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Are you a driven and personable sales professional with a passion for property? We are looking for a Sales Executive to join our Developments team and play a key role in promoting and selling new homes, building strong customer relationships, and contributing to our company's growth.
Key Responsibilities:
* Promote and sell new homes within an assigned territory
* Support site-specific sales strategies in collaboration with the Sales Manager
* Build and maintain a strong customer base and sales pipeline
* Act as a brand ambassador for Places Developments and the wider Places for People Group
* Manage the end-to-end sales process, including reservations and legal progression
* Identify and resolve issues within the reservation process
* Provide accurate forecasting and weekly sales status updates
* Promote and record customer specification choices and “Sales Extras”
* Respond promptly to sales enquiries and ensure customer expectations are met
* Recommend improvements to systems and service levels
What We're Looking For:
Essential:
* Previous experience in selling shared ownership homes
* Proven track record of meeting sales targets
* Commercial awareness and understanding of market trends
* Strong interpersonal and networking skills
* Passion for customer service and experience handling customer queries and complaints
Preferred:
* Responsiveness to internal and external enquiries
* Sales experience in new homes, ideally with Shared Ownership
* Understanding of the legal process from reservation to exchange
* Excellent customer service skills
* IT literacy
We know that there's always more we can do to make you smile, that's why we offer a comprehensive benefits package with each role, yours will include:
* Competitive salary, with a salary review yearly
* Pension with matched contributions up to 7%
* Excellent holiday package – 35 days annual leave (including bank holidays) with the option to buy or sell leave
* Cashback plan for healthcare costs – up to £500 saving per year
* A bonus scheme for all colleagues at 5%
* Training and development
* Extra perks including huge discounts and offers from shops, cinemas and much more.
What's next?
If you meet the criteria and are ready to make the next step in your career then apply following our simple 5 minute application process, upload a CV and a supporting statement which demonstrates how you meet the requirements of the role. If you have any questions please email the recruitment team
If you are a Places for People customer and you're looking for support with your application, please contact our skills and employment team on skillsemployment@placesforpeople.co.uk.
Please note that we may bring the closing date forward, if we receive a large number of quality applications. If you are interested in this role we would advise applying immediately to avoid disappointment.
If you are using a mobile device such as an iPad then ensure your CV is stored in the cloud, we currently support Google Drive, OneDrive and Dropbox.
If you are a recruitment agency please note we operate a PSL and do not take cold calls
At Places for People, safeguarding is everyone's responsibility. We are committed to creating safe communities for our customers and colleagues by protecting children, young people, and adults at risk from harm, abuse, and neglect.
We follow robust safeguarding policies and procedures, ensuring all employees, volunteers, and contractors uphold the highest standards of safeguarding and accountability. Our recruitment process includes pre-employment checks, including Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks where applicable, to promote a safe and secure working environment.
By joining Places for People, you are expected to contribute to our safeguarding culture, following our policies and reporting concerns to protect those in our communities.
Armed Forces - We are proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant. Places for People will guarantee an interview for any candidate who is serving or has formerly served in the Armed Forces, as a reservist, armed forces veteran (including the wounded, injured and sick), cadet instructor and military spouse/partner and who meets the essential criteria for the vacancy.
Disability Confident - We are proud to be a member of the Disability Confident scheme certified as Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This helps us to successfully employ and retain people with disabilities and health conditions. Disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for a vacancy will be guaranteed an interview. The Equality Act 2010 (Disability Discrimination Act 1995 for NI) defines a disabled person as someone who has a physical or mental impairment that has sa substantial and long-term negative effect on their ability to do daily activities.
Neurodivergent – Neurodiverse individuals have highly valuable skills, and we recognise that a traditional interview process sometimes works against them and doesn’t allow them to self-advocate. Neurodiverse applicants who meet the criteria for a vacancy will be guaranteed an interview.
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