We have a great opportunity for a Trainee Sales Consultant to join our team within Vistry North West Midlands, covering sites and supporting existing Sales Consultants across the region, including Burton on Trent, Nuneaton and Wolverhampton. As our Trainee Sales Consultant you will be responsible for supporting the Sales Consultants in the day to day running of the regional sales hubs in accordance with the customer journey. Working with the Sales Consultants, give support to the sales process with customers, maintaining necessary records and documentation during all stages of the sales progress across several sites and housing ranges within the sales hub and assist with the delivery of successful continual sales at all sites within the designated sales hubs.
Let's cut to the chase, what's in it for you…
Competitive basic salary and annual bonus
Salary sacrifice car scheme available to all employees
Mileage allowance
Up to 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays increasing to up to 39 days with service
2 Volunteering days per annum
Private medical insurance, with employee paid cover
Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
Competitive pension scheme through salary sacrifice
Life assurance at 4 x your annual salary
Share save and share incentive schemes
Employee rewards portal with many more benefits…In return, what we would like from you…
Behave in line with our company values - Integrity, Caring and Quality
Experience working in a customer facing role.
Experience in generating leads and sales through telephone-based business development.
Proven track record of achieving sales targets
Excellent IT skills with demonstrable knowledge of Microsoft Office tools
Ability to handle complaints and difficult situations
Strong negotiation and sales skills
Excellent administration and organisational skills
An interest in property and the housing market
Good planning and organisational skills
Excellent communication skills
Willing to be flexible in respect of day to day duties and hours worked
Willing to travel to all sales sites, including regional offices
Full driving licence and access to a suitable vehicle.More about the Trainee Sales Consultant role…
Proactively seek out prospective sales and follow up all enquiries with telephone communication and marketing literature to optimise the business opportunity for sales across all sites within the designated sales hubs.
Support with the creation and delivery of informative and clear Virtual tours of sites and house plots to all customers within the designated sales hub
Assist with any implementation of new innovation in fulfilling the business targets on new home sales across all sites within the designated sales hub.
Support the Sales Consultants with customer negotiations to ensure the best sales outcome for the business
Utilise all technology available to ensure innovation in generating sales in differing environmental and economic conditions
Assist the Sales Consultants with pre-booked customers visits as required, ensuring that these are arranged at suitable times and are undertaken effectively.
Travel to all sites within the specified sales hub's area to undertake pre booked customer appointments as required
Learn how to evaluate each sales process with customers as to how the sale can be achieved more effectively, efficiently, and profitably for the Company.
Assist with the proactive selling of all types of customer extras across all reservations to drive additional profit for the Company as required.
Ensure every customer contact is recorded on the relevant IT system and in line with GDPR.
Deal with all customers in a polite, friendly, and efficient manner.
Support the Sales Consultants in ensuring that customers are kept fully and regularly informed of the progress of their purchase.
Develop a detailed knowledge of all relevant purchase assistance schemes, alternative site and house type options as directed by the Company, to ensure every customer is offered a bespoke choice of sales and purchase options for them.
Work with the Site teams across all Hub sites when required to understand the progress of build of current plots and prospective plots in order to provide customer information to the sites and, in turn, clearly communicate with the customer.
When required, support the Sales Consultants to deliver high quality home demonstrations both virtually and face to face in conjunction with the build/maintenance teams in the home that the customer has purchased.
Carry out daily tasks required for each of the specified sites within the designated hub.
Support colleagues within all sales hubs to ensure all aspects of the sales process are completed to the required standard with all customers.Finally, let's tell you a bit more about us…
We build more than homes, we're making Vistry. Being a responsible developer and award-winning employer means we live each day through our ethos - doing the right thing. Our behaviours reflect this, as well as our values of integrity, caring and quality. Shaping all we do; they empower us to develop sustainable communities across affordable and private housing. We work in a partnership-led way, and you'll recognise our renowned brands Bovis Homes, Linden Homes and Countryside Homes. Together with Vistry Works, our manufacturing operation, and the functional support of Vistry Services, we're a proud UK Green Building Council member, UK top five housebuilder with a five-star House Builders Federation (HBF) customer satisfaction rating, and winner of many awards including Top Employer, Global Top Inspiring Workplaces, and Best for Talent Attraction and Outreach.