Sales Director - Lancaster, United Kingdom - Persimmon Homes

Persimmon Homes

Verified Company

Lancaster, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

From the commitment we pour into our homes, to the belief we bring to supporting amazing careers, a role at Persimmon is a springboard for Building Your New Possible.

Discover new opportunities to grow, learn new skills and release your potential.

We're Persimmon Homes, a FTSE 250 listed company and a leading UK house builder serving local communities across the UK and delivering around 10,000 homes a year.

We have 29 operating businesses in England, Wales and Scotland, three house-building brands and three off-site manufacturing facilities.

We're looking for people like you, and this could be your opportunity to start Building Your New Possible.

What is the role?
This is an exciting opportunity for a Sales Director to join the Sales Team. This role reports to the Managing Director.

The Sales & Marketing team look after our customers and ensure that they find their perfect home.

We pride ourselves on putting customers first, and sales and marketing are a key part in making that vision a reality.

The role will include:

Lead the Sales and Marketing team to achieve targets in relation to sales and legal completions, revenue, and margin.
Ensure Health & Safety is the primary focus and that all Sales environments meet Health and Safety standards. Identify any Health and Safety issues across the business and ensure that they are dealt with effectively and promptly.
Promote our vision and values.
Ensure that the Land and Commercial teams have the required quality inputs to enable them to prepare viabilities for future sites.
Conduct market research and competitor analysis to ensure that product mix and pricing on all current and future developments is appropriate to achieve the required sales rates.
Oversee the advertising and marketing plan to deliver the required number of leads to achieve sales targets. Measure and drive conversion of the leads to achieve the required sales rates, ensuring all customer reservations are compliant with our policies & procedures.
Ensure the Sales team are fully resourced and welldirected, with clear guidelines and responsibilities, and are provided with full support in achieving these, in terms of communication, training and development.
Lead and attend regular meetings such as internal management meetings, customers care meetings, and site visits and ensure that actions are followed up and the region continues to communicate effectively between disciplines.
Adhere to our systems, policies and procedures.
Ensure compliance with The Consumer Code / New Homes Quality Board and all other legislative requirements.
Lead the focus on Customer Service in order to enhance the reputation of the Company, increase profitability, achieve customer satisfaction targets and ensure the region achieves 5 star builder status in the NHBC survey.

What we need from you?

A wealth of experience at senior sales level in the new homes building industry
Previous experience in leading and motivating a targetdriven, customerfacing sales team
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
Fully conversant with Microsoft package, including Excel and Word
Full UK Driving Licence is required

What's in it for you?
Salary and benefits package

Competitive Salary (DOE)
Company Car/Car Allowance
Pension
Life Assurance
Bonus
Health Care

Persimmon are Proud Sponsors of Team GB

No Agencies please - Persimmon will not accept speculative CVs as a means of introduction

Persimmon is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination._
Our aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best._