Director of Sales & Homeownership

Director of Sales & Homeownership

£118,800 per annum (including car allowance)

Hybrid - Milton Keynes, Rushden, Peterborough or Boston

Permanent, Full Time

Ready to shape the future of homeownership? This newly created role as Director of Sales and Homeownership offers an exciting opportunity to shape a new directorate at Amplius, leading an ambitious sales strategy across new build and asset sales. You'll champion the voice of leasehold customers, improve services, and play a key role within the Directors Group, helping to drive the wider organisation forward.

Salary: £111,943 (plus car allowance of £6,858.29) per year

Contract: Permanent, full time

Your week: 36.25 hours Monday - Friday between 9am - 5.15pm

Location

Hybrid working with the need to travel across our operating footprint, including time spent in one of our main offices (Milton Keynes, Rushden, Peterborough or Boston) at least one day a week, helping you stay connected with your team and support day-to-day delivery. You'll also come together once a month with the wider directorate to collaborate, share ideas and align on key priorities.

Overview of your role

• Act as an active member of the Directorate Team, working closely with senior leaders across development, customer operations and housing to align sales and homeownership services with wider corporate goals.
• Contribute to the development and delivery of long-term (10-year) business plans and annual operational budgets, ensuring financial, performance and customer service targets are achieved.
• Support early-stage development activity by ensuring homeownership and sales considerations are embedded into scheme appraisals and new development planning.
• Lead on strategy, policy, standards and service delivery across sales and homeownership, helping ensure a high-quality, competitive and customer-focused offer.
• Review portfolio performance and identify opportunities for acquisitions, disposals and improvements across residential and commercial assets.
• Deliver and oversee a broad sales programme (circa 350 new build and 150 void sales annually), ensuring strong performance across new build, resale, staircasing and other disposal routes.
• Use customer insight, market trends and feedback to improve leasehold services, reduce costs, enhance home design and our customer offer, whilst maintaining commercial performance.
• Maintain strong governance, risk management and compliance, providing reports and advice to Boards and senior committees while ensuring robust policies and controls are in place.
• Lead on performance, financial management and budgeting, including forecasting, contingency planning, income optimisation and maintaining high organisational standards.

What you'll need to thrive in this role

• Significant experience in residential mixed tenure sales and leasehold portfolio management within a regulated environment.
• Strong commercial awareness, with the ability to deliver ambitious sales strategies and drive financial performance.
• Degree-level education or equivalent experience in a relevant field.
• Proven senior leadership experience, with the ability to shape new teams and directorates within a growing organisation.
• Strong understanding of property sales, leasehold management and relevant legislation and compliance requirements.
• Excellent people management skills, with the ability to lead, motivate and develop high-performing teams.
• Energy and drive, with a forward-thinking approach to innovation and continuous improvement in a commercial environment.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with a clear focus on delivering excellent customer service outcomes.

DBS clearance, a full UK driving licence, access to your own vehicle and willingness to travel are all essential requirements for this role.

Please read the attached Job Description before applying to get the full scope of the role.

What to expect from the recruitment process

The selection process will include an initial phone screening, followed by a presentation as part of the interview. There may also be a group exercise to explore how you work with others and approach leadership situations.

Closing: 17 May

Interviews: 11 June

You can find out all about our colleague benefits here - Amplius colleague benefits

Please note we do not provide visa sponsorship; you must be eligible to work in the UK. You must reside in the UK for the duration of your employment and provide Right to Work evidence.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early in response to an overwhelming number of applications or a change in business priorities.

If you have any questions, please contact the Amplius Talent Team and we'll be happy to assist you.

The Company

Amplius is one of the largest housing providers across the Midlands, East and Southeast of England. We own and manage more than 37,000 homes and deliver a range of quality services, including care and support, specialist housing and home ownership options. We're a team of over 1,300 colleagues driven to have a positive impact on people's lives and provide affordable homes that make a difference.