Area Manager

Countrywide; Poole; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading estate agency in Poole is looking for an experienced Area Manager to lead their Sales branches in Dorset. You will drive business performance through effective management and employee engagement while overseeing financial targets. A proven track record in estate agency and the ability to build high-performing teams are essential for success in this role. Competitive salary, OTE, company car, and benefits are included.

Benefits

Competitive basic salary

Substantial OTE

Company car

Generous staff benefits

Qualifications

• Proven track record in driving a successful estate agency business.
• Experience in building and leading high performing teams.
• Ability to influence and lead change.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee management of all Sales branches.
• Manage performance against key financial indicators.
• Grow market share through proactive working processes.

Skills

Driving performance through KPIs

Coaching and developing teams

Employee engagement strategies

P&L accountability

Identifying business growth opportunities

Job description

Job Description

Countrywide have an exciting opportunity for an Area Manager to join us in our highly profitable Dorset area to continue to drive business forward.

As an Area Manager, you will lead and oversee management of all Sales branches and colleagues within your area. You will work to meet and exceed performance and financial targets set, and you will drive engagement and collaboration among your teams.

Your role will involve :

Driving exceptional performance through all Estate Agency KPIs including Countrywide Conveyancing Services and Mortgage Services.

Coaching, developing and effectively manage all employees to ensure that performance is optimised across all KPIs

Ensuring employee engagement is maximised through action planning, pro-active recruitment, minimising attrition and driving retention of your teams

Managing, monitoring and reporting on the region’s performance against agreed key financial business indicators on the area’s P&L and against set performance metrics to ensure delivery of income targets

Take appropriate action with branches trading at a loss or below budget

Grow market share significantly by adopting pro-active working processes and identifying business growth opportunities

The ideal candidate will have :

A proven track record in driving a highly successful estate agency business

The drive, desire and determination to want to succeed

Demonstrable experience of building and leading high performing teams in fast paced and demanding environments

Proven ability to influence, shape and lead change

Inspirational leadership ability, with approachability and humility

High levels of P&L accountability and commercial exposure

The Area Manager role will offer a competitive basic salary and substantial OTE, as well as a company car and generous staff benefits.

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If this sounds like the next step for you in your Estate Agency career, we want to hear from you!

Connells Group UK is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

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