Leasing / Sales Consultant - Winter Park, FL

NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association); Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic Sales Consultant to join their team in a vibrant active adult community. This role focuses on maintaining high occupancy and resident satisfaction through strategic marketing and exceptional customer service. You will engage with prospective residents, guiding them through the leasing process while fostering a welcoming community atmosphere. If you are passionate about real estate and enjoy building relationships, this opportunity is perfect for you. Join a company that values your contributions and offers robust benefits, including generous paid time off and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Competitive Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

Generous Paid Time Off

401(k) with Company Match

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Assistance Program

Charitable Giving Program

Qualifications

• Strong customer service skills with a focus on resident satisfaction.
• Experience in sales and leasing activities to achieve occupancy goals.

Responsibilities

• Conduct property tours and manage leasing activities to attract residents.
• Design and execute marketing activities to drive traffic to the property.

Skills

Customer Service

Sales Techniques

Marketing Strategies

CRM Software

Education

High School Diploma

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Entrata

Yardi

Job description

ABOUT GREYSTAR

Greystar is a leading, fully integrated global real estate company offering expertise in property management, investment management, development, and construction services in institutional-quality rental housing, logistics, and life sciences sectors. Headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina, Greystar manages and operates more than $320 billion of real estate in 250 markets globally with offices throughout North America, Europe, South America, and the Asia-Pacific region. Greystar is the largest operator of apartments in the United States, manages more than 1,000,000 units/beds globally, and has a robust institutional investment management platform comprised of more than $79 billion of assets under management, including over $36 billion of development assets. Greystar was founded by Bob Faith in 1993 to become a provider of world-class service in the rental residential real estate business. To learn more, visit www.greystar.com.

JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY

As a Sales Consultant at a lease-up active adult community, you will play a key role in maintaining high occupancy and resident satisfaction by executing strategic marketing, leasing, and retention initiatives. You will be responsible for attracting prospective residents through effective outreach and personalized tours, guiding them through the leasing process, and ensuring a seamless move-in experience. Throughout the lease term, you will provide exceptional customer service, address resident needs promptly, and promote a vibrant, welcoming community. You will also manage lease renewals with a focus on building long-term relationships and fostering a strong sense of community.

JOB DESCRIPTION

• Performs all sales and leasing activities to achieve the property’s revenue and occupancy goals by greeting and qualifying prospects, conducting property tours and showing apartment homes, continuing the relationship with prospects through follow-up and consistent discovery, processing applications, credit screening, and criminal background checks, preparing the lease and move-in package, and ensuring a smooth resident move-in and lease signing.
• Collects all pertinent information from prospective residents at move-in and record as appropriate.
• Continually update the market survey to stay informed about current market and competitor conditions that may impact the community’s occupancy, market rent, and sales results, develops and implements short- and long-term marketing plans and goals to sustain occupancy, and follows the property’s established policies related to concessions, specials, and other programs to boost occupancy.
• Designs and executes marketing activities and events to create and drive traffic to the property, including implementing resident referral and employer outreach programs, using internet marketing tools (Craigslist, Facebook, e-mail, and other websites), and following other property-specific marketing plans, drives, and special programs.
• Uses the on-site property management software application (Entrata, Yardi, etc.) to track apartment availability, record traffic and leasing activities, manage resident and prospect data, and capture critical demographic and other information about existing and future residents.
• Ensures that the property and show units meet the Company’s standards for show quality by daily inspecting the marketing corridor and leasing tour, communicating maintenance and upkeep needs to the property’s maintenance team members, merchandising and ensuring a physically appealing show unit and/or model and amenities, and preparing the leasing office for daily leasing activities.
• Executes and performs activities in support of the property’s lease renewal program by preparing lease renewal letters and packages for residents, meeting with and contacting renewing residents in advance of move-out dates, and ensuring that lease renewal documents are signed and implemented on time.
• Responds quickly and courteously to resident and client/owner concerns and questions, and takes prompt action to solve problems and/or document and convey resident or other requests to the appropriate individual(s).
• Demonstrates customer services skills by treating residents and others with respect, answering resident questions, and responding sensitively to complaints about maintenance services. Interacts with all residents and acknowledges them by name if possible.
• Attends community and networking events, aligns themselves with local associations and community organizations, and participates in outreach marketing efforts as necessary to drive traffic to community and generate viable referral sources and new business leads.
• Follow-up – Utilizes current CRM to maintain an accurate and up-to-date prospect database. Assist with daily, meaningful prospect follow-up. Helps the team perform the required number of follow-up contacts in accordance with Greystar standards through phone calls, personal visits, notes, etc. Coordinate prospect and depositor related creative follow up deliveries with couriers, shipping, Amazon, etc.
• Sales Collateral – Organize and ensure adequate supply of fully assembled sales collateral, marketing and outreach packets.
• Maintain files and marketing materials for realtors, transition companies, and moving companies.
• Maintain Sales Consultant - SH copies of all floor plans, in hard copy and email versions.

Physical Demands:

• Incumbents need to be able to stand, walk, and/or sit for extended periods of time and bend, stoop, climb ladders, reach, carry objects, and crawl in confined areas.
• Incumbents must be able to work inside and outside in all weather conditions (rain, snow, heat, hail, wind, sleet).
• Incumbents must be able to push, pull, lift, carry, or maneuver weights of up to twenty-five (25) pounds independently and fifty (50) pounds with assistance.
• Rare or regular travel may be required to assist other properties as needed, attend training classes, business meetings, or other situations necessary for the accomplishment of some or all of the daily responsibilities of this position.
• Incumbents must be able to work a flexible work schedule, which includes taking “call” during evenings, weekends and holidays.

Additional Compensation:

Many factors go into determining employee pay within the posted range including business requirements, prior experience, current skills and geographical location.

• Corporate Positions :Inaddition to the base salary, this role may be eligible to participateina quarterly or annual bonus program based onindividual and company performance.

• Onsite Property Positions :Inaddition to the base salary, this role may be eligible to participatein weekly, monthly, and/or quarterly bonus programs.

Robust Benefits Offered*:

• Competitive Medical, Dental, Vision, and Disability & Lifeinsurance benefits. Low (free basic) employee Medical costs for employee-only coverage; costs discounted after 3 and 5 years of service.

• Generous Paid Time off. All new hires start with 15 days of vacation, 4 personal days, 10 sick days, and 11 paid holidays. Plus your birthday off after 1 year of service! Additional vacation accrued with tenure.

• For onsite team members, onsite housing discount at Greystar-managed communities are available subject to discount and unit availability.

• 6-Week Paid Sabbatical after 10 years of service (and every 5 years thereafter).

• 401(k) with Company Match up to 6% of pay after 6 months of service.

• Paid Parental Leave and lifetime Fertility Benefit reimbursement up to $10,000 (includes adoption or surrogacy).

• Employee Assistance Program.

• Critical Illness, Accident, HospitalIndemnity, PetInsurance and Legal Plans.

• Charitable giving program and benefits.

*Benefits offered for full-time employees. For Union and Prevailing Wage roles, compensation and benefits may vary from the listedinformation above due to Collective Bargaining Agreements and/or local governing authority.

Greystar will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.