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Ourteams are experienced in their industries and local areas, providing amarket-leading service and advice to a huge variety of customers across thecountry. Many of our brands are regularly recognised with awards for the workthey do.
Our brands have been operational for over 30 years and through acombination of acquisition and organic growth, we are continuing to grow allareas of our business and, we are not done yet!
Job Title: Trainee Sales Consultant
Location: Reading
Brand: SOWN
Salary: £26,000 OTE + Company car as required.
Hours: Monday to Friday 8:45am to 5:30pm, 1 in 2 Saturdays 10am to 4pm
About Sown:
We believe shared ownership is the future. That’s why we evolved from Leaders Romans Group to form a team that’s fully focused on the shared ownership market and provides the best expert support. Established in 2018 with hubs in Wokingham, London and Nottingham, SOWN specialises in selling both new-build and re-sale shared ownership homes.
Job Summary and key responsibilities
Leaders Romans Group are leading multi-disciplined estate agents who operate across the country from over 300 offices. We are looking for a Trainee/Sales Consultant to join our successful Shared Ownership sales team based in our Woodley office but covering the whole of England. The successful candidate will be responsible for driving new sales whilst keeping our sellers updated with activity and advising on marketing strategy. The candidate should be able to deliver exceptional customer service over the phone and face to face/remotely. Working closely with the re-sales manager they will grow the re-sales business and develop their own career path.
Key Responsibilities:
* Ringing through new enquiries received into the department
* Delivering buyers results of their affordability assessments
* Booking and (for some stock) carrying out property viewings
* Attending client virtual/physical meetings
* Regular call outs to the active sales database
* Obtaining and providing viewing feedback to clients
* Completing monthly reports for our Housing Providers when required
* Delivering exceptional customer service over the phone/Teams and face to face
* Working towards and achieving personal and department targets
* Handling and agreeing offers and price reductions
* Representing the company in a professional manner
* Advising sellers on Shared Ownership processes and criteria
* Building strong relationships with buyers, sellers, Housing Associations and Registered Providers.
What are we looking for:
* Ability to work in a fast-paced environment under pressure and the ability to prioritise accordingly
* Ability and confidence to spend a fair amount of your working day driving, sometimes long distance to sites (1.5 – 2hr radius) usually once or twice a week but sometimes more.
* Strong organisational and administrative skills
* Have strong people and communication skills
* Enjoy working with the public over the phone and face to face
* Be results orientated and driven to succeed
* Work towards becoming skilled at generating viewing and cross selling opportunities and hitting targets
* Computer literate
* Be a team player
A full clean drivers licence is also required.
What we can offer you:
* Proven track record for career growth and advancement within the company
* Market leading training and ongoing professional development
* Supportive and collaborative team environment
Benefits:
* Competitive base salary and Commission structure
* Quarterly and yearly awards including trips abroad
* Salary sacrifice pension scheme
* Generous Holiday allowance, increasing by 1 day per year based on service up to an additional 5 days holiday per year
Leaders Romans Group are an equal opportunities employer and encourage candidates of all backgrounds to apply. We look forward to welcoming a dedicated individual to our team who shares our commitment to excellence in the Real Estate Industry.
Leaders Romans Group does not engage the services of Recruitment agencies for the purpose of hiring. All job openings are managed directly by our Internal Recruitment team. We do not accept unsolicited CVs or candidate referral from Recruitment agencies, and any such submissions will not be considered.