Sales Consultant
Do you have proven Sales experience within the housing sector or estate agency?
We have a brilliant opportunity for a Sales Consultant to join our busy Sales team and will be based at our office in Basingstoke on a Permanent basis.
You'll be responsible for helping customers start their next chapter, from shared owners looking for a way into a home-ownership market, to those customers investing in an open-market property that means their money achieves a greater social purpose.It's profit, but it's profit with a purpose.
About Sovereign Network Group (SNG)
We are thrilled to have joined forces with Network Homes in October 2023, which now places us as the 6th largest housing association in the UK. Sovereign and Network Homes have come together as SNG (Sovereign Network Group) – an organisation that takes the best of both and makes it even better.With over 84,000 homes we deliver services to in excess of 210,000 customers across the South East and South West.
The role will include:
Responsible for providing an excellent sales service, you will deliver the highest standards of customer care
You will act as the main point of contact for customers throughout the sales journey, you will be dealing with both Open Market and Shared Ownership plots salesYou will be taking operational responsibility for a range of new developments across several sales locations, including all aspects of presentation, stock management, achieving sales of properties in line with agreed targets
Responsible for targeting customers and follow up leads and influence the marketing for your developments through effective and tailored campaigns, alongside individual market research
Working with the sales team, you will proactively identify potential sales, customers and create ‘forward' interest and subsequent viewings
Follow-up all sales ‘leads' and effectively qualify and progress customers to ensure that sales targets are met.
What we're looking for:
Proven sales experience with Housing Sector/Estate Agency or affordable housing
Strong customer service skills, as you will be required to work with internal and external customers ensuring you deliver what is expected.The drive to deliver sales targets and KPI's and the ability to self-manage and prioritise your own workload.
You will be required to travel throughout the region and therefore a Full UK Driver's License is a requirement alongside having to work flexible hours up to 7.00 pm weekdays and on Saturdays as required.
What you can expect from us:
£450 yearly flexible benefit pot to use against benefits of your choice25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays (with an extra day every year up to 30 days)
Generous Matching Pension scheme up to 12%
Life cover
Chance to buy or sell holiday as part of our flexible benefits package
Flexible remote working
Reward and Recognition scheme
A suite of personal development programmes
We are committed to our Equality Diversity and Inclusion strategy and believe that you can truly be yourself at Sovereign. It's a fantastic time to join us at Sovereign, having just been awarded a Gold accreditation by Investors In People, we are sure you will find us a very welcoming and inspiring bunch to work for and with.
If you would like the opportunity to make a real impact within our changing and growing organisation, we would love to hear from you.