Now Hiring - Five Star Bank - Financial Services Producer in Buffalo, NY

Position Title: Producer

Reports To: President

Department: Commercial lines

FLSA Status: Exempt

Purpose: The Producer is responsible prospecting, soliciting, quoting and selling new Commercial Insurance Policies.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

Degree of Supervision Received: Minimal

Degree of Supervision Given: None

Essential Functions:

• Ability to develop a knowledge and understanding of all insurance products
• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications with the ability to learn new and existing company software
• Able to work effectively within a team environment
• Possess a high level of attention to detail
• Strong organizational skills with ability to manage multiple priorities and meet assigned deadlines and goals
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills
• Able to effectively and efficiently work in a fast-paced environment and make sound decisions
• Ability to present information in an effective concise manner
• Strong sales orientation and customer focused
• Responds to requests for information in a timely and professional manner
• Demonstrate the standards and principles of the Five Star Bank experience in every interaction with internal and external customers, associates, and stakeholders. Incorporate the high-performance behaviors of teamwork, leading by example, and service in every facet of work.

Job Related Qualifications – Education and Prior Experience:

Required:

• Education: Associate Degree/Bachelor’s Degree
• Prior Experience: 1-3 Years Outside Sales Experience
• Licenses or Accreditation: NY State Property and Casualty Brokers License

Preferred:

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree
• Prior Experience: 3+ Outside Sales Experience
• Licenses or Accreditation: NY State Property and Casualty Brokers License

Competencies:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills,
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills,
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail,
• Time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines,
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, strong supervisory and leadership skills
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
• Salesforce knowledge a plus.
• Tenacious and resilient personality preferred.

Physical Requirements:

• Able to regularly sit for prolonged periods of time.
• Able to regularly stand for prolonged periods of time.
• Able to lift [number of pounds] lbs.
• Able to travel:
  • occasionally
• Extensive computer usage is required.
• Ability to work:
  • Evenings
    • Frequently
  • Weekends
    • Frequently

This job description is not exhaustive. The Producer may be required to perform other duties as assigned.

Five Star Bank and affiliate companies are committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action. We recruit, hire, train and promote persons in all job titles and ensure that all other personnel actions are administered without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic. Five Star Bank and affiliate companies are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to employees and applicants with disabilities to the full extent required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). If you feel you need a reasonable accommodation pursuant to the ADA, you are encouraged to contact us at (716)[please apply online] or (716)[please apply online].

Note: At a later stage in the application process, applicants may be required to provide information about their criminal conviction history, if any, and to authorize the procurement of a consumer report that will contain, among other things, information about criminal conviction history. Except as required by applicable law, prior criminal convictions will not automatically disqualify an applicant from employment, and Five Star Bank will only consider such history in accordance with applicable law. Please be advised, however, that federal law prohibits Five Star Bank from employing “any person who has been convicted of any criminal offense involving dishonesty or a breach of trust or money laundering or has agreed to enter into a pretrial diversion or similar program in connection with a prosecution for such offense” unless the FDIC has provided prior written consent.