Sales Manager Essex

Bellway Limited; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A major UK housebuilder is looking for a Sales Manager for its Essex Division located in Springstead Village, Cambridge. The Sales Manager will oversee and manage the sales process on site, ensuring targets and objectives are met within specified timescales and budgets. The ideal candidate will have experience in managing a sales team for a high-volume housebuilder, with strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively to deadlines. In return, competitive benefits including bonuses and a pension scheme are offered.

Benefits

Optional salary sacrifice car scheme

Competitive annual bonus

Contributory pension scheme

Access to discounts and benefits portal

ShareSave Scheme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Life assurance

Holiday Purchase Scheme

Earn and Learn Opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience as a Sales Manager for a national housebuilder.
• Experience in leading and managing a team.

Responsibilities

• Achieve sales budgets and targets for each development.
• Support and motivate the sales team.
• Implement sales inductions and provide training.
• Oversee site presentation standards.
• Agree budgets for each show home.
• Propose sales strategies to leadership.
• Manage staffing and cover for sales operations.
• Work within financial parameters to maximise profit.

Skills

Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills

Proficient IT skills

Ability to work to deadlines

Teamwork capability

Commitment to diversity and inclusion

Education

GCSE Maths and English – Grade C/4 or above

Tools

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)

Job description

At Bellway we recognise that people are the key to our success, and we are committed to building an inclusive culture that values and respects difference combined with creating a safe and inclusive working environment for all colleagues. This means we are positive about making adjustments as well as providing flexible working and we would be happy to talk to you about how this could work for you.

There is an exciting opportunity to join Bellway, one of the UK’s largest house builders. Our Essex Division is looking to recruit a Sales Manager to join the Division’s Sales team located in Springstead Village, Cambridge..

The Role

The role of Sales Manager reports to the Project Director and is responsible for managing and overseeing the sales process on site to ensure that all targets and objectives are achieved in accordance with specified timescales and budgets whilst maximising profit through the effective management of the sales team.

Principal accountabilities of the role include:

• Achieving sales budgets and targets for each development you are responsible for.
• Supporting, managing and motivating the sales team.
• Implementing sales inductions and providing continual training, coaching and support to aid the development of Sales Advisors and Senior Sales Advisors.
• Overseeing site presentation and ensuring that this is maintained to the correct standard at all times.
• Agreeing budgets for each show home with the Head of Sales and brief/liaise with interior designers accordingly.
• Proposing sales strategies to the [Head of Sales / Sales Director] for developments or plots as and when required.
• Ensuring that each development is fully staffed and holiday and sickness cover are managed appropriately.
• Ensuring that information is correct and plans are available in good time for commencement of the sales operation on each development.
• Working within financial parameters to maximise profit

Experience, Qualifications and Skills

Experience

• Experience of working as a Sales Manager for a high volume national housebuilder.
• Experience of leading and managing a team.

Qualifications and Training

• GCSE Maths and English – Grade C/4 or above (or equivalent)

Skills and Aptitude

• Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills, with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels.
• Works effectively to deadlines
• Proficient IT skills along with a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and outlook).
• Ability to work on own as well as part of a team
• Committed to diversity and inclusion

The Role and Working Conditions

• Willing to be flexible in respect to day to day duties and hours worked.
• Ability to travel to all sales sites, including divisional offices.
• Able to work weekends and bank holidays as required.

In return we can offer you:

• Optional salary sacrifice car scheme
• Competitive annual bonus
• Contributory pension scheme
• Access to discounts and benefits portal
• ShareSave Scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Life assurance
• Holiday Purchase Scheme
• Earn and Learn Opportunities

We reserve the right to close this vacancy if a large volume of applications are received.