Sales Manager

Bellway Homes Ltd; England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A major UK housebuilder is seeking a Sales Manager to lead the sales team in their Manchester division. This role involves achieving sales targets, managing team performance, and ensuring operational excellence at various development sites. The ideal candidate will have experience within a high-volume housebuilding environment and possess strong interpersonal skills. Competitive salary and benefits are offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Competitive car allowance

Optional salary sacrifice car scheme

Competitive annual bonus

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 as a Sales Manager for a high volume national housebuilder.
• Experience leading and managing a team.

Responsibilities

• Achieve sales budgets and targets for each development.
• Support, manage and motivate the sales team.
• Implement sales inductions and training for Sales Advisors.
• Oversee presentation standards at sites.
• Propose sales strategies to management.
• Ensure developments are fully staffed.
• Manage holiday and sickness cover efficiently.
• Maximise profit within financial parameters.

Skills

Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills

Good administration skills

Ability to work to deadlines

Proficient IT skills with Microsoft Office

Ability to work both independently and in a team

Commitment to diversity and inclusion

Education

GCSE Maths and English – Grade C/4 or above

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 Manchester Division is looking to recruit a Sales Manager to join the Division’s Sales team.

The Role

The role of Sales Manager reports to the Sales Director and is responsible for managing and overseeing the sales process on site to ensure that all targets and objectives are achieved in accordance with specified timescales and budgets whilst maximising profit through the effective management of the sales team.

Principal accountabilities of the role include:

• Achieving sales budgets and targets for each development you are responsible for.
• Supporting, managing and motivating the sales team.
• Implementing sales inductions and providing continual training, coaching and support to aid the development of Sales Advisors and Senior Sales Advisors.
• Overseeing site presentation and ensuring that this is maintained to the correct standard at all times.
• Agreeing budgets for each show home with the Head of Sales and brief/liaise with interior designers accordingly.
• Proposing sales strategies to the Head of Sales / Sales Director for developments or plots as and when required.
• Ensuring that each development is fully staffed and holiday and sickness cover are managed appropriately.
• Ensuring that information is correct and plans are available in good time for commencement of the sales operation on each development.
• Working within financial parameters to maximise profit.

Experience

• Experience of working as a Sales Manager for a high volume national housebuilder.
• Experience of leading and managing a team.

Qualifications and Training

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

Skills and Aptitude

• Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills, with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels.
• Good administration skills.
• Works effectively to deadlines.
• Proficient IT skills along with a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and Outlook).
• Ability to work on own as well as part of a team.
• Committed to diversity and inclusion.

The Role and Working Conditions

• Willingly flexible in respect to day to day duties and hours worked.
• Ability to travel to all sales sites, including divisional offices.
• Able to work weekends and bank holidays as required.

In return we can offer you:

• Competitive salary
• Competitive car allowance
• Optional salary sacrifice car scheme
• Competitive annual bonus
• 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.