Sales Manager

The Vacancy

Wates Group have an exciting new opportunity for a Sales Manager to join our growing Residential Sales and Marketing team. A multidisciplinary role, which will oversee the successful disposal of our open market sales across a number of schemes in London.

Reporting to the Sales & Marketing Director (London), the Sales Manager will deliver the strategy, managing sales forecasts, rates, programme and responding when appropriate, to market changes. Working closely with our external (and internal) sales agents to ensure targets are met and completions are achieved.

The role holder will work with the wider team to ensure costs are controlled and revenue is maximised at all times, while monitoring and responding to customer feedback throughout the buying process and providing a seamless link into the Customer Care functions.

As our Sales Manager you will:

• Manage sales programmes, releases and pricing in line with our strategies in order to deliver upon our business plan objectives.
• Manage the day to day running of any marketing suites on or off site.
• Work with the marketing team to ensure marketing activity drives sales momentum
• Undertake extensive market research, competitor analysis and trends
• Contributing to new business opportunities, research and sales strategy planning.

We are looking for experience in the London residential sales market, working with esteemed sales agents, developers, housebuilders, and consultancies. Proven track record in successfully selling a diverse portfolio of new development projects in London, encompassing both open market and shared ownership schemes. Adept at managing and executing sales campaigns with a deep understanding of the entire project lifecycle. Knowledge in lease obligations, estate management, and compliance with NHQC standards and consumer codes, ensuring the highest levels of customer satisfaction and adherence to regulatory requirements.

The role is ideally based in London and will require travel to our sites.

What we offer:

• Competitive salary & profit share scheme
• Car allowance/Company Car
• Flexible working
• Travel covered to any of our sites (subject to HMRC advisory rates)
• Extensive corporate benefits including, Private Medical, Pension 8% employers’ contribution, Health and Wellness programme, 26 days holidays + bank holidays and much more…
• One of the best learning and development programmes which is customizable to support your career progression goals. (c.7000 training sessions delivered year to date across the WATES Group)
• Excellent range of learning and development activity to support your career progression.
• Industry leading family leave benefits to included 26 weeks fully paid maternity, 12 weeks fully paid paternity.

Work for Wates

Wates is one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance companies.  Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.

We are driven by our purpose, ‘reimagining places for people to thrive’ and our three promises:

• Thriving places – working with customers, partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.
• Thriving planet – protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.
• Thriving people – creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in and treated with care.

We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer.  We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.