The vacancy Do you have a passion for sales and customer service? Are you looking for a role which has both social purpose and gives a chance to grow and develop your sales skills? If so, we want to hear from you Our sales team will play a vital role in supporting Bromford deliver upon our ambitions to grow turnover to in excess of £100M. As an area sales consultant you'll be responsible for driving the day to day performance across your allocated sites with a focus on monthly, quarterly and annual targets. You'll become an expert in the local market, our competition, your sites' USP's, along with a real understanding of the local community. As the first point of contact to customers, you'll support them from that first viewing and then guide them through the sales process. From new lead right through to legal completion, all the while maintaining critical timelines, hitting deadlines for exchange and legal completion. Ensuring customers feel valued every step of the way. With daily jobs ranging from site visits to hosting home demos for new customers, doing key handovers or resolving complaints. The person we are looking for needs to have excellent communication and prioritisation skills. Working with energy, purpose and passion to get the job done right. You'll also need excellent communication and relationship building skills, along with the right mind set and natural empathy to act as a true ambassador for Bromford. This role is full time and available as a 12 month fixed term contract working across our south geography (Tewkesbury to Bristol). You'll work 5 days per week, generally covering Tuesday to Saturday, however flexibility may be required to meet the needs of your customers. A basic DBS check as well as a full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle are required. In this role, we want you to bring: A proven track record of working in a similar sales role hitting and exceeding sales targets A good understanding of shared ownership and the private sale market Experience of the conveyancing process Natural passion for excellent customer service A good understanding of relevant regulatory compliance in relation to the sale of properties Willing to work flexibly including occasional evening and weekend work Good ICT skills Excellent communication skills and experience in negotiating Your previous experience may be in roles such as sales manager, sales advisor, sales negotiator, sales progressor or shared ownership sales. Closing date for applications is Sunday 2 February with interviews taking place Thursday 6 February. The advert may close before the deadline if we receive sufficient interest and recommend you complete your application as soon as possible. About us We are a housing association- one that owns and provides over 47,000 homes for people who can't access market housing; has individual relationships with more than 112,000 customers; has a strong balance sheet and plans to build 11,000 homes by 2032. All of this is only possible because of our 1,900 dedicated colleagues. We take a simple view that nothing is more important to any individual or a family than their home. It's a matter of social justice that everyone should have a home that is safe, secure, and affordable. We exist to provide such homes. With the right home, people can achieve great things, not only for themselves but for wider society too. We provide quality, affordable homes. But we care about the people who live in them too. We want each of them to be able to achieve their goals. This will be different for each customer. Put simply, we want people to thrive. Diversity Statement We are committed to recruiting, developing and retaining colleagues who are representative of the diverse communities we work with. This commitment is embedded in our DNA, and we are striving to build an inclusive workplace culture where all colleagues feel valued and respected, and individuality is celebrated. We are a proud "Disability Confident" (Level 2) and Menopause Friendly employer and have signed the Armed Forces covenant to support those who serve. We encourage people from all sections of our community to apply for jobs with us. Particularly, we welcome those who have been historically underrepresented in areas of our workforce including people from ethnic minority backgrounds, disabled people, women, and members of the LGBTQIA community. Great Place To Work Certified Bromford have once again been certified as a Great Place To Work (Nov 24 - Nov 25). The 2024 Great Place to Work Trust Index Survey highlighted that our employees believe we have an amazing company culture and that 91% of our employees were made to feel welcome when they joined us. We are also proud to have been named as one of the UK's Best Workplaces for Women for two years running (2023 and 2024) demonstrating that all colleagues, regardless of gender, can thrive at Bromford.