Associate Manager, Health & Benefits, Malaysia

Requisition identifier: 202606091

Location: Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Employment type: Full time

Description

Overview of the role:

As part of the health & benefits team, this role is primarily to develop and grow our H&B business in Malaysia. This would include active business development and pipeline management, provide technical training, client sales/ servicing support and to deliver on H&B strategy and BD projects.

Performance Objectives:

Clients

• Support health & benefits projects and proposals development

• Project delivery and account management. This would include serving as the contact for internal stakeholders and clients on delivery of services.

• Sales management, ensuring the progress against established objectives, budget, timeline, deliverables and quality standards

• Develop benefits propositions, liaising & negotiating with stakeholders and prepare client solutions & recommendations. This would include (but not limited to) day to day vendor collaboration, building/refining processes and developing marketing/sales materials

• Manage client expectations and raise appropriate issues to Practice Leader

Financial

• Revenue Target for H&B consulting projects and fee/commission based brokerage clients

• Manage an active and healthy sales pipeline that is aligned to revenue target

Excellence

• Conduct benchmarking studies and other research; provide value added analyses and summaries

• Analyse and compare vendor products, services and contracts

• Design, distribute and evaluate responses to surveys and RFPs

• Communicate and liaise effectively with colleagues and clients regarding data collection and project execution

• Maintain and update of all sales material

• Claims analysis report writing

People

• Build strong relationships internally and collaborate effectively on cross-functional teams

• Demonstrate natural ease and effectiveness when dealing with clients/colleagues at all levels

• Responding knowledgeably and quickly to champion questions

Qualifications

The Requirements

• Strong EB business development background. Proven experience with high corporate deals closing ratio

• Flexibility and proven ability to diagnose and resolve issues; strong client service orientation

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Ability to ask the right questions and seek help where appropriate

• Ability to work both independently and on client teams and enjoy a fast-paced environment

• Sense of accountability; owning one’s work and taking pride in it

• Self-starter; interest in continually challenging oneself and willingness to step outside of one’s comfort zone

• Interest and ability to think beyond the task at hand and understand how one’s work fits into the broader landscape