Sales Manager

Job Title: Sales Manager

Location: Sowton, EX2

Looking for a career where your ambition meets real opportunity? Join Persimmon Homes as a Sales Manager and step into a role where your success is celebrated, your growth supported, and your work truly matters.

Why Persimmon Homes?

We’re one of the UK’s largest and most established housebuilders — FTSE 100 listed, with 29 regional offices and thousands of quality homes built every year.

At Persimmon, we don’t just build homes — we build careers. When you join us as a Sales Manager, you’ll benefit from:

• Competitive salary
• Bonus
• Car Allowance or Company Car
• 5* housebuilder - Be part of a company that consistently delivers quality homes and outstanding customer satisfaction
• Healthcare
• Life Cover & Contributory Pension
• Employee Benefits Platform – giving you access to high-street discounts, wellbeing support, and more
• Committed to diversity, inclusion, and empowering your development

What is the role?

The purpose of the role is to manage the Sales teams to maximise opportunities to deliver monetary and volume targets through negotiation and selling of plots in accordance with the Persimmon Pledge.

What you’ll do as a Sales Manager

• Manage the team effectively, including setting clear objectives, conducting professional development reviews, coaching and training to ensure employees achieve both their full potential and company targets.
• Oversee and support all communication and administration associated with sales transactions, including liaising with Solicitors, Estate Agents and Financial Institutions to ensure required documentation is provided and the home sale is audit compliant.
• Monitor and maintain the Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system to assess the progress of the Sales advisor team to ensure monetary and volume targets are met.
• Manage customer sales complaints to achieve resolution in accordance with customer experience standards.
• Work cohesively with other departments across the Operating Company such as Construction, Commercial and Legal to ensure achievement of completion targets and timely updates relating to plot progress.
• Advocate the Group Health, Safety and Environment Policy while ensuring compliance throughout the team to ensure health and safety standards are met.

What experience do I need?

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Fully conversant with Microsoft Package, including Excel and Word
• Previous experience in a new homes sales management role is preferred
• Full UK Driving Licence is required