Sales Executive

Job Description

This role is a 12 month Fixed Term Contract and the Sales Executive will be based in Brighton.

We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Sales Executive to join our Sales Team. As a Sales Executive you’ll provide an end to end customer sales service for all Shared Ownership sales transactions, ensuring all sales targets and Southern Housing’s values are upheld. We’re looking for somebody with a strong sales background and experience in shared ownership sales. In addition, you’ll be passionate about delivering exceptional customer service, you’ll be personable, well presented, and composed at all times, and you’ll be an active team player, working well with the wider Sales team.

What you'll do
Leading on sales as directed by the Sales Manager, you’ll achieve agreed sales targets including progressing sales within agreed time limits. You’ll communicate promptly and pro-actively with customers to achieve reservations and provide regular reports on progress to the Sales Manager. You’ll build strong relationships with internal teams – development, leasehold, aftercare, finance and housing management.

What you’ll need

* A clear understanding of all home ownership products including shared ownership, help to buy, LLR.

* Sales experience working for a Housing Association, house builder or Local Authority.

* An understanding of the needs and aspirations of the customer.

* A proven track record of working on mortgage market and conveyancing requirements.

* Extensive understanding of CFG and Local Authority Section 106 requirements.

* Excellent relationship building and communication skills.

In your supporting statement, it is important that you address how you meet each of the above criteria providing real examples.

Closing date: 22 April 2024

About us
At Southern Housing, our residents are at the heart of everything we do. As one of the largest housing providers in the UK with over 77,000 homes across London, the Southeast, the Isle of Wight, and the Midlands, we give over 167,000 people somewhere affordable to call their own! We also understand the difference that safe, secure, and affordable homes can make to people’s lives.

A career at Southern Housing will allow you to make a difference every day you come to work. Working in the housing sector with us will bring fresh challenges and give you the opportunity to grow and develop, too.

What's in it for you

* Pension

* Life assurance

* Healthcare cash plan

* Eyecare & dental

* Birthday leave

* Retailers discounts

* Cycle to work

* Buy & sell annual leave

* Season ticket loan

* In-house academy & career development

* Flexible working

Inclusion and Diversity
We work hard to create a diverse and inclusive culture and environment where people are respected for who they are. Encouraging inclusion is not just about protected characteristics, it’s about celebrating differences of thought, opinion, experience and perspective of each individual. We’re all different in our own way and we want our colleagues to feel comfortable, that they belong, and are safe to be themselves at work, without fear of being judged or excluded, but valued for their contribution to our One Team approach