Home Sales Advisor — Connect Buyers & Close Deals

Barratt Developments plc; Southampton; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus scheme

Private medical cover - Single cover

26 days’ holiday

Job summary

Barratt Developments plc is seeking a Sales Adviser to help customers find their dream home and provide excellent service throughout the sales process. You will demonstrate strong interpersonal skills to build rapport, understand needs, and close sales, reporting to a Sales Manager.

You’ll demonstrate local knowledge of amenities, schools, transport, and competitors, with a thorough understanding of product and pricing, and the ability to convert enquiries into site visits.

Qualifications

• Experience of delivering sales in a service environment e.g. housebuilding, retail, hospitality, banking, estate agency.
• Commercially astute with a good understanding of the market and competitors.
• Understands and acts upon customer needs to maintain Company reputation.
• Thrives on challenge, is resilient and driven to achieve personal and organisational targets.
• Able to remain calm and controlled under pressure.
• Keeps up to date with new thinking including legislation, economic conditions and technology.
• Communicates and negotiates persuasively – capable of influencing others assertively, building rapport with customers.
• Embraces change and explores new ways of working to help the continuous growth of the sales operation.
• Encourages and supports people in the team, sharing knowledge and best practice.
• Able to build relationships across functions, internally and externally.
• Self starter who works effectively without direct management
• IT literate.
• Flexible with working pattern, must be able to work weekends and bank holidays
• Flexible with travel, sometimes at short notice
• Holds full driving license and have use of a vehicle for business travel

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate comprehensive local knowledge including amenities, schools, transport links and competitors
• Have a thorough understanding of our product and pricing
• Effective lead follow up skills to convert enquiries to site visits
• Utilise our Sales methodology, schemes and incentives effectively to close a sale
• Achieve sales targets in line with business requirements

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Listening

Questioning

Empathy

Product demonstration

Closing skills

Drive and resilience

Communication

Negotiation

IT literate

Tools

Driving licence

Job description

Barratt Developments plc is seeking a Sales Adviser to help customers find their dream home and provide excellent service throughout the sales process. You will demonstrate strong interpersonal skills to build rapport, understand needs, and close sales, reporting to a Sales Manager.

You’ll demonstrate local knowledge of amenities, schools, transport, and competitors, with a thorough understanding of product and pricing, and the ability to convert enquiries into site visits.