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Shane Westby

Experienced Insurance Advisor & Customer Service Associate

Summary

Insurance and customer service professional with over 10 years experience at one of the largest high street brokers. Commercially aware, adaptable, professional, hard working and driven to succeed. Empathic and understanding of customer needs. Proven track record delivering excellent customer service, sales and people development. Proficient in a range of systems, trained in GDPR and FCA compliance.     

Work experience

07/18present

Customer Service Associate

Swinton Insurance

Returned to Swinton Insurance as Customer Service Advisor. Delivers excellent customer service whilst managing a varied range of sales KPI’s. Duties include all aspects of policy servicing from quote to sale, mid-term adjustments, claims and resolving complaints. Compliant with GDPR and FCA regulations. 100% quality scores and consistently achieved sales targets. Works well independently as well as part of a team. Adaptive, resilient, professional and driven to succeed. Now being made redundant.

11/1707/18

Media Sales Excecutive

Iliffe Media - The Lynn News

Print and digital advertising sales including project work. converted at 35% over the phone selling both print advertising space and digital advertising campaigns. Designed advertisements and responsible for the whole process from sale to print. key achievement was the re-formatting and production of the visitors guide 'Destination East Anglia'. 

03/0811/17

Customer Service Associate

Swinton Insurance

Held Insurance Sales Executive, Customer Service Associate and Seconded Branch Manager roles. Delivers excellent customer service whilst managing a varied range of sales KPI’s. Duties include all aspects of policy servicing from quote to sale, mid-term adjustments, claims and resolving complaints. Compliant with GDPR and FCA regulations. 100% quality scores and consistently achieved sales targets. Left to try a new challenge.

10/0603/08

Life Insurance Consultant

Click Life

Started as an inbound call handler and progressed to sales consultant. Achieved 40% conversion rate, handling in excess of 350 calls a month. Writing £25000 worth of business monthly. Devised and implemented a training program for new inbound call handlers.

11/0309/06

Store Manager

The Officers Club

Responsible for 10 staff. Full profit and loss accountability. Increased sales by 8% year on year. Reduced stock-loss by 10%. Coached and developed staff. Successfully assisted staff development with 4 members of staff achieving management roles. 

04/0310/03

Assistant Manager

Peacocks Stores

Large store with a very high turnover. Key responsibility for the menswear department. Assisted Branch Manager in the day to day running of the branch. Left to manage my own branch.

09/0104/03

Assistant Manager

The Officers Club

Worked up from Sales Assistant to Assistant Manager. Small branch with 6 Staff members. Increased sales by 4% and decreased stock-loss by 2.5%. Left to gain experience in a large store.

Education

20012003

A Levels

Tomlinscote School & 6th Form College

Communication Studies, Psychology and Politics - Grade C

19962001

GCSE's

Tomlinscote School & 6th Form College

10 GCSE's Grade B-C