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Kritika Pandit

Summary

Results-oriented New Business Development Consultant focused on driving profits in the insurance industry. Offering 6 years of background of consistent sales and service accomplishments to the growing organization. Comfortable with multiple types and formats of sales presentations.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Account Director

Apex Insurance
06.2023 - Current

Job Description:

  • Advise clients on and arrange solutions for their insurance needs.
  • Ensure knowledge of all relevant products is up to date
  • Manage a portfolio of clients, including regularly contacting, reviewing and servicing those clients for new business, renewals and claim
  • Ensure good communication with clients and external parties
  • Ensure client records are maintained in accordance with the Apex General Ltd policies
  • Increase revenue, proactively identify cross selling and upselling opportunities with existing clients
  • Ensure all responsibilities are undertaken in accordance with all statutory, legal and good conduct requirements
  • Meet product provider obligations relating to financial advisers
  • Ensure all responsibilities are undertaken in accordance with Apex General Ltd policies, processes and controls.
  • Handle all client interfacing administrative tasks
  • Undertake marketing and business development activities for the company


Partnerships Sales Consultant

Tower Insurance
08.2021 - 06.2023

Job Description:

  • Provide superior customer service by attending to customer's needs with genuine care and diligence, while identifying opportunities to cross-sell or upsell products
  • Arranging quotes for general insurance
  • End-to-end management of general insurance policies which includes quoting, price negotiations, preparing statement of advice, payments, endorsements, renewals, and cancellations.
  • Working with and providing guidance to Tower's Advisers in placing general insurance.
  • Target relationship-building efforts with advisers in order to build and solidify their trust to promote referral growth
  • Preparing policy schedules, client presentations, and reports
  • Assure compliance with regulatory requirements and professional ethics
  • Ensure company's integrity is maintained and risk exposure is minimized by adhering to underwriting guidelines

Achievements:

  • Nominated for Contact Centre Awards New Zealand 2022 for outbound sales (individual category)
  • Contributed 21% to company-wide GWP in FY'2022
  • Top sales agent company-wide in the month of August 2022
  • Top sales agent consecutively for the last 6 months within the team
  • Won superstar of the month 3 times
  • Sold 20 rental policies for one of our biggest clients in the month of May 2022
  • Helped move 16 rental policies based on my advise and exceptional service for one of our big advisors in July 2022
  • Underwriting level 1 authority

Customer Service Representative

Bendon Group
11.2020 - 08.2021

Job Description:

  • Provide knowledgeable answers to customer phone, chat and e-mail inquiries regarding products and brand
  • Manage ongoing customer relationships utilizing the CRM tools that is Zendesk
  • Making changes on the companies website using backend tool, Magento
  • Helping management in building up the macros for structured communication with the customers
  • Deal with orders in the back office and liaise with logistics
  • Assist clients on order-on-line
  • Follow-up on all customer requests to ensure the brand provides the highest level of customer service in the industry

Achievements:

  • Highest CSAT from past 4 Months
  • Maintain a high-volume workload within a fast-paced environment by assisting an average of 200 customers.

Technical Support Specialist

Apple (Concentrix)
04.2020 - 07.2020

Job Description:

  • Understanding the customer's situation, isolating and categorizing the query for the effective customer outcome
  • Troubleshooting the technical queries that end-user face in day-to-day life
  • Handling the customer query from inception until resolved
  • Booking an appointment for the clients at the nearby store if required, thereby ensuring the issue for customer is resolved efficiently

Achievements:

  • Highest achiever of the Month for best customer service
  • Maintain a high-volume workload within a fast-paced environment by assisting an average of 150 customers.

Customer Service Executive

Air New Zealand (Concentrix)
09.2019 - 04.2020

Job Description:

  • Provide a key service to our client's customers, emphasizing B2B sales
  • Understanding customer's requirements and suggesting the right product mix
  • Effective utilization of business products, tools, and processes to capture the right information
  • Comply with company's guidelines set by quality and management for effective business practices
  • Understanding customer's situation and calculating the right price for their product suitability
  • Pitching the current promotions for upselling and cross-selling the high-value products

Achievements:

Helped company attain the highest client service ratings (as determined by external auditors) – earned 100% marks in all categories including communication skills, listening skills, problem resolution, and politeness

Village Centre Host

Logan Campbell Retirement Village
09.2018 - 08.2019

Job Description:

  • Dealing with residents on a daily basis
  • Assisting in Dine-in, coffee, mocktails and wines
  • Taking orders and services in the Village Centre
  • Assisting in up keeping and clearance
  • Handling queries regarding food or drinks
  • Updating the stock of wines and drinks.

Internship

HiHo- Digital Marketing Firm
07.2018 - 09.2018

Learning:

  • Working for different websites on WordPress
  • Updating website
  • SEO work for the websites
  • Working closely with marketing team in order to design ad campaign for the organization
  • Helping organization in marketing process by finding out the best possible way to direct traffic to their website

Internship

Hashtag-Digital Marketing Firm
06.2018 - 07.2018

Learning:

  • Researching for the tourist place
  • Blog writing for Gold Coast.

Customer Service Agent

Citi Bank (Convergys Pvt. Ltd.)
10.2017 - 04.2018

Job Description:

  • Attended calls and respond to emails
  • Handle customer enquiries both telephonically and by email
  • Updating existing customer information
  • Issuing refunds or compensation to customers
  • Giving product, pricing and delivery information to customers
  • Complete call logs.

Part Time Business

Ledified Solutions, Digital Marketing Firm
06.2016 - 06.2018

Job Description:

  • Staying on top of quote request receipt and resolving the ticket on the same day.
  • Completing follow up by sending quotes and brochures of the required product
  • Calling and fixing either face to face or telephonic conversation to identify and find the potential opportunities for business
  • Preparing a need base product solution for the customer

Achievements:

  • Won the most innovative kiosk in international trade fare 2017 2.
  • Direct tie-up with builders, which boosted sales by 3%.

Education

Diploma - Diploma in Digital Marketing

New Zealand Institute of Education
Auckland
2019

BBA - Management

Birla Institute of Technology
India
03.2016

Skills

  • Negotiation skills
  • Effective communication
  • Relationship building
  • Active listening
  • Multi-tasking abilities
  • MS Office

Hobbies

  • Enjoy outdoor activities including body combat workouts, cycling, and walking.
  • Part of the worship team at my local church
  • Enjoy cooking

Timeline

Account Director

Apex Insurance
06.2023 - Current

Partnerships Sales Consultant

Tower Insurance
08.2021 - 06.2023

Customer Service Representative

Bendon Group
11.2020 - 08.2021

Technical Support Specialist

Apple (Concentrix)
04.2020 - 07.2020

Customer Service Executive

Air New Zealand (Concentrix)
09.2019 - 04.2020

Village Centre Host

Logan Campbell Retirement Village
09.2018 - 08.2019

Internship

HiHo- Digital Marketing Firm
07.2018 - 09.2018

Internship

Hashtag-Digital Marketing Firm
06.2018 - 07.2018

Customer Service Agent

Citi Bank (Convergys Pvt. Ltd.)
10.2017 - 04.2018

Part Time Business

Ledified Solutions, Digital Marketing Firm
06.2016 - 06.2018

Diploma - Diploma in Digital Marketing

New Zealand Institute of Education

BBA - Management

Birla Institute of Technology
Kritika Pandit