Sales Advisor

Bellway Homes Ltd; Reading; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading house building company in the UK is seeking a Sales Advisor for their Thames Valley Division in Reading. The role involves maintaining the presentation of the sales site, guiding potential purchasers, and achieving sales targets. Candidates should have face-to-face sales experience, with desirable previous experience in a residential house building context. This position offers a competitive salary, monthly commission, and various employee benefits, and requires flexibility in terms of duties and hours, including weekends and bank holidays.

Benefits

Competitive basic salary + monthly commission

Contributory pension scheme

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Access to discounts and benefits portal

ShareSave Scheme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Life assurance

Holiday Purchase Scheme

Earn and Learn Opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience of working within a face-to-face sales environment.
• Experience of working as a Sales Advisor for a residential house builder is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Ensure that the general presentation of the site and sales complex is maintained to a high standard.
• Guide potential purchasers around show homes to demonstrate the product.
• Maintain accurate records using the in-house CRM system.

Skills

Effective negotiation and sales skills

Good administration skills

Strong communication and listening skills

IT literate and the ability to adapt to new systems

Education

GCSE Maths and English – Grade 4/C or above (or equivalent)

Job description

At Bellway we recognise that people are the key to our success, and we are committed to building an inclusive culture that values and respects difference combined with creating a safe and inclusive working environment for all colleagues. This means we are positive about making adjustments as well as providing flexible working and we would be happy to talk to you about how this could work for you.

There is an exciting opportunity to join Bellway, one of the UK’s largest house builders. Our Thames Valley Division is looking to recruit a Sales Advisor to join the Division’s Sales team. The development we are recruiting for is located in Astoria Park, SL6 9EE.

The Role

The role of Sales Advisor, reports to the Sales Director and carries out all aspects of the day to day running of the site sales complex, ensuring that outstanding customer service is delivered throughout the customer journey. This includes achieving qualified sales reservations and meeting or exceeding sales targets, as well as efficiently progressing reservations through to exchange of contracts and legal completion.

Principal accountabilities of the role include:

• Ensure that the general presentation of the site and that of the sales complex is maintained to a high standard.
• Ensure that all relevant information required to be able to give full and accurate information to purchasers is available and maintained at all times.
• Guide potential purchasers around show homes, stock plots and site to fully demonstrate the product.
• Ensure visitors and potential purchasers to site are aware of Bellway’s Health and Safety Policy and they are always accompanied by a Bellway representative.
• Maintain accurate records using Bellway’s in-house CRM system.
• Liaise with purchases, solicitors and financial advisers on a regular basis.
• Arrange for a customer to attend a home demonstration with the Site Manager and carry out the Company’s handover policy.
• Assist purchasers following legal completion with any defects or customer care issues.
• Attend and minute a weekly Sales/Site Meeting with your Site Manager.
• Proactively work with Sales Managers and colleagues to suggest ideas to achieve increased sales.

Experience

• Experience of working within a face to face sales environment.
• Experience of working as a Sales Advisor for a residential house builder is desirable.

Qualifications and Training

• GCSE Maths and English – Grade 4/C or above (or equivalent).

Skills and Aptitude

• Effective negotiation and sales skills.
• Good administration skills.
• Strong communication and listening skills.
• Ability to work on own as well as part of a team.
• IT literate and the ability to adapt to new systems.
• Committed to diversity and inclusion.

The Role and Working Conditions

• Willing to be flexible in respect to day to day duties and hours worked.
• Lone working, dependant on site.
• Ability to travel to all sales sites, including divisional offices.
• Able to work weekends and bank holidays.

In return we can offer you:

• Competitive basic salary + monthly commission.
• Contributory pension scheme.
• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays.
• Access to discounts and benefits portal.
• ShareSave Scheme.
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Life assurance.
• Holiday Purchase Scheme.
• Earn and Learn Opportunities.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy if a large volume of applications are received.