Job Description

Are you an experienced Sales Manager looking for an opportunity to lead high-performing teams and play a key role in the continued growth of a successful housebuilding business?

Elvet Recruitment are delighted to be recruiting on behalf of a well-established, privately owned housebuilder for an experienced Sales Manager to oversee multiple developments across East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. This is a rare and exciting opportunity to join a highly respected organisation with ambitious growth plans, leading a team of Sales Executives to deliver exceptional sales performance while maintaining outstanding customer satisfaction standards.

The successful candidate will take ownership of sales operations across several developments, driving reservations and completions, supporting and developing sales teams, and ensuring company processes are consistently delivered to the highest standard. This role would suit a motivated and energetic sales leader with a strong background in new homes sales who thrives in a fast-paced, target-driven environment.

You'll also benefit from joining a supportive and collaborative team, excellent earning potential through a performance-related bonus scheme, and the opportunity to contribute to the future success of a growing regional housebuilder.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Leading, motivating, and managing a team of Sales Executives across multiple developments to achieve reservation and completion targets
• Recruiting, coaching, and developing team members in line with company standards and performance expectations
• Conducting regular performance reviews, appraisals, and development discussions
• Preparing staffing rotas and ensuring effective sales coverage across all developments
• Ensuring compliance with sales procedures, systems, and company processes
• Managing underperformance and implementing improvement plans where required
• Monitoring CRM activity and sales performance metrics, driving continuous improvement across the team
• Supporting the planning and delivery of marketing campaigns for current and future developments
• Working closely with senior management to maximise sales opportunities and support business objectives
• Managing new development launches, including full sales office and site setup
• Coordinating sales releases and pricing strategies alongside senior leadership
• Collating and interpreting market research, competitor activity, and local housing market trends to support sales strategy
• Building and maintaining effective relationships with internal departments, suppliers, contractors, and external stakeholders
• Ensuring high standards of health and safety are maintained for customers, employees, and visitors across all developments
• Providing regular reporting and sales updates to senior management

What We're Looking For:

• Previous experience within a Sales Manager role in the new homes, housebuilding, or property sector
• Proven track record of achieving and exceeding sales targets
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate, coach, and develop high-performing teams
• Excellent communication, relationship-building, and stakeholder management skills
• Strong commercial awareness and understanding of the housing market
• Experience using CRM systems, ideally Salesforce
• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail and time management skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities across several developments
• Proactive, driven, and customer-focused approach
• Full UK Driving Licence

Role Information:

• Competitive basic salary with performance-related bonus scheme
• Full-time permanent position
• Working hours Thursday to Monday, 9:00am - 5:00pm
• Based at Head Office in Hessle with regular travel to developments across East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire
• Opportunity to work for a leading privately owned 5-star housebuilder
• Supportive and collaborative working environment
• Excellent long-term career development opportunities
• Growing business with exciting future plans
• Opportunity to play a key role in shaping regional sales performance

This is a permanent position and Elvet Recruitment Limited will be acting as an employment agency for permanent recruitment on behalf of our client.

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Please call Heather Sweetman at Elvet Recruitment for a confidential discussion and further information regarding this opportunity.