Area Sales Executive

Unite Group; Newcastle upon Tyne; Híbrido; GBP 32.000 - 52.000; Tempo integral

Benefícios oferecidos por esta vaga

Bonus paid twice a year

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Generous pension scheme (4-11%)

Life assurance 4x salary

Share save scheme

Resumo da vaga

Unite Group is seeking an Area Sales Executive to lift sales capability across our student accommodation portfolio in Newcastle. You’ll work with city teams to turn insight into practical action, improving follow-up, viewings, objections handling and conversion while maintaining CRM discipline and a strong, student-focused customer experience.

You will balance commercial aims with supportive coaching, enabling teams to perform consistently during peak periods and across multiple properties.

Qualificações

• Proven experience in sales coaching or performance support in a customer-focused environment.
• Track record of helping others improve, not just delivering personal results.
• Strong commercial judgement with the ability to turn data and observations into actionable plans.

Responsabilidades

• Coaches teams to improve follow-up, viewings, objection handling and conversion across multiple properties.
• Supports CRM discipline, pipeline hygiene and timely follow-up.
• Identifies gaps via performance data and creates practical actions to raise sales results across properties.
• Runs open days, student fairs and events to generate leads and engagement.
• Provides side-by-side coaching and role plays to embed best practices.
• Steers recurring renewal and rebooking activity to boost retention and customer experience.

Conhecimentos

Sales coaching

Performance support

Team development

Commercial judgement

Data interpretation

Negotiation skills

Communication skills

Descrição da vaga

Area Sales Executive

Help every team perform at its best.

We are looking for a commercially minded Sales Performance Executive who will improve sales capability and consistency across our student accommodation teams. Rather than focusing only on an individual pipeline, you will work alongside colleagues to strengthen follow-up, viewings, objection handling, rebooking and conversion across multiple properties.

Our sales cycle is human. Behind every enquiry is a student with ambitions, anxieties and choices to make. You will help teams combine pace and commercial focus with care and trust, so every student receives a consistent and confident experience.

Your success will be measured by the improvement you enable across the team, not just the bookings you personally deliver.

Your impact

• Working alongside property and city teams to identify where sales performance can improve and turning insight into practical action.
• Coaching colleagues through live enquiries, follow-up, viewings,objection handling and closing conversations.
• Building confidence and capability through side-by-side support, feedback, role play and sharing good practice.
• Helping teams maintain disciplined CRM usage, clear pipelines and timely follow-up across multiple properties.
• Supporting local activity that creates leads, including open days, student fairs, events and digital channels.
• Improving rebooking and retention activity by helping teams plan and deliver effective resident engagement.
• Using performance data, customer insight and competitor activity to identify gaps, priorities and opportunities.
• Creating consistency across teams while adapting support to different property, market and customer needs.
• Stepping into direct sales activity where needed, particularly during peak periods or where additional support will unlock results.
• Recognising progress, reinforcing strong behaviours and helping teams sustain improvements over time.

Your background

• Proven experience in sales, sales coaching, performance support or team development in a customer-focused environment.
• A track record of helping others improve, not just delivering strong personal results.
• Strong commercial judgement with the ability to turn data and observations into clear, practical actions.
• Confidence giving constructive feedback and adapting your approach to different levels of experience.
• Strong communication, negotiation and objection-handling skills that you can demonstrate and coach.
• A collaborative, values-led approach that builds trust and accountability without taking over.
• A warm, student-focused style that balances commercial outcomes with a positive customer experience.
• The organisation and resilience to support multiple properties through seasonal peaks.
• What good looks like

Teams are more confident, consistent and commercially focused. Enquiries are followed up quickly, viewings convert more effectively, CRM standards improve, and successful approaches are shared rather than held by one person.

Why it's great to work with US!

In this values-led organisation, you will do work that makes a difference, helping to shape welcoming, vibrant communities where students can thrive. Whether this is your first step or your next one, we'll help you build skills, confidence and a career you're proud of.

We believe that everyone thrives when they are able to bring the best version of themselves to work. So, alongside a competitive salary, we've built a culture and a reward package to support you in bringing your full, authentic self to work, including:

• A performance-related bonus paid twice a year
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, with the option to buy up to 5 extra days
• A generous pension scheme where contributions range between 4% and 11% depending on how much you save
• Life assurance worth 4 times your salary
• Share save scheme giving you access to purchase Unite Group shares at a discounted rate
• Enhanced Family Leave policies
• Medicash (Health Cash Plan)
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• One free volunteering day each year
• Retail and hospitality discounts

Alongside these benefits, you'll also have access to learning and development programmes designed to support your growth and career progression.

If you're expecting ordinary, think again. We're US, we're different – and we're proud of it.

How far could you go? Join US and find out.