Field Sales Manager

Clyst St Mary
6 months ago
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Due to business growth, we have an exciting opportunity for a hardworking, ambitious Field Sales Manager to join our team based in Exeter with regular travel across the South West

Joining our team, you will be responsible for managing and motivating the Sales Executives in your team to achieve regional sales targets, whilst building trusted relationships with our client and customer base. This is an excellent opportunity to move into a well-respected and diverse organisation.

Candidates will be able to demonstrate a proactive attitude towards achieving successful outcomes in the following areas:

  • Plan development sales strategies for discussion with the Regional Head of Sales

  • Assist the Head of Sales with progression against sales forecasts

  • Manage reservations through to completion ensuring best practice is implemented to achieve forecasts/targets and best value

  • Maintain and ensure an up-to-date knowledge of local market conditions

  • Effectively manage and motivate a team of Sales Executives

  • Performance management through effective use of PDR’s and one-to-one coaching

    The ideal candidate will bring experience in a sales management role that focuses on the selling of new build homes, along with a strong understanding of the conveyance process. With a customer-focused approach and a proven track record of meeting and surpassing targets, you will also possess solid knowledge of financial services. You will be proficient in IT, demonstrate excellent organisational and negotiation skills, and be a natural leader with deep product expertise and familiarity with the CRM Sales Workbench.

    A full UK driving licence is essential.

    Benefits:

  • Bonus entitlement based on performance KPIs

  • Company car/Car allowance

  • Holidays - 26 days

  • Life Assurance

  • Pension

  • Private medical insurance

  • Ability to purchase additional holiday

  • Access to discount portal

  • Cycle to Work scheme and the Lovell Way to EV

  • Digital GP

  • Employee assistance programme

  • Sharesave scheme

    As an Investors in People Gold award employer, Lovell is the UK’s leading provider of mixed tenure affordable homes and has a reputation for innovation and excellence in the delivery of high-quality housing development and regeneration projects.

    We are committed to enhancing the communities in which we work, building quality homes for real people and looking after our own people; developing talent is key to achieving this. We understand that the success of our organisation comes from the strengths, skills and personalities of our people. Lovell is an equal opportunities employer who encourage and value diversity and inclusion within our teams.

    The Lovell culture is one that has been successful for many years. It is based on empowering colleagues to make decisions at a regional and local level, and to challenge the status quo whilst working as one to achieve our goals and make Lovell a great place to work for all

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