Sales Executive

Places for People; Margate; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading social enterprise in the UK is seeking a Sales Executive based in Margate. This role involves building a sales pipeline, negotiating deals, and ensuring customer satisfaction. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in new homes sales, excellent communication skills, and a passion for improving customer experiences. This position offers a competitive salary, commission structure, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Competitive commission structure

35 days annual leave

Cashback plan for healthcare costs

Training and development

Huge discounts and offers from shops

Qualifications

• Experience in new homes sales is essential.
• Knowledge and passion for marketing the development.
• Excellent administration skills for paperwork.

Responsibilities

• Discover and pursue new leads.
• Negotiate deals while maintaining customer satisfaction.
• Secure buyers and tenants for the development.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Target-driven

Team player

Job description

Overview

At Places for People, we hire People, not numbers! We are committed to hiring someone who embodies our People Promises and contributes to inclusive, thriving Communities for customers and employees. We are the UK's leading Social Enterprise and are dedicated to the community we serve.

What are you waiting for? Join a community that cares about you!

More About Your Role

OTE of £52,000 this is including commission. This role is onsite Thursday - Monday with Tuesday and Wednesday off.

The Sales Executive discovers and pursues new leads, and builds and maintains the sales pipeline. You will negotiate deals while maintaining customer satisfaction throughout the sales process. You should have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, be comfortable reaching out to customers in person, and be target-driven, competitive, and a team player with a drive to meet or exceed sales volumes, rates and prices. Ultimately you will help us meet and surpass business expectations and contribute to rapid and sustainable growth through sales.

Through your commitment to outstanding customer experience, you will secure buyers and tenants for our mixed tenure development. We value customer feedback as much as sales figures in assessing performance.

More About You

It is essential that you have experience in new homes sales. You should possess the knowledge and passion to market this exciting development, along with excellent administration skills to keep paperwork up to date. You must have excellent communication skills and the ability to influence positively. You should understand what good customer service looks like and have a genuine interest in making a difference to people’s lives through your work. Personality is important; we seek energy and a positive, energetic team player who shares our values. Due to the nature of the role, you must understand the importance of data protection and confidentiality.

Benefits

We are a large, diverse, and ambitious business that offers a comprehensive benefits package with each role, including:

• Competitive salary, with a salary review yearly.
• Competitive commission structure
• Excellent holiday package – 35 days annual leave with the option to buy or sell leave.
• Cashback plan for healthcare costs – up to £500 saving per year
• Training and development
• Extra perks including huge discounts and offers from shops, cinemas and much more

Next Steps

If you meet the criteria and are ready to take the next step in your career, apply through our simple 5-minute application process, upload a CV and a supporting statement showing how you meet the role requirements. If you have questions, please email the recruitment team.

We offer a guaranteed interview for candidates who are disabled, neurodiverse, or have served in the Armed Forces, provided you meet the essential criteria for the role. If you would like to be considered under this scheme, please indicate this in your application.

We are committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require reasonable adjustments to support your application or interview, please let us know so we can ensure you have the opportunity to perform at your best.

If you are a Places for People customer needing support with your application, please contact our skills and employment team. Please note we may bring the closing date forward if we receive a high volume of quality applications. If you are interested, apply immediately to avoid disappointment.

For mobile users, please store your CV in the cloud (Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox). If you are a recruitment agency, note we operate a PSL and do not take cold calls.

Safeguarding

Saf safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility. We protect children, young people, and adults at risk from harm, abuse, and neglect. Our recruitment process includes pre-employment checks, including DBS checks where applicable, to promote a safe working environment. By joining Places for People, you are expected to contribute to our safeguarding culture and report concerns to protect those in our communities.

Armed Forces – We guarantee an interview for any candidate who is serving or has formerly served in the Armed Forces, including reservists, veterans (including wounded, injured and sick), cadet instructors, and military spouses/partners who meet the essential criteria.

Disability Confident – We are proud to be a Disability Confident Level 2 employer. This helps us employ and retain people with disabilities. Disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria will be guaranteed an interview. The Equality Act 2010 defines a disabled person as someone with a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and long-term negative effect on daily activities.

Neurodivergent – Neurodiverse individuals have valuable skills, and we recognise that a traditional interview process can disadvantage them. Neurodiverse applicants who meet the vacancy criteria will be guaranteed an interview.