Sales Manager (Estates) - Reduced Hours Available

Vanrath is excited to collaborate with an award-winning developer in the property space, this company is seeking to hire a Sales Manager (Property / Estates) that will be on a fixed-term contract for 12-15 months (extended maternity cover).

The successful candidate will be based in their Belfast office.

Salary
£35,000 - £40,000 per annum (Pro rata to 3 or 4 days if wanting reduced hours)
Excellent benefits included.

The Role:

To provide strategic leadership, management, advice and guidance to the Board and ensure the effective delivery of all aspects of our Sales and Sales Strategy. You will have direct reports of Estate Agents and Site Concierges.

The focus is design, estate agent managing and conveyancing.

Responsibilities:

• Lead, manage and be accountable for the Sales team, providing clear direction to the staff and commitment to the values and strategy.
• Monitor and foster accountability to delivery on the Strategic and Operational Business Goals (including own performance).
• Develop talent, coach and support employee development to build capacity and capability.
• Appoint and effectively manage the performance of consultants and 3rd party contractors as appropriate.
• Help to lead on the formulation of the company's overall vision, strategy and goals, identify potential growth opportunities.
• Deliver on customer and stakeholder satisfaction in regard to agreed schedule, scope and quality of work delivered.
• Champion delivery of enhanced Home-buyer satisfaction on the SLT.
• Represent the company as a credible ambassador, building and maintaining relationships with customers, the industry and other stakeholders including through attendance and presentations at identified forums.
• Lead Generation – develop and implement sales & marketing strategies to generate strong leads across all sites.
• Maximise GDV on all house sales – where appropriate influence the operations/design teams to deliver maximum value.. also provide accurate GDV proposals for potential acquisitions.
• Effectively convert leads to final completion to deliver targeted sales to agreed dates.
• Optimise all areas of the home buying process including the house sales, variations sale and the conveyancing process to be efficient and customer focused at all points. Implementing appropriate tools and IT to do so.
• Forecast, procure, prioritise, organise and allocate resources to achieve required business priorities.
• Be accountable for budget management including ensuring cost control.
• Drive continuous improvement.
• Ensure work is compliant, as well as HR policies and procedures.

Essential Criteria:

• 2 A-levels grade C or above
• Experience within property sector (commercial or residential)
• 1-2 years+ management experience
• Both customer facing sales experience as well as creating and delivering sales plans.

Desired Criteria:

• Level 3 certificated in property agency (or similar)
• New build property sales experience
• Conveyancing in NI market
• Property Sales management IT systems

Some positive candidate feedback we’ve received-

‘’Excellent recruitment service. VANRATH helped me secure a new role within days of first contact and the team couldn’t be more helpful and responsive since I began my new position. Would highly recommend that anyone looking for employment registers with VANRATH as they are head and shoulders above other agencies that I have dealt with.

‘’I very much enjoyed my experience with VANRATH. They were great to work with, very friendly and efficient and streamlined everything for me so I had the least amount of stress as I went in for interviews. Looking forward to starting in my new role!’’

‘’Had a great experience with Vanrath. Being new to Northern Ireland, they made me feel very welcome. The team provided lots of tips and support for job opportunities. Would thoroughly recommend the Vanrath team!’’