Sales Adviser

Barratt Developments plc; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading residential property developer in the United Kingdom is looking for a Sales Adviser to assist customers in finding their dream homes while providing exceptional customer service throughout the sales process. Candidates should possess strong interpersonal skills, a commercial mindset, and the ability to meet sales targets effectively. The role includes responsibilities such as understanding local market dynamics, following up leads, and utilizing sales methodologies to close deals.

Qualifications

• Experience in sales within a service environment such as housebuilding or retail.
• Understanding of market dynamics and competitor landscape.
• Ability to act on customer needs to enhance company reputation.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate local knowledge of area amenities and transport.
• Understand product offerings and pricing structures.
• Follow up on leads to convert inquiries into site visits.
• Utilise sales methodologies effectively to close sales.
• Meet or exceed sales targets as required.

Skills

Excellent interpersonal skills

Listening skills

Questioning skills

Empathy

Product demonstration

Closing skills

Effective lead follow-up

Commercial acumen

Resilience

Negotiation

Job description

Our Sales Advisers help customers find their dream home and provide excellent customer service throughout the sales process.

You would need to demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills to enable you to build rapport with customers to understand their needs and requirements. These would include listening skills, questioning skills, empathy, product demonstration and closing skills.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate comprehensive local knowledge including amenities, schools, transport links and competitors.
• Have a thorough understanding of our product and pricing.
• Effective lead follow‑up skills to convert enquiries to site visits.
• Utilise our Sales methodology, schemes and incentives effectively to close a sale.
• Achieve sales targets in line with business requirements.

Qualifications

• Experience of delivering sales in a service environment e.g. housebuilding, retail, hospitality, banking, estate agency.
• Commercially astute with a good understanding of the market and competitors.
• Understands and acts upon customer needs to maintain company reputation.
• Thrives on challenge, is resilient and driven to achieve personal and organisational targets.
• Able to remain calm and controlled under pressure.
• Keeps up to date with new thinking including legislation, economic conditions and technology.
• Communicates and negotiates persuasively – capable of influencing