Area Sales Manager

Sanctuary Group; Worcester; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading housing and care provider is seeking an Area Sales Manager based in Worcester to lead their new build sales team. You will manage sales documentation, build relationships with internal and external customers, and oversee team performance. Ideal candidates will have strong customer service skills and experience in a relevant sales role. The position offers a salary of £45,250 - £47,632, plus benefits, and a commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus public holidays

Pension scheme with matching contributions

Life assurance

Employee advice service

Cycle to work scheme

Wellbeing support services

Sales Incentives based on performance

Qualifications

• Recent experience in a similar sales role.
• Some experience in customer service or administrative role.
• Management experience with teams is essential.
• Full valid UK driving license required.

Responsibilities

• Manage sales and marketing documentation.
• Build relationships with customers to enhance service delivery.
• Report sales status accurately.
• Recruit and develop quality staff for the team.

Skills

Customer service

Negotiation skills

Team management

Relationship building

Problem analysis

Interpersonal skills

Microsoft Office proficiency

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Teams

Job description

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Sanctuary is one of the UK’s leading providers of housing, care and community services. With around13,000 employees, we maintain a culture where diversity is valued and talent is nurtured and rewarded.

Worcester covering The Midlands

£45,250 - £47,632 per year plus Company car or car allowance plus Sales Incentive Scheme

35 hours per week

We have an excellent opportunity for an Area Sales Manager to join our thriving sales team who are responsible for all new build sales within Sanctuary including both Shared Ownership and Open Market tenure. With a strong background in customer service and excellent negotiation and presentation skills, you will be an experienced people manager who can lead a team to deliver successful results.

Through our exciting development programme we aspire to build 30,000 new homes. This is an excellent opportunity to join our ambitious Development department who will be delivering this project. Therefore, if you are a hardworking and ambitious individual who strives for success, this could be the role for you.

The role of Area Sales Manager will include:

• Manage and collate all sales and marketing documentation required to support the Group's national development programme
• Manage, Build and maintain relationships with internal and external customers identifying any shortfalls in service delivery and ensuring issues are raised for resolution in line with Group aims and objectives
• Ensure the accurate reporting of sales status across the national programme, including liaising with solicitors, sales managers and sales coordinators to provide timely updates within agreed formats
• Manage the recruitment, performance and development of quality staff to ensure strong teams are built who can deliver in line with business needs and individual accountabilities

Skills and experiences:

• Recent experience in undertaking a similar role
• Some experience of working in a customer service and or/administrative role
• Working knowledge of analysing and diagnosing problems and implementing effective solutions
• Previous experience of managing a team
• Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills
• Proficient user of Microsoft packages including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Teams
• This role will involve driving on company business. In order to drive a company vehicle, drivers must hold a full valid UK driving licence

Why work for us?

We provide homes and care for more than 250,000 people in England and Scotland. Our customers are at the heart of all we do. With around 14,000 colleagues, we foster a diverse and inclusive culture, and nurture and reward talent.

As part of our commitment to making Sanctuary a great place to work, where your wellbeing is of genuine importance, we have developed an attractive employment package. The package recognises your contribution, supports your physical, mental and financial health and gives you the flexibility to tailor your employee benefits by offering:

• 25 days annual leave (rising to a maximum of 30 days) plus public holidays
• A pension scheme with matching employer contributions from Sanctuary up to set limits
• Life Assurance
• Employee Advice Service including counselling
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Voluntary health plans
• Wellbeing support and tools
• Employee platform to access your reward and wellbeing package online, find exclusive discounts, wellbeing resources and recognition tools
• Employee Networks, with a shared interest in inclusion, and who provide invaluable support to colleagues
• £45,250 per annum (rising to £47,632 after 12 months, subject to satisfactory performance)
• Sales Incentives based on individual sales targets/KPI’s

If you're unsure about any details, have questions about the role or want to discuss a need for adjustments, our fantastic talent team will be happy to help you [e-mail]

We reserve the right depending on application numbers to close or extend the closing dates for positions; we would therefore recommend an early application.

Inclusion is one of our core values. Our goal is to be a diverse, inclusive organisation where our people thrive and meet our customers’ needs with fairness and empathy. We know having a range of ideas and opinions makes a difference. We encourage and welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support this mission. We will make adjustments throughout your application process, in line with Sanctuary’s commitment to our Disability Confident employer status.

Building Equality and Diversity

Sanctuary Group encourages and welcomes applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support our commitment to offering an inclusive environment for our employees and customers.
We work closely with the Home Office in order to prevent unlawful working.
Sanctuary Group is a trading name of Sanctuary Housing Association, an exempt charity.