Selwood Housing
Sales Manager (Fixed Term Contract for up to 15 months)
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If you're passionate about delivering outstanding sales results while helping people into home ownership, we'd love to hear from you.
We're looking for an experienced sales professional to lead the sale of our new homes and shared ownership properties. Combining commercial focus with a customer-first approach, you'll drive sales performance while helping more customers achieve homeownership.
About the role
As Sales Manager, you'll help deliver Selwood Housing’s shared ownership sales programme, helping customers on their shared ownership journey, while delivering strong sales performance.
You'll oversee the end-to-end sales process, from pre-launch marketing through to legal completion, ensuring customers receive a customer-focused experience at every stage.
You will work closely with internal teams and external partners, use your market knowledge to support the shared ownership sales function.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced property sales professional to combine commercial success with meaningful social impact.
What we’re looking for:
We're looking for an experienced sales professional who shares our values and takes pride in delivering outstanding customer experiences while achieving strong results:
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Customer Driven You put customers at the heart of everything you do, building positive relationships and guiding them through the shared ownership journey with confidence, professionalism, and care.
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Accountability You take ownership of sales performance, working with the sales advisers to manage the customer journey from marketing and reservation through to legal completion, while ensuring targets, compliance requirements, and service standards are met.
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Develop & Learn You stay up to date with housing market trends, shared ownership requirements, and industry best practice, continuously looking for ways to improve performance and the customer experience.
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Champion Communication You communicate clearly and build strong relationships with customers, colleagues, solicitors, mortgage advisers, and external partners, working collaboratively to deliver successful sales outcomes.
You’ll bring:
- GCSEs (or equivalent) in English and Maths, or the ability to demonstrate equivalent skills and experience.
- Experience in shared ownership and/or new homes sales.
- A track record of marketing shared ownership and/or market sale homes.
- Knowledge of the conveyance processes and multi-tenure agreements.
- Track record of managing the legal process to sell a home from reservation to completion.
- A commitment to Equality and Diversity.
For further information on the role, please review the job description attached to the advert.
Pre-employment requirements
The successful candidate will be required to complete a Right to Work check. Additionally, the successful candidate must hold a full UK driving licence and have access to a vehicle for business use.
Why join Selwood Housing?
At Selwood Housing, we believe everyone deserves a safe, secure, and affordable place to call home. As a not-for-profit housing organisation, we own and manage over 7,000 homes across the Southwest – and we’re growing. With a bold ambition to build 1,700 new affordable homes by 2034, we’re investing in the future of local people and places.
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You’ll be joining a close-knit team where people support each other, share knowledge, and take pride in doing things properly.
Some of our benefits include:
- Competitive salary
- Generous holiday entitlement
- Life assurance
- Flexible working opportunities
- Competitive pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Ongoing training and development
- A supportive team environment where your contribution really matters.
Ready to help more people achieve home ownership?
Ready to make a real difference while delivering exceptional sales results? Apply today and help more customers achieve their home ownership ambitions.
Our Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion
At Selwood, we strive to respect the diversity of our staff. We care deeply about inclusivity and encourage candidates from all backgrounds, demographics, and identities to apply. We are a Disability Confident employer and will do our very best to provide any adjustments, access, and equipment you feel you may need throughout the interview process, and during your employment with us.
We are keen to build a supportive and rewarding environment, free from discrimination, which works for everyone.
We may close this vacancy early depending on application volumes, so we encourage early applications.
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