Employee: Business Development / Sales – Focus International

About the job

Employee: Business Development / Sales – Focus International

Kessler is the leading Swiss company for holistic risk, insurance and pension consulting. We serve over 1,600 medium and large Swiss companies from services, trade and industry as well as the public sector. Thanks to our expertise in individual economic sectors, our qualified employees and our leading market position, we make a significant contribution to the sustainable success of our customers.

Founded in 1915, Kessler today employs 390 people at its headquarters in Zurich and at locations in Basel, Bern, Geneva, Lausanne, Lucerne, Neuchâtel, St. Gallen, Sion and Vaduz. As the Swiss partner of Marsh, we have been part of a network of specialists from all areas of risk management with extensive experience in managing global insurance programmes since 1998.

For the further expansion of our international corporate client business, we are looking for an experienced and connected personality who, with expertise, negotiation skills and enthusiasm for customer relationships, helps shape sustainable growth. Your workplace will be at our headquarters in Zurich.

What to expect

• You build sustainable relationships with defined international target customers and maintain them long-term.
• You acquire new large corporate clients and continuously develop these partnerships.
• You arrange and conduct initial meetings and define the next steps for successful collaboration.
• You plan and manage the further process until successful completion.
• You are responsible for concluding cooperation agreements and ensure a professional and smooth onboarding of new customers.
• You analyse the needs of our customers and develop suitable insurance and risk management solutions.
• As we are the Swiss partner, you will also work with Marsh’s international network.

What you bring

• You have a commercial education with further training at university of applied sciences level, for example in business administration.
• You possess sound knowledge in risk and insurance management and have further specialised in this area.
• You bring several years of professional experience in the insurance environment and know the needs of large companies.
• You have relevant experience in an international environment as well as with international insurance programmes.
• You understand international networks and insurance solutions and can navigate confidently in this environment.
• You communicate fluently in German and English – both orally and in writing.
• You convince with analytical thinking and can present complex content clearly and appropriately for the audience.
• You are a sociable and optimistic personality with a strong sales orientation and perseverance.

What we offer

• Family business with a long-term orientation
• A collegial atmosphere at eye level, characterised by respect, helpfulness and team spirit
• Flat hierarchies and short decision-making paths
• Independent work with plenty of scope for design
• At least 5 weeks of holiday per year
• Support for further training both in terms of time and finances
• Home office options depending on workload up to 2 days/week
• Various company events from ski days to summer parties

Have we aroused your interest? We look forward to your application.

For further questions, please contact Ms Romina Imhof, HR Generalist, Tel. +41 44 387 88 73