn about our application process and what to watch for regarding false job opportunities. 

As a regular part of doing business, VSP Vision (“VSP”) collects many different types of personal information, including protected health information, about our audiences, including members, doctors, clients, brokers, business partners, and employees.  VSP Vision employees will have access to this sensitive personal information and are subject to follow Information Security and Privacy Policies. 

Skills Required

  • Two years of customer service or client service experience
  • Ability to build effective relationships and resolve a variety of issues
  • Ability to learn company products, services, and internal systems quickly
  • Ability to manage multiple concurrent account implementations and business issues
  • Understanding of business objectives and the business environment
  • Ability to work in an agile environment and adapt quickly to change
  • Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills
  • Excellent organizational skills and ability to prioritize high-volume information and requests
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office, word processing, and spreadsheet applications
  • For remote or hybrid roles, high engagement in virtual environments, including maintaining camera presence during meetings
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The Company
HQ: Rancho Cordova, CA
13,052 Employees
Year Founded: 1955

What We Do

VSP Vision Care is a not-for-profit organization founded in 1955, providing vision benefits, eye care insurance, eyewear, and lenses, and reinvesting in communities.

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