Sales Consultant

Vistry Group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading property developer is looking for a Sales Consultant in Enfield, London. This role involves managing the sales hub, ensuring excellent customer service, and achieving sales targets. You will require customer-facing experience, strong negotiation skills, and proficiency in Microsoft Office. The position offers a competitive salary, bonuses, and generous leave. Weekend work is required. Join us in shaping sustainable communities and be a part of our ethos of integrity, caring, and quality.

Benefits

Competitive basic salary and annual bonus

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Up to 39 days annual leave

Private medical insurance

Enhanced parental leave

Life assurance

Qualifications

• Proven ability to work under pressure and meet sales targets.
• Full driving licence and access to a suitable vehicle.
• Willing to be flexible in respect of day-to-day duties and hours worked.

Responsibilities

• Manage the day-to-day running of the sales hub.
• Proactively seek out prospective sales and follow up all enquiries.
• Ensure excellent customer service by advocating the customer journey.

Skills

Customer-facing experience

Lead generation and sales

Negotiation skills

Strong IT skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Education

5 GCSEs including Mathematics and English

A Levels in any discipline

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

In a Nutshell

We have a new opportunity for a Sales Consultant to join our team within Vistry South London, at our site in Enfield, London (N18). As our Sales Consultant, you will carry out all aspects of the day‑to‑day running of the sales hub/development in accordance with the customer journey, taking ownership for the sales process with customers, maintaining necessary records and documentation during all stages of the sales progress across a number of sites and house ranges within the sales hub/development and delivering successful continual sales at all sites within the sales hub/development.

We value in‑person collaboration and team culture, but we’re also committed to supporting flexible working where possible. This role will involve an element of weekend working.

Benefits

• Competitive basic salary and annual bonus
• Salary sacrifice car scheme available to all employees
• Mileage allowance
• Up to 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays (increasing to up to 39 days with service)
• 2 volunteering days per annum
• Private medical insurance, with employee paid cover
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Competitive pension scheme through salary sacrifice
• Life assurance at 4 × your annual salary
• Share save and share incentive schemes
• Employee rewards portal with many more benefits

Requirements

• Behave in line with our company values – Integrity, Caring and Quality
• Experience working in a customer‑facing role delivering under pressure
• Experience in generating leads and sales through telephone‑based business development
• Proven track record of successfully completing the sales process with customers
• Proven ability to work under pressure and meet sales targets
• Excellent IT skills with demonstrable knowledge of Microsoft Office tools
• Strong negotiation and sales skills
• Excellent administration and organisational skills
• Good planning and organisational skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Comfortable using multi‑channel forms of communication
• Interest in property and the housing market
• Willing to be flexible in respect of day‑to‑day duties and hours worked
• Full driving licence and access to a suitable vehicle
• Willing to travel to all sales sites within the division, including regional offices
• Willing to work weekends

Desirable

• 5 GCSEs / GCE or equivalent including Mathematics and English (at C grade or above)
• A Levels in any discipline

More About the Sales Consultant Role

• Ensure all relevant Standard Operating Procedures, sales and all other policies & procedures are understood and adhered to, and that mandatory training requirements are kept up to date.
• Implement Vistry’s continuous drive to deliver excellent customer service by advocating the customer journey and consistently exceeding customer expectations.
• Assist with internal or external audit as required in line with Vistry Values of ICQ.
• Use Vistry systems to perform and execute your role requirement to drive excellence and ensure clarity of information records for business needs and demands.
• Conduct yourself with internal and external stakeholders as ambassadors of Vistry.
• Proactively seek out prospective sales and follow up all enquiries with telephone communication and marketing literature to optimise the business opportunity for sales on your designated development(s).
• Manage and implement new innovation in fulfilling the business targets on new home sales and negotiate with customers to ensure the best sales outcome.
• Awareness of local market and economic conditions.
• Travel to all designated developments to undertake pre‑booked customer appointments.
• Maintain detailed knowledge of all relevant Vistry house types, build progress and availability within the designated developments, to ensure each customer is given every opportunity to purchase a new home.
• Maintain detailed knowledge of all relevant purchase assistance schemes, alternative sites and house types, to ensure every customer is offered a bespoke choice of purchase options.
• Proactively sell customer extras and manage implementation across all reservations to drive additional profit for the Company.
• Respond to all cancellations making every effort to "save" and, if necessary, re‑negotiate the reservation, identifying the reason for cancellation and offering any suitable alternatives on other Vistry developments.
• Work with the Site teams to understand the build progress to provide customer information as required.
• Work alongside colleagues within the designated developments to ensure all aspects of the sales process is communicated to the team, customer and relevant stakeholders.

About Vistry

We build more than homes, we’re building Vistry. Being a responsible developer and award‑winning employer means we live each day through our ethos – doing the right thing. Our behaviours reflect this, as well as our values of integrity, caring and quality. Shaping all we do; they empower us to develop sustainable communities across affordable and private housing. We work in a partnership‑led way, and you’ll recognise our renowned brands Bovis Homes, Linden Homes and Countryside Homes. Together with Vistry Works, our manufacturing operation, and the functional support of Vistry Services, we’re a proud UK Green Building Council member, UK top five housebuilder with a five‑star House Builders Federation (HBF) customer satisfaction rating, and winner of many awards including Top Employer, Global Top Inspiring Workplaces, and Best for Talent Attraction and Outreach. Join us in making Vistry.