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At Places for People, we hire people, not numbers. If you're a proven sales professional from a new homes or property sales background, this is your opportunity to sell high-quality developments while making a real difference.
As one of the UK's leading social enterprises, everything we do is about building thriving communities. We're looking for commercially driven sales people who know how to convert leads into completions, deliver an outstanding customer journey, and take pride in closing deals the right way.
Working Pattern
- 35 hours per week, working 5 days out of 7, including weekends.
- The role follows a Thursday to Monday schedule, with the following hours:
- Thursday: 12:00pm – 7:00pm
- Friday to Monday: 10:00am – 5:00pm
Where will I be working?
Site based at Gillingham SP8 4GG (Dorest)
About The Role
This role will feel very familiar if you've worked in new build, estate agency or property development sales.
As a Sales Executive, you'll take full ownership of the sales journey on your development(s) – from first enquiry through to reservation, legal progression and successful handover. You'll be responsible for:
- Proactively generating and converting leads into reservations and completed sales
- Managing the full sales pipeline and accurately forecasting performance
- Delivering exceptional on-site and appointment-based customer viewings
- Negotiating confidently while maintaining a high-quality customer experience
- Building strong relationships with buyers, solicitors and internal stakeholders
- Representing the brand professionally and driving site-specific sales strategies
You'll work closely with the Sales Manager and wider team, with clear targets and the autonomy to manage your patch like your own business.
About You
You're a results-driven sales professional who thrives in a target-led environment and understands what it takes to sell property.
You'll bring:
- Experience in new homes, property or estate agency sales
- A strong track record of meeting and exceeding targets
- Confidence conducting face-to-face viewings and progressing buyers to reservation
- Excellent negotiation, communication and relationship-building skills
- Strong organisation skills to manage multiple buyers and deadlines at once
- A customer-focused mindset, balancing commercial outcomes with service quality
- Experience in shared ownership and/or open market housing preferable
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Benefits
We are a large diverse and ambitious business, which will give you all the challenge you could wish for.
We know that there's always more we can do to make you smile, that's why we offer a comprehensive benefits package with each role, yours will include:
- Competitive salary, with a salary review yearly
- Pension with matched contributions up to 7%
- Excellent holiday package – up to 35 days annual leave with the option to buy or sell leave
- Cashback plan for healthcare costs – up to £500 saving per year
- Training and development
- Extra perks including huge discounts and offers from shops, cinemas and much more
What's next?
If you meet the criteria and are ready to make the next step in your career then apply following our simple 5 minute application process, upload a CV and a supporting statement which demonstrates how you meet the requirements of the role. If you have any questions please email the recruitment team
As part of our commitment to diversity and inclusion, we offer a guaranteed interview to candidates who are disabled, neurodiverse, or have served in the Armed Forces, provided you meet the essential criteria for the role. If you would like to be considered under this scheme, please indicate this in your application.
We are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application or interview experience, please let us know. We're happy to work with you to ensure you have the opportunity to perform at your best.
If you are a Places for People customer and you're looking for support with your application, please contact our skills and employment team on
Please note that we may bring the closing date forward, if we receive a large number of quality applications. If you are interested in this role we would advise applying immediately to avoid disappointment.
If you are using a mobile device such as an iPad then ensure your CV is stored in the cloud, we currently support Google Drive, OneDrive and Dropbox.
We understand the importance of a supportive and inclusive work culture so please talk to us at interview about flexibility you may need. We can't promise to give you exactly what you want, but we promise not to judge you for asking. For this role we are open to discussing the possibility of reduced hours, flexible start and finish times or compressed hours.
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Safeguarding
At Places for People, safeguarding is everyone's responsibility. We are committed to creating safe communities for our customers and colleagues by protecting children, young people, and adults at risk from harm, abuse, and neglect.
We follow robust safeguarding policies and procedures, ensuring all employees, volunteers, and contractors uphold the highest standards of safeguarding and accountability. Our recruitment process includes pre-employment checks, including Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks where applicable, to promote a safe and secure working environment.
By joining Places for People, you are expected to contribute to our safeguarding culture, following our policies and reporting concerns to protect those in our communities
Armed Forces
We are proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant. Places for People will guarantee an interview for any candidate who is serving or has formerly served in the Armed Forces, as a reservist, armed forces veteran (including the wounded, injured and sick), cadet instructor and military spouse/partner and who meets the essential criteria for the vacancy.
Disability Confident
We are proud to be a member of the Disability Confident scheme certified as Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This helps us to successfully employ and retain people with disabilities and health conditions. Disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for a vacancy will be guaranteed an interview. The Equality Act 2010 (Disability Discrimination Act 1995 for NI) defines a disabled person as someone who has a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and long-term negative effect on their ability to do daily activities.
Neurodivergent
Neurodiverse individuals have highly valuable skills, and we recognise that a traditional interview process sometimes works against them and doesn’t allow them to self-advocate. Neurodiverse applicants who meet the criteria for a vacancy will be guaranteed an interview.
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