Sales Advisor - #2122137

Sales Advisor

Didsbury, Manchester

Starting Salary £34,796 rising to Spot Salary £36,627 (At 2 years, subject to satisfactory performance)

Permanent, Full Time

Reporting to the Sales Manager, the Sales Advisor will be working for Plumlife, the award winning Sales and Marketing department. You will effectively market and sell new build, shared ownership and market sale homes for the company, Cube and other external partners and clients.

What you’ll be doing

• Responsible for sales of new build shared ownership and market sale homes, in line with the required sales targets.
• Respond in a timely manner to all inquiries and sales leads to ensure high conversion rates.
• Assess the eligibility of potential buyers’, maintaining accurate documentation throughout the sales process for audit purposes.
• Conduct viewing appointments at sales developments, explaining the shared ownership scheme to customers and securing reservations.
• Maintain accurate information in databases and systems for performance tracking and reporting.
• Liaise with solicitors, IFA’s, valuers, and our development team to ensure quick progression of sales and manage legal documents.
• Attend site meetings and provide input on design and specification of new homes.
• Assist with coordinating marketing literature and promotional activities.
• Manage sales launches, open days, and ensure accurate website entries for marketing purposes.
• Provide an exceptional level of customer service and follow all company policies and procedures.
• Occasional out-of-hours and regular weekend working required.

What you’ll need

• Competent use of Microsoft office systems including word and excel.
• Driving licence and use of a vehicle for business purposes (with business use insurance cover).
• Experience within a property /development sales background.
• Knowledge of property development process.
• An understanding of shared ownership.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience in a fast-paced customer focussed environment and able to deliver an exceptional standard of customer service.
• Ability to provide concise and accurate reports.
• Ability to complete tasks in an accurate and timely manner when working under pressure.
• Attention to detail.
• Effective liaison with colleagues/other stakeholders to give information/find information/resolve problems.
• Organisation and ability to manage workload.
• The ability to develop and project a positive image of the company through personal, written and oral skills.

What we need from you

• You will be required to attend a number of face to face training sessions as well as virtual sessions and e-learning this part of your role is vital and of equal importance as the day to day aspects.
• A commitment to understand the challenges and opportunities that exist in the communities in which we work. We particularly value lived experience in social housing
• A passion to advocate on behalf of people and communities
• A commitment to work in partnership with others for the benefit of the company
• A commitment to continuous learning and improvement
• Ability to work flexibly and when needed

What we give you in return for your hard work and commitment

• Pension¦DC Scheme (up to 10% contribution from both colleague and company)
• WPA¦Healthcare auto enrolled at no contribution level with £1250 of savings available- option to increase & add on family members
• The Market Place¦High street, restaurant & supermarket discounts, gym memberships, cycle to work, smart tech loans and much more
• Annual Leave¦Start at 26 days annual leave, increasing up to 30 days within 5 years+ Bank Holidays
• Reward & Recognition ¦ You Count Rewards are individual reward’s for going ‘above & beyond’
• Help with transport ¦ We offer season ticket loans, an affordable way to purchase season tickets for public transport at discounted rates.
• Wage Stream¦ You can access savings opportunities and early access to wages

We believe the wellbeing of our colleagues is vital to enable them to deliver to great services, all your benefits can be used inside and outside of work.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expects all our colleagues to share this commitment. All successful applicant(s) will be subject to an enhanced criminal records background check (Child and Adult Workforce, Child Barred List).Further detail on our commitment to safeguarding children/young people & vulnerable adults can be found in the Safeguarding Policy & Recruitment Policy on our website.