Sales Director – Nottingham

Role Overview

Avant Homes is recruiting a new build Sales Director to lead the East Midlands sales team based at our Nottingham head office. The successful candidate will drive regional sales performance, develop and manage a high‑performing team, and align sales strategy with business objectives.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to the sales department, ensuring effective management, compliance, control and deployment of the team while promoting a customer‑focused culture.
• Take overall responsibility for quarterly and annual sales, reservations, exchange and completion targets, turnover revenues and profitability budgets and forecasts.
• Formulate site sales strategies, sales release programmes, advertising and pricing strategies for each development with a key focus on cost management.
• Provide key status reports and updates on all KPI’s related to the function.
• Oversee new site launches and site completions, ensuring proactive and effective management.
• Manage relationships with internal departments such as Land and Construction to ensure effective cross‑team collaboration.
• Act as a key member of the regional board, working proactively with the senior management team to adopt a whole‑company perspective on performance and profitability.
• Oversee working partnerships of management companies, third‑party providers and suppliers.
• Actively manage communications with internal and external stakeholders to achieve the regional business plan.
• Conduct regular and productive planning and programme performance review meetings.
• Ensure compliance with the Company’s Health & Safety, Environmental and Corporate Responsibility Policies.
• Report directly to the Managing Director.

Qualifications

• Established Sales Director or Head of Sales level experience in a new homes developer.
• Strong team management, leadership and coaching skills.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Detailed understanding of sales and marketing activity.
• Customer‑experience focus.
• People management and coaching skills.
• Strong influencing skills.
• Knowledge of the property market and competitor activity.
• Broad awareness of codes of practice impacting sales and marketing matters.
• Understanding of the Avant product.
• Full UK driving licence.

Benefits

• Discretionary bonus.
• Company car plan/cash allowance.
• Buy, sell and accrual holiday scheme.
• Private healthcare.
• Company pension.
• Life assurance.
• Access to exclusive Avant discount platform.

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